On Sunday evening " Chinaman named Chan A-chan suddenly became insane in a house at Aberdeen, nud, running amok, committed serious assaults on alukeng and another man, set fire to the house No. 74, and burned himself to death. Chan Lin, tee woman who occupied the house, line stated to the police that she knew the deceased when she lived at Seauley, He was a fishernomn, wu [lived at Deep Water Bay. He visited her on Sunday morning at 10 v'etuck, when he-appeared in his right senses." He went fora walk, and returned about 3 p.m, and bad chow slong with her, her father-in-law and her oon. He told them he was going ty commence work as coolie at Aberdeen Dock at six o'clock, and went and lay down to rest, About. six o'clock he awoke na frenzy, shouted is not Hongkong; it is Singapore, Twill die rather than stay here." Clutehing hold of swine rags, he poured kerosene oil over them and set them on fire and upon the woman, who appears to have been alone with him, attempting to interfere, he picked up a heavy icon chopper and the woman had to make good her escape. Outside she encountered jukong 132. He went upstairs, but although currying ear-Dine he allowed himself to. be driven back the madman, and proceeded to the Police Station for assistance. Inspector Butlin promptly ordered him to return, at the same time fractions to nther constables tw fullow and render any nssistance that might be required. Report of the fire was then brought to the Inspector, who turned out the whole of his men and the Fire Brigade, and arrived on the scene only to find the whole of the house, a two-storied brick building, in flames. On the street he found a foreman coolie lying Bleeding curiously from a severe scalp wound, and jukong 153 also suffering from me ugly wounds about the hew,—Both men bad attempted to enter the house when they saw smote issuing from it. The madiian attacked the eovlie with the chopper, and threw x large samshu jar at the In fioting a bad wound on the left temple. The wounded men were hastily attended to, but all efforts had be. concentrated on the fire. By cutti the roof of the adjoining house, the Fire Brigade prevented the firs from sprending, but No. 74 was completely gutted. Wh: the fire had burned itself out, the remains
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