Wound One An ugly incident occurred shortly after the tifin hour on Monday (Feb. 4) just off Hungjao Road, when two young foreign girls,' out for an afternoon's riding, were attacked by a mob Chinese villagers. They were rescued by two foreigners out for a. stroll, who came on to the scene just as things were getting tense. One girl nad her head badly cut by a dying stone.
How, the incident started is not known, Messrs, E.R. Mason and J, L, Koch were walking flong Hungjao Road and, near the corner where warren and Great Western Roads Join. Hungjao Road, they saw, one irl "mounted, surrounded by. crowd of angry Chinese. On running forward, they found the second Girl dismounted. The riderless pony was being led away by some Chinege, The two men immediately interfered, secured the pony, and were helping the young woman to mount again Just as stones began to fy. One big one, hurled by one of the villagers, hit "her on the back of the head. cutting It open. It knocked her off the pony again, practically uncon Rickshaw Commandeored Stones then began to fy in greater numbers, each of the four forelgners being hit, though without any damage, Fortunately a rickshaw waa standing near. The men bundled the irl into this and, while one secured the pony, they ran for the house of a friend, Mr. H. toty, though were chased bythe rowing mob of Chinese.
The crowd became more and more threatening and a call was put in Immediately to the Bubbling Well Station of the Shanghai Municipal Police. While this was being done, nurse was summoned and. the young woman's head was. attended to and dressed. As she had regained consciousness dhe was put Into a car and rushed to the city before the arrival of the poli When the police arrived the villagers hed scattered and, though every attempt was made to'find the cause of the trouble and all evidence that could be secured was taken, very little was learned.
The two foreign girls, apparently eighteen or nineteen years of age. were unknown to any of their res oners. In the general excitement their names were not ascertained.
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