July 10.
A Chinese motorcyclist was gent hospital yesterday evening after hic machine collided with a Silver. taxi shortly after 7.30 pon, The accident occurred on the south side of Garden Bridge and "an" ambulance of the Shanghai Fire Brigade responded immediately, As a result of the col-Iivion, the motor cycle caught fire but caused no burns to the rider.
The man had to receive.medieal attention for Lieinatoma of the scalp jand lacerations of the leg, Two Arrested in uly 13, Armed with nothing more than' a tin toy p'tol and a dagger, tivo Chinese Fobbers managed to make off with © loot of $17,000 worth of watches and imitation jewellery in a on House No, 34, Lane 1025 Bub+ ing Well Road (Wha Kee Avenue), at 8.20 oan, yesterday, but a quick? witted piece of work' by the mem bers of the Shanghai Munfeipel Police Jat Bubbling Well Station resulted in the pair being lodged behind burs within five hours and the entire stolen property recovered, Unfortunately for the two. robbers, they decided to seize a couple of bani: deposit books. together with their other loot, After noting the amount of funds available in the account. one fof the robbers. probably with dreams of quick riches, made out a cheque to himself for $9,000 and went along the bank to cash It, Unpleasant Surprise unpleasant surprise awaited him, for a party from Bubbling Well Station was at the bank and he was Iinmeuiately arrested, Informatics provided. by the arrested: man put the police on the trail of his partner, By 1 pin, the entire ease was com= picted, 'The' victims of the attempted rob-Hery were two Chinese families siding in House No, 34, The robbers Entered the house at 830 am, and ater a methodical search through the first and second. floors of the buildings, they finally departed at 9.55 after staying for nearly an hour and half, Before they left, however, the Jeangsters had_managed thoroughly to cow the inmates with their crude weapons, Their victims they left all trussed "up, Tt was not until 10 minutes ater they had left that one fof the residents was uble to break from his bonds and put a call through the police, Several Factories
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