Wasih, May 25.
Last night about nine o'clock four armed mon attempted to enter the house of Min Ping, the former civil Sovernor, of this' province (whol was retired about two months ago) for the purpose of either kidnapping or murder. They were resisted by the guard at the gate, and after shooting him fled toward the south gate of the city, just inside of which the home of the former feivil governor is situated. In spite of the fact that he had received a wound which will quite likely prove fatal, the guard gave chase, but the culprits escaped. After pursuing them for several hundred yards the guard collapsed and was brought} into St, Andrew's Hospital, suffering from a pistol shot wound in the Tung. Though in a most serious jon the man is still living thi morning and has a chance of recovery.
The home of Min Ping is situated so near St. Andrew's that the shots! were very. distinctly heard in the superintendent's house, and a ricochetting bullet entered the ex-mining room of the hospital, An attempt either to kind to murder Min Ping was ma Hankow last week, the day after which he came to Shanghai by: aeroplane and thence at once to Wasih, only to be met by the above warm welcome.
While the above was being written two women were brought in suffering from bruises 'a result of an armed the women were burned by the robbers in an attempt to make them disclose the hiding place of their money. The robbers were, however, driven off.
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