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3. It is true that there were

no less than 15 gang robberies in Victoria

11 in 1901,

a considerable number at first sight certainly bearing a formidable aspect. But let us consider how these "Robberies" are worked (as they are in Shanghai City). The almost invariable Modus operandi is as follows.

In the evening when the shops are just closing or rather still open.

4. When they have just closed but the doors are still open, three or four well-dressed apparently respectable Chinese enter. One of them quietly closes the door while the others produce pistols, overawe the inmates, gag them, and take what valuables they can conveniently carry out. They then decamp by the back door.

By the time the victims have freed themselves and come to report, the robbers have obtained such a start as makes it very difficult to trace them. The success of the robbers depends entirely on the timidity of the victims, which the robbers take great care to ensure.

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643 3. It is true that there were no less than 15 gang robberies in Victoria 11 in 1901, a considerable number at first sight certainly bearing a formidable aspect. But let us consider how these "Robberies" are worked (as they are in Shanghai City). The almost invariable Modus operandi is as follows. In the evening when the shops are just closing or rather still open. 4. When they have just closed but the doors are still open, three or four well-dressed apparently respectable Chinese enter. One of them quietly closes the door while the others produce pistols, overawe the inmates, gag them, and take what valuables they can conveniently carry out. They then decamp by the back door. By the time the victims have freed themselves and come to report, the robbers have obtained such a start as makes it very difficult to trace them. The success of the robbers depends entirely on the timidity of the victims, which the robbers take great care to ensure.
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643

3. It is tire that there were

no less than 15 gorg

in Victona

11 in 1901,

a

robberies.

d with

as compared

and there number

at frist. tight certainly bear

formitable aspect. But let

les Consider how there

Robbenes" are

worked (as th

inominable

City). The almort.

Modus operandi is as

In the eve

are

follows.

shops

Evening

Closing..

when the

or rather

still open.

4.

When they have just closed

but

the dows are

three or four well-drench

Enter

کو

apparently respectable Chinese

pretend & beyann One of them quietly closes the dow while the others proture pistols, overawe the inmates,

gog & the them us

What valuables.

they

take

Cam

Conveniently carry out dow decamp by the

J.

By the time the victim's

have freed themselves Come to reput, the have obtained thick

as

lobbers

much a start

makes it very diffienet to trace them. The succes

of the folan depends of Cause Entirely

N

timidity of the victims, which the robbers

2

Care

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