British and Japanese Policemen Shot Down by Armed Chinese Tientsin, July 19.
Amazing scenes occurred in the early hours this morning. when an farmed gang shot down a number Jot police in the British and Japan-fosse Concessions. Among those ser-tously injured was Assistant Inspector Kellacher of the B. M. C. Police.
Tt appears that a policeman on duty on the Meadows and Race Course Road comer stopped a ricsha with a Chinese passenger carrying a suspicious bundle which was examined at the Police Station fand found to contain revolvers and ammunition. Acting on information given by the arrested Chinese, 'Assistant-Inspector Kellacher—ofganized a raiding party numbering' About 12 police, who entered a houses in the London Road district, where they were met with a fusillade of bullets from guns fired by some [heavily-armed. ruffians. Asst-insp Kellacher fell, pierced by thr bullets in the body, while a Chine Corporal was also shot down, After the ang broke through the police cordon and cleared away, apparently escaping into the Jo se Concession.
At about two o'clock this morning] '8 Chinese policeman in the Japanese Concession called upon two suspi ous characters to. stop, -whereupon he was shot down, Two more police coming in response to his whistle, were also shot down and terribly wounded.
The Japanese authorities took very strong precautions and the Concession was literally encircled with police, but the ruffians cleared, it is thought into the Chinese city, Death from Wounds July 20, Assistant-Inspector Kellacher of the B. M. C. Police, who was shot down in the early hours of yesterday morning by armed ruffians against whom he had organized a raiding party, died of his wounds early this morning—Reuter,
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