The Archive · 1937

First Special Court

Inguests on Bomb Victims

The bodies of eight Chinese, tncluding "two women, were removed to the Public Mortuary on Oct. 26 and the previous day for Inquest to be held by the Chinese court authorities.

According, to police evidence, all except one had died as vielims of Japanese bombing during past few jays. "Two of them were wounded fon Chungshan Road. on October. 24 and taken to a Settlement hospital where they succumbed, Another: two received their wounds the same [day at the Poisingching Village while stil another two were burned in Myburgh Road on October 22 what was believed to be a Japane Incendiary bomb, but which the Japanese contended was a pottd tank, One of the remaining deceased was wounded in Chapei on October 29 and died in a Settlement gyospital.

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