One boatman was killed and another received serious wounds yes: terday morning when they were fired on by a Japanese sentry near the Texas Oil Ca. wharf in Pootung.
Although the incident occurred at about 5 a.m., the two boatmen were only brought to the Customs Jetty shortly after 2 pin. One of them was found dead, while the other one was immediately conveyed to the Lester Chinese Hospital in an ambulance.
It was reported that the boat in which the two were travelling had been asked to halt by a Japanese sentry in the vicinity of the Texas Of Ca. wharf in Pootung. The latter opened fire as the Chinese failed to bring their boat to a stop. ization of the Chinese mobile units in Pootung by the Japanese had not been completed.
While Tao Shih-sung and Li Tse-commanders of Chinese irre-
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