shanghai, Feb! 1 Chinese armed robbers, it seems, were still on holiday yesterday, For more than twelve hours no crimes were reported to the Settlement police stations, The first armed rob bery of the day was stayed at 8 a.m, and resulted in theft of $500. From then on and up to 540 ternational Settlement was. quiet At 540 pan. a gang of three robbers entered 200 Connaught Road where tone of the trio whipped out pistol and attempted to intimidate the three persons who were on the premises, One of the latter, however, raised an alarm. The robbers took to their heels and the armed man jumped out of a window, but was caught by one fof the Inmates and disarmed. man was handed over thirteen rounds of ammunition their "haste to escape, the robbers failed to take a single thing from the house.
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