Ricsha Coolie Seriously Wounded in Avenue Foch was made acquainted after he had] Chi aged a big garden party from a girl, were seized in the French. whi _was impossible for him to Concession, and in which their pri-be absent. vote riesha coolie was seriously
tiffin and there were Dr. R. J. Marshall presided at the wounded, occurred shortly before 10. present noon on June 3. The bandits in this: Brigadier G, Fleming, Lieut-Col. affair used a stolen hire-car, which E. J. de C. Boys, Lieut.- Barker, 8 subsequently abandoned and Judge Purdy, Col 'S. Hooker, Dr. found by International Settlement G. Gauntlett; Dr.
Burton, Police later.
Dr. Ww. Findley, Messrs. 3 The two youngsters are the chil-Hardman, E. F, Batedren of Mr. Wu Ping-kiang, living G.'M. Bateman, W. G. Grokam, at 881 Avenue Foch. At 11.55 a.m. G. A. Johnson, C. 'M. Bain, J. yesterday they were returning to Potter, F. L. Robbins, C. S. Frank-their home in a private ricsha when AL J. Welch, a hire car suddenly cut in front) jand G. E. Marden. of the ricsha near Avenue clu Roi Dr. Marshall delighted the com-Albert, and forced it to a halt. pany with his powers of oratory.
Seeing men with pistols coming Jand proved himself to be a truly out of the car towards the Ticsha, witty speaker. By a happy thought, the ricsha coolie pluckily threw he recalled the saying that a man. himself on one of the gangsters, Jalways was supposed to be a really only to be shot by another of then. }good fellow if everyone knew him 'The children were bundied into his Christian name. If that the car and driven off. A. young. Jwere 30, he would leave to the im-American, Mr. Jensen, "living Jagination the status of Mr. John 'Vu Yuen' Road, gave chase to the hire car when he arrived on' the James Sheridan, who boasted two [Christian names' and was known scene just & few seconds after the
the Far East always by both of greater number of residents in shooting, but it went too fast for his car and he had to give up the them. chase. In the period that he follow-'On behalf of u few of the friends fed the kidnappers he was shot al lof "John James" said Dr. Marshall, fand the windscreen" of his car} Shattered by a bullet that came wit he bad pleasure in presenting. hin gold-mounted walking-stick, very close to him.
The hire-car, which came from sufficient] ibstantial, he hoped, te the Tsong Ven Garage, Rue make it of 8 use to the recipient faving his stay in the West of Ire Auguste Hoppo, was found at 8.30. pam. in Changping Road, Gordon Road district, abandoned. "From Mr. Sheridan, usually so agile police inquiries it was ascertained speaker, for once found himself at that the car had been stolen loss for words, and, after a long 10.40 am, from the corner of Rue study of the remarked that Edan and Avenue Petain. possibly there were places where it "The chauffeur might be of service, but it would be one Kiung Yuhopeless in his home in Achill found, is being Island, for it was by no. means Police for. inquiries. The strong enough. mot to say he was not deeply apgh. However, that was coolie is being at the Red Cross "Hospital, where he was predative of the kind thoughts of hhis friends and thei be of some service to him. evident desire taken by police from Bubbling Well Stet sr the shooting, and is in a serious condition. ]was very much touched by their Jgoodness to himself and the "polo As there have been considerable four." movements of the 'There followed a feast of oratorio Nantao after the outbreak of the cal wit from Judge Purdy (who Sino-Japanese hostilities, the recalled with no small pride his Bureau of Public Safety' of tre Scots ancestry), Brigadier Fleming ity Government of Greater Shang-(who apologised for the fact that jg taking a new census of the: In the Army they were not trained city in view of the return of normal to speak, but only to "do things"), conditions. People residing within Col.. Hooker, Mr, C. S. Franilin, the jurisdiction e three sec-fand' Mir. C. C. O'Connell. one tions of the first division have been guest remarked, provided "John advised to call at the office of the James" was com back, it was!
Nantao Eastern District Merchants not, so bad wishing im farewell in Union during the next 15 days to jsrch company and in such manner. fill up the census forms.
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