Admission of Instigation by Communist Party "I was sent here by the Communist Party in China to bring light to the labouring classes in China," said Cheong Yok-kai, the would-be assassin of Dr. C, C. Wu, when in the dock at the Singapore Assizes on two charges of attempted murder.
'The accused pleaded guilty, and the Deputy Public Prosecutor' (Mr. N. H. P. Whitley) repeated the facts: regarding the Hill Street shooting, which are already familiar to the public. He ached that a Malay ear driver, who saw the accused and two other men following Dr, Wa and also saw him fire a pistol and throw two bombs, chased the accused, and in spite of the fact that the accused twice turned and pointed his pistol at him he continued to chase and ran the man to earth in a compound on Fort Canning Hill. Another! Malay joined in the chase and assisted in the arrest. Six rounds of ammunition were found on the accused, and a pistol which was found near by showed signs of hay ing been fired in all six chambers.
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