Sir Henry and Lady May arrived at Hongkong on the E. & A. 8. St, Albans on July 4 and were welcomed by the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. Cloud Severn, and others. At Blake Pier, where the party landed, were assembled alb the officials in the Colony and a guard of honour drawn from the Ist. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. After the usual formalities of such an occasion had been gone through, the party entered chairs and proceeded via Pedder Street to the City Hall, the whole route being lined with troops and police.
Saved by an Indian, It was in Pedder Street, opposite the Post Office, that the attempt which hae shocked the whole community was made, says the "Daily Press."" A Chinese, dressed in Euro. pean clothes, had passed through the line of troops holding the route, and stood for " moment with on Tency's chair came alongside he drew hie hand from his pocket and fired a revolver point-blank at Sir Henry. The weapon was pointed direct at the Governor's head, and there can be little doubt that the shot, fired at such close range, would have taken deadly effect had it not been for the providential intervention of am Indian sergeant of the escort walking alongside. He: struck the man's arm upwards, with the result that the bullet whizzed past Sir Henry's face and parsed through the flap of His Excellency's chair, embedding itself in Lady May's chair, which was' close up on the other side.
The miscreant brought his band down to fire again, when he was seized in the powerful grip of Sergeant Garrod. There was no lack UN
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A spectator said that he saw a Chinese signal to the assailant when to fire.
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