Out of a band of five gangs! mot one escaped when a quick furni out by the Shanghai Municipal Police was responsible for shooting dead one robber. wounding another and arresting two more in a shooting affray in a coal shop on Alabaster Road at 7.15 pin, yesterday. The police raiding ty caught the robbers by surprise and in a thrilling gun-battle in the gloom of the coal-yard. two of the desperadoes met their end Despite the fact that the robbers had only one pistol between them they decided to make a bold bid for freedom by shooting their way out. But the fusillade of police bullets killed two an the spot. the third was wounded in the leg and offered no further resistance while the fourth surrendered unscotched In the hectic battle. the fifth m: aged to slip through the police ce but within three hours a rentless posse had tracked him down to a Hankow Road lodging house. thus completing the tour
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