[Mistaken by Chapet Volunteers for Burglar: A Chase on the Rooftops As a result of @ most unfortune misunderstanding late on Tuesday night, P. C. Goulding of the Shanghai Muniefpal Police now is lying hospital very seriously wounded.
Woo Pei-chi, "a wine merchant living on the North Szechuen Road, a part where the road belongs to the S.M.C. whilst the houses. bordering ie are in Chinese territory, was awakened during the night by dog barking. He went to see what the disturbance was about and saw a man climbing over the roof, carrying a bundle of clothing, Woo promptly blew a police whistle and shouts of "Robber!" were raised.
P. C, Goulding and P. C, Burton were in the vicinity, on their way, home, and on hearing the alarm van to the house and entered it with the intention of rendering what a sistance they could, They had started on a chase of the robber Burton was helping Goulding over a wall when a shot was fired fand Goulding fell with a bullet in his side.
appears that three of the Chapet Volunteers also had entered the house, unaware of the fuct that polfeemen' were there, and one of them, seeing two men engaged in Wall, possibly" mistook them for burglars. ON that 1 raised his rifle and shot P, C. Gould~ P.-C, Burton at once threw up his hands and explained that they were policemen who had one swered the call for help. By this time the robber had escaped. Gout ing was taken to hospital and found to be badly wounded, P. C. Goulding, we regret 16 announce, died early on Thursday morning.
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