An unfortunate incident took place on Sunday afternoon near the Bubbling Well, resulting in injuries to three Chinese students belonging to Nanyang College From the foreigner who was chiefly concerned and from an it dependent foreign eyewitness, we hav received the following version of the aff The foreigner in question, a well-known resident, who would be the last to be guilty of an unprovoked assult, was walking along Bubbling Well Road at about 4.30 p.m. on Sunday when he noticed three Chinese coming in the opposite direction. One of the youths was in advance of the others, and as he passed the foreigner, he deliberated knocked up against him. The foreigner turned round, caught him by the neck, and told him that he could not do such athing..He then walked on, regarding the incident as closed, but about three. minutes later he heard a pattering of feet behind and turned round just in time to see one of the youths darting at him from the rear, while the other two by making a detour into the road sought to bar his progress. The Chinese used most offensive language and then attacked him. Fortunately the foreigner had some knowledge of boxing, and s well-aimed blow in the eye laid one of.his assailants out. All three youths attacked him again, however, aod were kicking and pounding him when another foreigner happened to pass in a gig. Seeing that the foreigner, was in difficulties he stopped his vehicle, jambed out, and laid abou! him with his whip. Several other foreigners then arrived on the scene and a Chinese constable also put in an appearance. A friend offered to drive the foreigner who had been assaulted to the police station and there the youths, who regarded themselves as immune from arrest because they were " gentlemen," accused him of "frictioning" them first. A different. version of the affair has been given by the three Chinese students, who throw the whole blame on the foreigners.
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