The Archive · 1910

POLICEMAN INJURED

Before Mr. Steinbeck's rescue, Thompeoo, who was early upon the greene with Inapector Kinipple, received -|nome rade handling at the hands of the mob. The latter broke several windows, and fang the glass at him, Ho was also stabbed through the cheek with sor trented at St. tal, where 4 piece of glass was found sticking into his clothes at the beck.

ATTACK ON DATRCTIVE GIVENS, About 10 o'clock yesterday morning Sgt. Givens was ing with s native detective over the Stone Bridge to make some inquiries with regard to a certain case in the Paoshan district, he was set apon by " mob of loafers and people living in the vicinity, who doubtless mistook him for a sanitary inspector. The detective was being badly treated, when he was rescued by the Paoshan Police who took him to tive Police Station. Later the Pan-shan Police escorted the Municipal detective back to the Settlement and he took a rice ba to the Sinz Police Station where his injuries were attended to. and he was sent to the Victoria Nars-ing Home. The detective was badly injured about the bead with ation: stones sod one hand was ill be detained in hospital for several days.

HEALTH OFFICIALS ASSAULTED, About the same time turbance in Seward Road Mr. the Health Office, had a very unpleneant experience in Boone R- He was riding along on his bicycle when he saw a crowd ahead, and thicking that a colleague might be in trouble jumped off his machine, and wheeled it towards the crowd. The latter at once torned upon him, and attacked him with bamboos. Mr. Terrill beld up his bicycle and wang it roand to protect himeelf, Blows were rained upon the machine, which was badly damaged. The Ohineve then closed upon him, seized his bicycle, and belaboured him on the back and knees. The force with which they wielded their bamboos may be deduced from the fact that a silver match-box case in his pocket was crashed absolutely flat, Eventually Mr Terrill was knocked dows. He got up again and endeavoured to find refuge la " rice shop, whence he was ejected by the occupants. Just then a Japanese passed by, and Mr. Terrill appealed to bim for help, but the msn ignored him and went his way. The unfortunate Health Office official was knocked down again, bat straggling to his fect, managed to get into a

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