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Had the robber fired again at him | then he would have been "within bis | **ights," but the wily fellow did not
do so.
Two Shots
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The second nman must have noticed. Mr. da Silva had reached the open
"Men and women should be that Mr. da Silva was armed, becausa. the corner of Shanghai Street. able to batha a freely in the REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING he made a leap to gain the shelter the having so far hugged the row Serpentine na they do on the south of a bend on the staircase. Mr. da of houses so as to be able to jump coast or the Lido," said Mr. Silva heard him run down a few to safety behind pillars, in case the George Lansbury, the First Com- steps and then stop. Luckily for robber fired again); and was about missioner of Works, fà an inter him, Mr. da Silva (an old soldier, to cross the street when two shots view on his alms, concerning Lon- as he put it) had the sense not to rang out from the Gas Works corner don's Royal parks. tillow immediately. The silence on of Shanghai Street, on the opposite "The Serpontine is not used asj the other side of the head was too side, and he thought that his fully as it should be. There la tricky, and the possibility of his "number was up!"
no dressing accommodation. Soon, His first impression being that er or later, in my view, the de quarry being alap armed flashed through Mr. da Silva's mind. This the other robber had hidden there partment must make provision for led him to take precautions which, and was firing at him!
rational bathing facilities. All doubtlessly saved his life..
Looking hurriedly in the direc-sorts of people bathe together in which the shots were the sea, and no harm, but plenty tion from fired, Mr. da Silva was relieved to of good, comes to them: why not see that the person who had given in the Serpentine? him such a scare was not the other robber, but Indian Police constable B699 who was standing by the fire alarm outside the wall of the Gas Works and firing at the robber.
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to belt down the steps. He jumped out of his shelter, intending to take a pot shot at the fugitive, but was just in time to see him dash out of the door into the street.
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"We are discussing sun bathing in Hyde Park with the Ministry of Health. If it is decided that it is a goud thing, and we are able to provide facilities, I hope means will be found to do it How much clothes people will wear is a matter to be decided."
Bullets Whistle 'Past! Accordingly, Mr. da Silva pro ceeded to cross Jordan-road, mak- Ing for the alleyway which the
Mr. Lansbury, referring to the fugitive had almost reached.
proposal that the outside railings Then the constable, who did not of the parks should be removed. move from where he was standing said: "The police object to open fired two more shots towards the parks at night. Personally I sea robber, just as the latter dashed no reason why they should not be into the lane.
open all night. We have open Mr. da Silva could hear these spaces like Hackney Downs, Wan- past instead Flats, and Epping Forest. last two bullets whistle front of him, and thought how The mere fact that the parks lucky he had been to escape death would be open does not mean that there would be any increase a second time.
of things we do not approve.
Anawering a question by the "China Mail" man. Mr. da Silva sald that he was not sure whether the robbor had Ared the revolver In his direction or downward merely to scare him off. He (Mr. da Silva) ducked back to safety as soon as he
The bullets went past only saw the flash. Mere details did not concern him then. The flash few yards in front of him, and if hand, and he was not waiting to see fact that he was bare footed, he spoke of a firearm in the desperado's he had only run a bit faster, which he could have done but for the which way the bullet was going; In case it was coming his way he did would probably have stopped one not want to stop it! However, he of the constable's bullets. He is could say that subsequently he had convinced that he was still alive searched the staircase for the bullet because of the fact that he was not accustomed to running hare footed.
but could not find it.
: charge
A Bad Aim
"Of course, throwing the parka
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"How hard I had to work there!
It was quite obvious that the Indian In reply to a suggestion, Mr. da 'constable did not natice Mr. da Silva no 'Silva agreed. that the fact that the the road when he fired the inst bullet was not found made it appear two shots so Mr. da Silva called out
Maurice Chevaller, the French that the robber had fired a blank to him to stop firing.
Here Mr. da Silva said he could actor, had interesting things to say cartridge, but he doubted that in- scrupulous armed desperadoes would not understand the constable standing when he returned to Paris from:
and firing at the fugitive instead of Hollywood. their revolvers with
going after him, especially as com- "blanks." Perhaps the bullet had pared with the distance which Mr. de he said. "It reminded me of when hit the wall fairly high up. When Silvn had to cover, the Indian had a he came to give the matter a second short run (about 50 yards at the was a prisoner of war in Germany. "In Hollywood nobody knows how thought, Mr. da Silva was pretty most) to reach the mouth of the lane certain that the ballet had been sent and thus put off the robber's escape to rest. You sleep when you can his 'way, but the aim was bad be-
Constable Runs
and badly. The work In the studio cause the robber had most probably i After Mr. da Silva had called out
lasts 12 hours a day-sometimes fired over his shoulder.
to the Indian and indicated to him more, and never Jees. Continuing his story, Mr. da Silva 'that he would go after the robber, the "It is a terrible life, without
broke into A run said that as soon as the robber dis- constable
down great attractions for Europeans, towards Nanking who have an advantage over Amer- appeared out of the doorway, he Shanghai-street raced down the stairs after the man cutting the fugitive off at the other little time now and then."
street, no doubt with the intention of jeans-they know how to waste a blowing his Police whistle as he end! of he scavenging lane which
went.
runs from Jordani-road to Nanking- street.
When Mr. da Silva reached the
Life in His Hands
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LIGHTHOUSE. MAN WASHED AWAY AND DROWNED
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Good Start for Fugitive When Mr. da Silva got into the Jordan-road mouth of the alleyway, street he saw that his quarry had a the realised that he had undertaken a start of about 600 yards. The very hazardous tank of running a man fugitive, on coming out of the house, down in this four feet wide passage. had apparently run obliquely across in pitch darkness.
A. Davies, one of the two keep- Jordan Road making toward a
ers on Eddystone Lighthouse, 14 scavenging lane which ran between
Mr. Mr. da Silva did not dare switch miles from Plymouth, was drown- two rows of houses, one of which on his electric torch, for fear that the ed in mail week. has its frontage on Shanghai robber might re at him. However,
As there is no telephonic com-Dr. F. B. Baldwin, Mrs, E. M. Bernard, Gesellschaft, of Berlin, has secur Street.
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Mr. W. K. Clouth, Miss D. Clouth, Mr. from the Roumanian railway au- the best he could down the lane. plained here, cuts acrosa Jordan
It is understood that fishermen. J. Connell. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hthoritios. Tenders were submit. Ho reached half way cafely, Road and Mr. da Silva's house is the then he came upon a garbage feap with went alongside the steps to deli-Curie Coplar Bonn, ted by twenty-four different firms
Christiansen, Mr. R. T. McDonnell, fourth (third stairway) from the several baskets on top and dealded ver fish and take off letters when Mrs. L. Dodigina, Mr. A. H. Ferguson, belonging to seven, European corner of Shanghai Street. Opposite that it was too dangerous to go on, Keeper Davies was washed away Mra. Ford, Mies Ford, Mr. C. S. Gibbes, nations. Mr. da Silva's house is the Gas as the robber might be waiting for by a heavy wave and disappear Miss Hirder, Miss E. Hayward, Mr. In pursuance of the policy of Works, which stretches to the corner him on the other side ready to pumped.
L. Kadoorie, Miss D. Koeford, Mr. E securing as far as possible the of Shanghai Street.
him with lead as soon as he appeared His body has not yet been re-chell, Mr. J. W. Miller, Mr. D. A. construction of locomotives for round the obstacle. To return to Mr. da Silva's story.
covered. He lived at Plymouth. McIntosh, Miss C. Osborne, Mr. LH German engineering works, the Accordingly, Mr. da Silva gave op When he caught sight of the man the chase and retracqd his steps into other keeper who would not nor-Mrs. R. S. Rankon, Mr. P. Rusmussan, chaft has invited five other Ger A belief boat was sent with an- Putnoy, Mr. R. R. Roxburgh,, Mr. and Allgemeine Elektrizitaets Gasells- who had fired at him on the stairs Jordan-road. From hore he ran down mally have gone on duty until a J.A. Silveriore. D. Samsilore, Mr.man locomotive works to share
Mr. R. D. Stewart, Dr. G. Sweet, Mr. the fellow was only about ten yards Shanghai-street towards Nanking- from the mouth of the scavenging street, to see if the Indian constable fortnight later. lane,
had met with any luck. When he got
Stil bent on capturing the fellow, three or four other constables guard- into Nanking-street, he saw B699 and if possible, Efr. da Silva raced across ing that end of the scavenging lane, the street after him. blowing his but the fugitive was not seen by any of Police whistle.
them!
He explained that he hesitated to The constable were certain that the fire at the fugitive because the con- robber did not get out of the lane dition of his revolver licence did not from that end, and Mr. da Silva was permit him to do so,
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Disappeared Through Door The other. robber-, Mrząda Silva 'never saw again after seeing him Icap half way down the stairs of his | house and disappear through the door. WRY. He must have turned to the left and quietly walked away! Both robbers, Mr. da Siva noticed, wore socks and shoes and that explained why the armed man was able to run. away from Mr. da, Silva who was | handicapped by "being bare footed..
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