[Solitary English Lady and Lone Russian Mauléd by Well Dresséd Chinese Two ugly, incidents occured in the Settlement on Wednesday night.
English lady, the wife of Police-Sergt, Slater Was attacked and severely, mauled by a gang of well dressed young Chinese in Avenue Road, end°rather later inthe evening a Russian was set-upon fang in Lousa digtriety and stumbled the Louza Police Station. with his. story sick and dazed from a beating. As far as can be discovered, neither of the victims have nomics among the while both are positive in. their statements hat their assail ants were young men and. well dressed, "belonging either' to' the student' ox, clerical classes. The Russian made the statement:—
"They must have mistaken me for an Englishman."
The police believe that agitators and fanatics are taking this, opportunity, while conditions are' unsettled and stirring events: are taking place in the YMhgtsze, to wreak their malice. upon. isolated foreigners, preferably after dark and invariably where help is not likely to be forthcoming, Since it seems that women are not immune from cowardly assaults of this description, foreign Indies are strongly advised not to appear upon Chinese for unfrequented streets after dark fand alone, All foreigners would do well to keep out of the side streets at night in order to avoid trouble,
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