"About four o'clock on Wednesday alter nom an American and acolouredman had an altercation in a Japanese boarding house Seward Road, which had a serious result, inasmuch a8 the coloured man is alleged to have attempted the murder of the white man. From what could be gathered it appeared that both men were concerned the Georgia Minstrel performance at the Lyceum Theatre on Suturday night, and while the white man was in bed on Wedsnes'ay afternoon thedther mau entered the room and commenced an argument about some money which he asserted was @ue to him for taking part in the performance. The coloured min got very angry and, suddenly producing a razor, fod it across the American's throat in-jeting @ nasty, bub not serious wound. 'There' seema to be no doubt thst if the American, aa ho is said to be, had not defended himself he would "have been much more seriously injured. The conveyed t" Hongkew police station. He ce wore callod i ind the assailant was fea motive of Mauritius and a British subject.
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