Hongkong, Dec. 20, Maj. Takuji Suzuki, Japanese resi dent ofter in Hongkong, was lying venously injured in a local hospital to-day following a mob attack at Shatowkou, inthe British) eased territory facing Blas Bay, at 120 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Two British offers, and another Japanese who accompanied Major Suzuki, were also attacked but escaped serious injury.
The Japanese officer was violently, assaulted by a group of about Afteen Chinese irregulars who had crossed Into British territory. Major Suzukt was rushed to a Japanese hospital at Kowloon and is now reported to be out of danger.
British authorities were understood to be taking a grave view of the mob attack in view of the alleged presence of Chinese constables who had presumably entered British territory without leave.
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