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25. Armed Robbery and Wounding at Sheung Shui.-On the night of the 5th-6th April, the market at Shek Wu, Sheung Shui District, was raided by a gang of some twelve armed men. Many of the houses in the market were visited and ransacked. One woman received a stab wound in the knee. The villagers were robbed of jewellery, money and clothing to the value of $797. Enquiries indicated that this raid was made by robbers from Chinese Territory.
26. Arson. In the early morning of the 24th April, a fire broke out at the Sam Man Towel Manufacturing Company's premises at No. 104 Fuk Wah Street, ground floor, completely gutting the premises. There was no loss of life. Police enquiries were instituted which resulted in the arrest of two Chinese males on a charge of Arson. At the July Sessions they received sentences of seven years Hard Labour and three years Hard Labour respectively. Chinese Detective P.C. C399 Lai Kwong was commended by the Inspector General of Police for his zeal and initiative in the investigation of the case.
27. Forgery of Kowloon Motor Bus Tickets. On the 15th April, systematic raids were carried out by Police on a large number of buses operated by the Kowloon Motor Bus Company. Three houses were also searched. Fifteen arrests were made and two machines for printing tickets, together with a number of forged bus tickets were seized. Charges of Conspiracy, Possession of, and Uttering, forged tickets were preferred. Seven defendants were sentenced to twelve months Hard Labour each, one defendant to six months Hard Labour and four defendants to three months Hard Labour each. Three defendants were discharged. Detective Inspector Dorling was commended by the Inspector General of Police for his careful investigation of the case.
28. Armed Robbery at Ping Shan.-In the early morning of 6th August, six Chinese males, armed with revolvers forced an entry through the roof of House No. 24 Wang Chow Village, Ping Shan District. Five young girls were the only occupants of the house. The premises were ransacked, and money and jewellery to the total value of $2,200 was stolen. No person was injured. Two of the robbers who took part in this outrage were later arrested, but could not be identified. However, one was later sentenced to five years Hard Labour for Robbery at Au Tau, whilst the second defendant died in Gaol awaiting trial.
29. Double Armed Highway Robbery at Wo Hop Shek, Main Road. On the 6th October at about 7 p.m., a Chinese school teacher was walking near Wo Hop Shek Village, Sheung Shui District, when he was held up by a Chinese male armed with a revolver and robbed of $61. At approximately the same time, a motor car containing three American residents of the Colony