Two Russians have been detained by the Chinese police as the result shortly after 8 o'clock on Monday night of murderous attack upon one of their fellow countrymen. The victim. is now lying in hospital in a very precarious condition.
From inquiries by a representative of the "NorthChina Daily News," the wounded man and his alleged assailants lived together in! a house in an alleyway off Hu Chia Chiao Road (a little to the east of Dixwell Road) and it was here that! the attack took place.
The two men who are alleged to have committed the outrage are said to have been in state of drunkenness at the time. When the victim came home, a quarrel arose over certain money matters, with the result that the men are said to have attacked their companion with knives, slashing him about the head twice'in success sion. Continuing their attack, the men are said to have laid hold of their victim and to have thrown him bodily out of the window from an_upper storey.
Reports in the meantime had reached the Chinese police station, which is near the scene, and a detachment of men was despatched to the spot. The two men were taken into custody and their victim taken to hospital in a ricsha. Though his injuries are said to be extremely serious, it is stated that he will probably recover.
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