Thwarted by Police: Constable Attacked The threat of the local communists that there would be a demonstration jon July 26 was made good, and tors we shot and lies in a serious condition in St. Luke's Hospital following his attack with a heavy iron bar on a [Japanese policeman who was felled was forced to draw his pistol to
Hakusai Hospital with a seriously life. The Japanese is in injured neck and several contusions as the outcome of the encounter, but.
was believed at a late hour last night that he would ultimately pull through.
The affair took place shortly after €30 p.m, when some 400 Chiness riding in motor ears and on foot sud-Jdenly descended on North Soochow Road near the Garden Bridge intending to hold a meeting in front, of the former Soviet Consulate on Whangpoo Read.
On arriving there they found several policemen drawn up and before they could reach their objective the police attempted to break them up with indifferent success, The mob realized its chances and while many of their number held, of the police, others. distributed handbills and set off firecrackers which attracted hundreds of curious until the small handful of police were completely lost in the shouting mob of Chinese,
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