A young Chinese shop assistant was fatally injured and another wounded less seriously yesterday morning when a bomb contained in a parcel exploded at the World Book Ca., Ltd., 290 Foochow Road. The parcel had been left at the shop three days previously by a Chinese who made a small purchase. As the man did not call for it, two assistants proceeded to open it at 10.10 o'clock, with the result that the contents exploded while in the hands of one of them.
He suffered such serious injuries that he died a few hours afterwards in the Lester Hospital The other injured man was peppered with fragments of the bomb in the face, chest and hands. He is expected to recover fully.
The bomb was fashioned from books the inside of which had been hollowed out.
Chief Inspector A. H. Chamberlain, Detective-Inspector G. Bennett and other police from Louza Station hurried to the scene as soon as the alarm had been sounded and questioned several witnesses concerning the man who had left the death-dealing parcel.
Last night the management of the ued a statement saying printing plant in Yangtszepoo had been occupied by Japanese military since last year and that it was still so occupied despite the fact that it had been leased, last July, to the Associated American Industries, Incorporated, a firm with offices in Hamilton House.
The management further stated that no warning preceded the placing of the bomb on October 30.
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