Hatchet men were again active in the French Concession on August 15 when one Zang Hsia-pao, aged. 35, was mysteriously attacked by [several men in a tea-house in Rue Amiral Bayle. The men, one of whom carried a pistol, hacked Zang with their hatchets and the man with the pistol struck him in the chest with the butt of his weapon.
Zang was taken to hospital and his condition is said to be critical owing to the nature of the wounds and loss of blood. His assailants escaped.
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