Shanghai, Dec. 28.
The owner of a shoe store at 224 Rue Gaston Kahn was shot and killed when he tried to raise an alarm. when six bandits entered his shop at 6 pin. yesterday and attempted to rob the place.
The gang, two of whom were armed with pistols, entered the premises: where the armed men whipped out their fire arms and covered the occupants, ordering them to keep quiet while the the other four staried tak-
Ing as many pairs of shoes as they feould, using a sack for the purpose.
"The owner of the store, meanwhile, attempted to leave the place unnoticed Beping to raise an alarm, but was seen by one of the armed men, who told him to stop. "When the robber's order was not obeyed, he opened fire, wounding him fatally in the chest.
'The robbers then' took to their heels and escaped before the arrival of French Police, who started imme-
Glate investigations, Detectives Arrest Armed Gangsters Shanghai, Dee. 28.
Quick work and alert eyes of EDE'S 205 and 132 were responsible
yesterday, following the detention o for the Founding-up of an armed gang one young Chinese, dressed in flashy foreign clothes, for loitering and be~ having in suspicious manner outside several bank buildings in the Central istrict, The man was brought to the Central station at 11 am. for ques~ tioning.
The two C.D.C's were on duty when they noticed two suspicious-looking characters outside the Commercial Savings Bank at 50 Ningpo Road, Alter remaining there for a few minutes, the two suspects proceeded the Kincheng Bank at 200 Kiangse Road and stayed there for almost hair en. hour, serutinzing the building. The EDE'S meanwhile kept after them, not losing them out of sight for a single moment.
The Chinese then went to the Continental Bank Building at 359 Non-King Road and there, too, they remained for about twenty minutes.
After this they went along various streets and finally separated in Wusih Road, one of them proceeding, to Shanse Road, with detectives "stilt fon his trail. He was arrested by the Aetectives near Peking Road.
"Taken to the Central station the man gave his name as Loh, but denied having been in company with any other man. After more questioning, however, he gave in and implicated two others.
'Working on information thus obtained, several detectives went to 100 Yates' 'Road where they found another man, Tseu. He was arrested, while two' pistols were found when the room was searched. The party proceeded to Lane G2 House 23 in Hart Rosd\where the third member of the gang, one nomed Lee, was found and. arrested. room was also searched by the de~ tee tives and one small black auto-marie pistol, with one magazine ce taining three rounds of ammunition, was found. The policemen also. seized one "Vickers Vanguard" shot~ gun with its barrel sawn off and one: cartridge.
"These two men were also taken to the station for further questioning. Although mo confessions had been made by the trio, detectives believed the men to be bank robbers and that the two watched by the alert C.D.C. were out looking for the next place to rob. Thus, the vigilance of two Chinese detectives may have averted. an armed crime.
"The arrested men will appear before the First Special District Court this morning, but it is understood that the Police will ask for the case remanded to conduct further. investigations into the activities of the gang.
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