Domestic Bickering Which Led to Free Fight squatters, the inmates "of 100 beggar huts in Yangtszepoo, fought with the police about 2.90 a.m, on July 22 and during the course of the fracas, two civilians and ong constables" were shot, all. not seriously, in the legs. Men on duty at the Eastern Depot and, from.
yangtszepoo station turned out and put an end to the trouble, The affair appears to have started as a domestic broil, but before the matter was settled it had assumed international proportions, in_ which the mob tripped up 'a Chinese constable and took his pistol him and fired it, one bullet striking. the unfortunate' officer, he pistol ras been recovered, In all 17 shots were fired. rom investigations made by officers under Inspr. Robertson and Sub-Inspr, Wardrop, it was earned that an erring husband had wined to his hut in the com= whereupon an indignant wife berated him, As she continued her verbal castigation, he turned upon her and beat her, Mer screams and his shouts roused @ number of beggars who were sleeping outside, and they, joined in the family quarrel, Thele shouts, addled to those of the fighting pair, attracted the attention of two Chinese constables, who me
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