Pursuit of Kidnapper into Disused House Resulting in One Foreign Officer Dead and One Wounded Two foreign police constables, following an kidnapper, chased him trap on Saturday afternoon at 1249 Kuling Road, with the unfortunate consequences that Constable Thomas Robert Francis was shot dead and P. C. Alfred Read was sorely wounded, by being shot in the stomach.
phe deserted Chinese house into which they drove their man, after he had run into a cul-de-sac, contained! fa deserted motor lorry, upon which the Iidnapper crawled, and from which he shot P. C: Francis, who had followed him post haste. P. C. Read, right on his comrades heels, worked hhis way to the front of the lorry, taking belter behind the high sid boards, and opened fire on the El tse. In the battle between the two Read wounded in the body, shot and Killed his opponent. The pistols both Of the constable and the kidnapper were empty when reserves, command-fed by ChietInspr. Aiers, arrived on the scene.
Not knowing the full circumstances, Mr. Aiers, who had been] Informed by his subordinates, that] shooting had taken place, after which those inside had not answered to the calls from without, went to the rear] oer, entered, and saw Francis on the lorry. Bie. Aiers clambered on to the lorry, shook the constable, bu received no responses Suddenly from the corner he heard} voles, "How about me, Br. Aiets Who are. you," the surprised officer replied Tam Ri re near the the wounded con-turned out all available men, includ ing the men who were just going off} Jdaty. A' party of fifty combed. the entire neighbourhood. They" were unsuccessful.. The gang apparently had vanished and the. police were relieved, except for several for: figners and the ordinary patrol.
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