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1931.

KOWLOON CITY ROBBERY,

SEVEN PEDESTRIANS

WOUNDED.

An audacious armed robbery, which culminated in seven pedes». trians being wounded in an ex- change of revolver shots between the robbers and an Indian police- i man, was effected by two men Inst night in Kowloon City, when they held up the owner of £

Jowellery shop, smashed one of the gines showcases with a stone, and took away valuables worth $119.

The alarm, raised by the victimis- ed proprietor, was answered by a constable who, upon entering Po Kong Road, near old Kowloon City, was attracted by the cries of pas- Bers-by, He fired six shots from his revolver at two figures running

down the atreet, and received answering fire. Nelther ho nor any of the robbers was hit, but seven people, a little boy of six yours and six women, were injured by the flying bullets, and had to be trented for their wounds.

The boy, Leung Fuk, age 6, of 1, Pu Kong Rond, was injured in the foot.

Tal Mun (35) and Yau Sui-tai (48) both married women living at 31, Po Kong Rond, were shot in the arin and back respectively.

Chi Kiu (56), à married woman,

of 50, Po Kong Road, was shot in the leg.

Liu Kam (29) woman, Injured in right leg.

Ho Yick (19)' gir), injured `in body.

Pang Sam (39) woman, injured |in right finger..

You Shui-tal was the only one admitted to hospital who is still receiving treatment, in the Kow- loon Hospital. One or two others of the injured persons were admit- ted to hospital but were dis- charged subsequently,

Proprietor's Story,

The robbery entailed the custom- ary fentures. Wong. Tok-kong. master of the Tin Loong goldsmith shop, of 15, Nga Tain-wal Road, reported that a little after. 8 p.m. two. men entered his shop and, presonting revolvern, ordered him to remain still. One of the men then smashed open ont the glass cases containing

of

jewellery with a stone, and from it took gold finger rings and other valuables altogether, worth $119.

Wong endeavoured to blow his police whistic, but was threaten- ed with violent injury by ong of the robbers. He succcoded, how-

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ever, in making his escape to the him the running figures of two men. back door of the shop, where he He opened fire on them, and empti-.. raised the alarm. The robbers ed all six chambers of his wea- HOME-MADE MOTOR VEHICLE snatched up their ill-gotten gains pon, though without effect, and and ran away towards Po Kong the fugitives, making a zig-zig

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course, fired nine shots in reply.

The first motor vehicle manufac- The alarm raised by Wong was The result was that seven pedes tured in China was turned out to answered. by an Indian constable, trians were injured, and the rob-day by the industrial Works, as who also heard two shots fired,bers made a complete get-away|sociated with the Liaoning trench He drew his revolver and dashed into old Kowloon City. Up to late mortar arsenal. towards Po Kong Road, where a last night, no arrests has been The occasion was fittingly celo- gesticulating crowd pointed out to effected."

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