For displaying courage in arrest. ing three Chinese bandits on August 26, Chief-Inspector Pierre Guhur, in charge of the French Central Station was awarded a Municipal Bronze Medal, according to a decision reached by the French Municipal Council on August 29.
Upon. receipt of information that an armed robbery was in progress at a Chinese dwelling house in Avenue clu Roi Albert. Chief-Inspector Guhur set out after the robbers and while passing French military barracks in Route Frelupt. noticed three suspicious looking Chinese in rickshaws.
The French officer, who was on a motorcycle, arrested the trio and re covered the stolen money. One o" the bandits, however, attempted te evade arrest, and the Inspector was forced to open fire, wounding the criminal in the right leg. The arrested robbers later confess.d to two other armed robberies.
Three Men Arrested as Pistol is Found Gambling House Manager Said Arrested Three men, one of whom is alleged to be connected with a political organization in the western district, were brought before the First Special District Court yesterday on a writ of detention in connection with the discovery of a loaded pistol which was found by the Settlement police on Thursday night in the possession of two of the men driving in a motor car.
Zee Chuen-chieh and Yee Hafen were arrested while they were travelling in a car in Avenue Road near Kiaochow Road by a Russian constable. A pistol loaded with six rounds of ammunition was found in their car.
Chu, it was further alleged, told the police that he formerly worked in a Vu Yuen Road gambling house. The manager of the establishment recently asked bim to transport the gun to a man standing in front of a Chinese theatre in Kiukiang Road. Since he dared not to carry out the mission, he had asked the other two men to do so as to collect a reward of $100 later. The police, it is understood, are looking for the gambling house manager. biscuit and a glass of water for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and when we got 10 Plymouth two days and two nights after, we could hardly eat anything. We were past it! 1 sat on a kitchen chair all the time and poor C. lay on the floor on our mgr and coats. We lost a lot of luggage when refugees tried to storm the boat, and the gang-plank had to be pulled up.
"So ends the story of a poor refugee. There were at least 50 motors left on the Quai for anyone who wanted them. We gave one of ours to the Duchess and the last one to the nice hotel keeper at Chantaco. We are going to Scotland to join 8 at a place my sister-in-law has rented, 15 minutes from Newton Stewart.
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