The Archive · 1927

Waiting at the Admiral's House

Ie appears that Admiral Wu, accompanied by his bodyguard, left his home at 102 Ning Kang Lee Alleyway, Wear Gate, shortly before ten Belock en Saturday morning, and was about to enter his private motor car, which was waiting at the entrance of the alleyway to take him to his office, when four men, all whom wore' short, dark clothes and had their hats drawn well over their eyes to hide their identity, reshed up fand fried to push the Admiral into the waiting car.

'With the assist. ance of the chauffeur, who had ap-Preclated what was happening and who had left his seat, Admiral Wa and his bodyguard, both of whom were unarmed at the time, put up a stout resistance. Whilst two of the men' were engaged with his rrvants, the other two grappled with'the Admiral.

'Tike desperado who was tackled by the bodyguard drew a pistol and opened fire but the latter ducked and the bullet passed through his hat. 'The' bodyguard pretended to fall to! the ground and his assailant, thinking that he had been hit, lott him Admiral Wu saw this and again with him for possession, 8 too late. The man pulled the trigger and Admiral Wu fell to the ground, the bullet having passed through his mouth, emerging through the right cheek.

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