Serious Turn in Events: Hous Special War-Time Powers Hongkong, Feb. 24.
A Cantonese, supposed to be a striker, discharged a revolver at Mr. Young Yuk-tong, one of the acting managers of Jack A Tai's ship chandlery, while driving in a ricsha near the Hongkong Club. Mr. Young was seriously injured and was taken to hospital.
The would-be assassin threw away his revolver and bolted, but he was caught near the Hongkong Bank. The revolver was recovered.
Later.
Mr. Young Yuk-tong is dead. He had previously been warned not to engage seamen with the object of strike-breaking. His assassin had been a cook on the steamer Kwangchow.
A Portuguese youth, Francis Roza Pereira, was the first person to catch the escaping murderer. Pereira knocked down and pinned to the ground his victim who struggled violently in an attempt to escape.
The Special Constables have been vocalled to duty, and more have been invited to enrol.—Reuter.
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