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ARMED ROBBERY

SEQUEL.

POLICE RAID REVEALS STOLEN ARTICLES.

WOMAN'S EVIDENCE.

In a recent rald at 142, Holly- wood Rend, the police recovered a number of articles Identified as having been stolen in two different armed robberies, and, they arrest- ed the principal tenant of the floor,, a Chinese woman, as well as two mon who woro'found living there.

One of the men, named Hung Yau, was charred before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning, at the Cen- tral Police Court, with armed rob bery at 363, Des Voeux Rond West on August 30 last.

A Chinese, woman who was tho principal tenant of the floor on which the armed robbery was carried out, stated, in evidence. that the accused called there and bargained with her over the rent of a cubicle. He then went away. but shortly after noon, on the same day, returned and resumed the | argument. He pointed to the offices of an Insurance company which they could see from the window, and seemed to take much letorest in it,

It developed later that this was only a ruse to gain time. Some minutes elapsed, and then foot- stops were heard coming up the staircase, and as they stopped aalaide the door, the accused observed that he was expecting

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OBREGON'S SON SHOT!

gon's injury is not serious. He was reported to be resting easily to-night.

BATTLE.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1928.

FIERCE SHANGHAI | BELIEVED MURDER

OF WOMAN.

ROBBERS RANSACK ́SAMPANTM

IN HARBOUR.

POLICE STORM BANDIT STRONGHOLD.

SIX CAPTURED,

A GRIM DISCOVERY.

A

TWO RUFFIANS KILLED AND Details of what appears to have been cold-blooded murder, carried out for the purpose of robbing a sampan woman, related In the early hours of this morning by a sampan girl to the police of the Yaumati Station...

BOY IS RECOVERED,

From what the girl told the Shanghai, Oct. 4. With a toll of two bandils killed police, it would appear that at and six others, including two six o'clock yesterday afternoon two females, arrested, the Settlement Chinese boarded a passenger sam police, augmented by detectives pan at a spot near the Sanitary from the French Concession, yester Board's wharf at Yeumati. The day morning broke up, one of the little craft was in charge of a foremost armed kidnapping gangs woman, fifty-three years of age, operating in Shanghai in a spectac-who, in accordance with the prac ular raid that had as its objective, lice of passenger sampans, rowed the liberation of the young Chinese her fare into the central fairway. daringly kidnapped ten days ago in The boarding by the two men of Avenue Foch, when Mr. H. C. W the woman's sampan was observed Richards so gallantly tried to save by the woman's daughter, who was at the time in charge of another him

The child was recovered yester-craft which was plying for hire day morning unharmed and was nearby. When relating her story handed over to his father, a former to the police later, this girl stated

that her mother's junk was' lasti official of the Customs service.

seen rowing the men towards the centre of the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter. She did not hear the men giving any Instructions to her mother as to their ultimate des tination.

The First Raid.

"The rald took place in a Chinese dwelling house on the corner of Kiachow Road and Avenue Road and was due to information by the French Police that the place was used as a rendezvous by the gang and that the child was hidden tere,

When her mother's craft did not return, after being absent for two At four o'clock in the morning hours, the girl began to feel un- French detectives, under the leader-easy, and it was then that she men- ship of Detective Sub-Inspector Lioned the two meu to her step- Hardy, raided another rendezvous father, another bantmai

The

to inspect the room. For the first time the woman's suspicions were aroused, and she asked necused: "What are you up to now?". For of the gang at 261 Weihaiwel Rond, step-father immediately set out in reply he pushed her back, told her but the principals were missing. his boat to look for his wife. The police, however, did confiscate After an hour and half of search- a Mauser pistol and 79 rounds of, he came across the boat, made ammunition. Also they found the fast to a bouy at the northern sole occupants to be one Sz Tai-zu entrance of the breakwater, but and his wife and, suspecting then there was no sign of anybody on of knowing more than they cared board. to tell, subjected the two to a severe cross questioning, out of which came the mention of the house in Kinochow Road.

le keep quiet, and flung open the door to admit other persons.

The woman could see that two other men had come into the premises, one of whom held a knife, a foot in length, and tapering to a sharp point at the end. With her mother-in-law and servant girls, she was pushed into one of the rooms, and found with towels and strips of duth torn from the bed curtains,

It was the accused who ordered her to take off a bangle and a gold ring and hand them to him. She could not loosen one other ring, and, after taking one good look at it, the accused pronounced that it wis "poor stuff and said he would not want it.

She also handed him the key of the safe and saw him and his armed colleague helping themselves to all the jewellery that was kept in that receptacle,

After staying on the premises for some time, the party left, and the police came shortly afterwards,

The case is proceeding.

ARMED ROBBERY THIS MORNING.

the

A search of the boat was made and it was found that the sampan had been ransacked and a jewel- lery box and some clothing stolen. The Welhalwe Road dwelling A closer search revealed traces of was richly furnished and the police blood at various places on instantly knew they were not dual-sampar and from this favet, the ing with amateurs in the kidnap-men deduced that his wife must ping business. Additional assis have been foully done to death and tance was called from the Sinza e body thrown nyerboard by the Station and the Bubbling Well murderera. headquarters and strengthened by the Gordon Road Reserve Unia the pasty swiftly went forward to the second raid.

On returning to Yaumati, the man infornied his step-daughter of his discoveries and the polico

were at once notified. The author- itles took up the matter and start- ed prompt investigations into the erime. The body of the woman has so far not been recovered.

most

The Band Forewarned. Evidently. word of their coming had been relayed ahead, for on the police coming abreast of the detected house, a watcher was peeping from an upper window. and the bandits kneeling down The building was a two-storey behind window sills, the fight took structure with upper verandahs on all the glamour of the and,' prepared for eventualities, the thrilling gang war movie. police immediately threw a cordon around the block, to intercept any who might attempt fight.

The front door was forced at GANG ESCAPES AFTER ALARM | 6.15.4.m. aid the first to enter was pistol of a Settlement policeman Sub-Inspector Bardying out and the man collapset followed by a Chinese detective. From aight. Later he' wila found Shortly before nine o'clock this. On reaching the foot of a landing to have been shot through the neck; morning, an armed robbery took place on the first floor of No. 3 they were preparing cautiously to and instantly killed. Kwong Hon Terrace, a thorough-ascend when a man suddenly ap fare eff Bridge street, near The peared on the land above and fired five shots at them ly rapid aveces- Chinese Y.M.C.A.

IS RAISED.

Detective

killed.

Four men, one Brined with a re-sion. They returned the fire but volver and the others with knives, the man disappeared. Later he broke into the premises at an hour was found to be one of the two when the only occupants were an old man and a number of women. No difliculty was experienced in re- ducing, them to a state of terror,

Que more venturesome than the others raised himself to a com- manding position to get a better aim at the police and instantly the

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Het Fire on Both Sides. Detective Sub-Inspector Bardy racanwhile was keeping up a rapid fine from the roof top and manng- ed to keep the inmates so occupied that, though they were able to re- turn police fire from certain dires- tions, they could not expose them- selves to any good advantage.

One more daring than the rest, and seemingly the leader of the gung, suddenly sprang out on the

Preparing for Battle. With this episode the police and after binding and gagging knew the gang would not give up them, the miscreants proceeded to easily and plans were made to take make a thorough search of the floor. the pince by storm. Police were

They were engaged in this task, sent round to the lack of the verandah in front of the house when someone blew a police whistle, building while a rush party was upon which the robbers made a assembled in the front to force hurried exit.

In their annoyance, it is reported, the leader of the gang struck the old man over the head with the butt end of a revolver.

The robbers escaped with Jowel-Chinese was detected crouching shot, he nevertheless kept up a

lery which had been hurriedly col- lected, estimated to amount to over one hundred dollars in value,

PRINCE'S VISIT TO NAIROBI.

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and kaveling down, pumped hul- lets at the police as long na his the fighting and if possible to per- gun would work. Instantly aware of him a Chinese detective from mit those in the rear to effect an

fire and, though hit on the first entrance. Their suspicions were the French police answered his not incorrect, for a moment later a

ditional shots were meassúry to behind an obstruction on the roof desperate sally and several ad- and the police shouting to him, he silence him. Seen at the morgita immediately fired at them. The Inter in the day he was a tributo fire was returned... However, he to the shooting ability of the disappeared and watchers were un Chinese detective and Sgt. Jutton abie to tell whether he had been of the Settlement Police, who hit or not.

was n partner to his killing.

Bardy then mounted to the roof of an adjoining building and pre- pared to go after the man single-

J

The Bay Sared.

The House Itushed. handed and get into the building bandits had collapsed and after. Meanwhile the bravado of the

from the roof.

Meanwhile through the faint firing had been withheld for London, Oct. 8. light the watchers on the opposite several minutes police made ready The Indian community in Nai-rost tops could see into one of the to take the place by storm. On a robi has been given a special op rooms, of the house and were able given signal they swarmed into portunity of welcoming the Prince to make out an attempt at bund, the premises and the Chinese gave of Wales at a garden party arrangling the child up, which the police up with little further resistance.

As the original crime had bron ed by the Municipality. With a book as indicative of an attempted committed in French territory they few Europeana, there were pre-flight

were turned over to the French sent Indians of all classes, from

oeflee and will ho brought up boc artisans to wealthy merchants,

fore the French Mixed Court for Police fire was withheld and trial. who all warmly greeted the Prince.

The Prince conversed with one again the French detective dis- Luckily none of the polien were the young man was shot acciden- prominent Indian about some of played grent courage by leaning track by the bandits' bullets and tally when his pistol, dropped to the places ho had visited and the over and removing the youth from when the affair was over there was Humberto Obregon, eldest son of the ground and discharged while people he had met on his Indian the room though it was occupted general congratulating all round the assasinated Aeneral Obregon, he was alighting from an automo-tour. He also discussed questions by a Chinese at the time who was for the rerap had been one of the affecting Industrial relations be held off by the policeman's pistol. hottest sech within Settlement WAR brought to a hospital here to bile.

tween the cotton-growing coun Once the child was safe the limits since the Chusan Rop2 However, his friends said that day, suffering from a bullet wound;

tries and Home manufactures, The had tried to commit suicido

police went after the place in episode of January last when In his left breast,

The Prince joined a party of carnest and the subsequent shoot- similar band of desperate kid The bullet was deflected by strike after leaving a party. They a leaders of the Indian and Euro-ing attracted a large crowd of the tappers held the police at bay for ing a rib, and apparently Obresigned despondency as the reason,

pean communities at tea before curious to the scene. With inter- 13 hours though Mills bombs, tear Printed and. Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY starting on his long motor drive mittent fire directed at the place bombs, and machine guns were to Lord Delamere's estate up by police on roofe adjoining, in used against them.-N. C. Daliy

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TWO VERSIONS OF THE 'AFFAIR

Hongkong.

Mexico City, Oct. 4.

There are two versions of the shooting, Police explained that

A DRAMA OF DIVORCEI AN

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GARY COOPER

- EINAR HANSON NORMAN TREVOR

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PRODUCTION

·PISOD 11

MOGUH TUROS JESSE'L LASSY.

CLARA and ESTHER BOW RALSTON

CHILDREN

OF DIVORCE

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STARTLING in its handling of a powerful

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