Yunnanfu, Aug. 30.
On Wednesday morning, August 29, at about 6. o'clock, Mr. H.C. Pace, manager of the local office of the Standard Oil Ca., was. attacked in his bed by his former cook, who Had been dismissed.
'This man apparently started out with the intention of committing three murders, having dim bed over the garden wall, he proceeded to the house-boy's room, and cut his throat whilst' he was lying. invbed. He then proceeded upstairs by' the back-way, and went to Mr. Page's bed-room, There he lifted up the mosquito-net, and dealt a severe blow at Mr. Page with a butcher's cleaver, no doubt intending to stun Mr. Page, but the latter: leaped out of bed and dored with his assailant and, taking the weapon from him, threw him on the ground, re followed a-severe struggle, during which the assailant produced '2 knife which be had concealed on him, and made a lunge at Mr. Page's breast but the How was averted by Mr, Page raising his arm, which was slashed from wrist to elbow. Several minor wounds were inflicted in the struggle which followed, but the knife was taken away at last, and Mr. Page got his wut securely on the ground, and sat on him, until help arrived.
The struggle awoke Mrs. Page, who was sleeping i land she came to what was the matter, Mr. Page! Reuter, told her-there was a burglar in-the house, ant asked her to-call " the servants, tut Mrs, Page had to go downstairs to fetch them, as apparently they were Afraid to go upstairs. At last the assailant -was securely bound and taken off to the police-station, and Mr. Page and the Jhouse-boy were taken-to: the' Engli hospital, where they are both lying severely wounded,
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