The Archive · 1932

Nanking Road Outrage

Sept. 17.

An unknown Chinese yesterday at 1.10pm, threw a bomb into the premises at 485 Nanking Road, near Folien Road. The missile was tossed into'a showcase, and the effec of the flying fragments was mitigated and no one was injured.

Tt is stated that the proprietor of the shop had received -a_warning letter several days ago and had. taken precautions to. remove the Japanese goods in his possession from public view. They had been stored in upstairs rooms. In spite of these actions a representative of the "Extermination Group" put an appearance end horled the According to official reports, the: Chinese entered the shop shortly, after 1 p.m. He brushed shop assistant aside and several custom. ers as well. Standing in front of the case, he calmly took the Chi nese bomb from his clothing, pull-the pin, and with several seconds to spare, tossed it at his objective. Then, almost as calmly, he brushed those present to one side and left. No one made any effort to hinder 'The explosion, broke several case] windows and a' small one on the ]main frontage. Louza police static. was informed and detectives charge of Inspr. C. White attended, but to date they have found no persons who may have had connection with the matter, Third Bomb in Week Sept. 18.

The "Blood & Soul Corps for the "Extermination of Traitors" sent members to the Fu Hsiang Kee piece goods store at 263-5 Rue clu Consular yesterday afternoon, where another bomb was thrown. The missile failed to explode, Con-table alarm was, however, caus-among the assistants and a large number of customers Shortly after 12.30 pin., two youths dressed in foreign clothes called' on the proprietor of the with a letter.

One of the ponsible shop assistants "recelvhem. While one presented a letter to him, the other produced the bomb and after due warning had been given to those in the premises, tossed it at the side of a While "the occupants retreated Into an inner room in haste, the

and Vanished among the pedes-young men fed to the street Police were then called to the shop, and had the unexploded missile removed to the station. No damage was reported.

It was reported that the shop had received a previous warning. Despite the denial of the shop proprietor through the Chinese papers that no Japanese Were sold an investigation was seid by che arp yo Foee! thas japanese goods are s 1g sold fas) native products. This was Pointed out to the shop proprietor the letter delivered by' one the two youths yesterday,

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