The Archive · 1936

Four Struck by Bullets

However the shots from the side had done dandly: work, (On that side of the ear were sitting the Rov, Sirs Clarence: Vickers and belt 408 Gordon with the amah,. A bullet went through the coat of 'Mr. Vicker' at the shoulder, entirely missing him, and passing through the hat of the chauffeur's assistant, The _amah rolled off the seat stone dead with.a bullet through her head, Bullets, probably aimed at the driver, stout man siting directly hi Juckily light wounds, one in the lett hand and the other lodging in his right elbow, "Other shote struck those sitting on the far rs, L, M, Hockin of magistrate of Chlenwelhslen. proceeding to Nanking on special business. " Mrs, Hockin. received an arm wound, the bullet entering above, the elbow and passing out again below the: fleshy part of the, forearm, Wwckily missing. the. elbow Joint, Mr, Chao, the manlstrate' was stot through! the right hand, 'A stop' was made at the, first town to report he attack and bind up the Dest we could, All: were: taken to the United Church of Canada hospital for treatment. What. steps, the Government is taking one has not' had time to learn, 'Tsinglongchang ts the' centre: of an area that the magistrate of Penshan has not been able to control for lon ata thine, Robberies occur. frequent.

Some.one suggested that the rob: bers were planning to capture a corke of opium, coming up in bus No, 2 perhaps an hour behind bus No. 1. fand mistaking our bus for the. one with the now high-priced drug.

Whether the robbers were bold enough to walt for bus No, 2, we: have not Jearned, as we are, rushing this through to catch to-morrow' alr mail.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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