At the corner of Boone Road, the robber risted the cheer to fonts She lant was bul a abort tater from Broadway sen Wai edu the wet pavement and burst tye Without estan, the Set Signed "and "ran towards the nate Market, withthe appacen {Motion of escaping inthe crowd Here further shot were exchanged policemen, "who aso Bad courting at time when Chinese police congabies stacked to the Hone Rew Sieion wore changing dies, the shooting strasied the attention of epteup of conrablen" who" ram fne'Sebe n'a ssu of the hich Seaitced sever of bystanders on the Saver f lo tort na ree Bone" ins Sauber as seen o be ik Several ier ana was Brought down dead.
Mr, MacDonald Hit Hearing a burst of firing and also police whistles, Sub-Inspr. Carnie ran Out into the compound and opened the back door of the station facing Boone Road, where Mr. MacDonald had just collapsed with a stray bullet In his heart, He was rushed to the General Hospital in an ambulance, but succumbed before arrival there.
It was estimated that no less than 80 shots were fired in the fight, the majority being from the police. Of the nine policemen who took part in the ght, one was a Sikh constable, the remainder being Chinese.
The Inquest H. M. Coroner, Mr. C. H. Haines, opened an inquest on the Tate Mr. N. G. MacDonald at the Public Morjtwary, that day, and, after hearing evidence of identification, adjourned the inginay until 230 pin. on Tuesday, April 1 Mr. W. C.D. Bowen, a chartered accountant employed by the New Engineering & Shipbuilding Works, said he had known the deceased early three years. Mr. MacDonald was 39 years old. He was employed at the New Engineering & Shipbuild-'Works, as machine-shop foreman had been with the frm for the past four years. Previously he was employed with the China' General Omnibus Ca. He was a native of Scotland and first came to Shanghai as a marine engineer in ships of the Ben Line and P. & O. Line, who did his work efficiently, and was that day. expressed held in_great respect by his colle- the imposition of the equalization tax agues. He was fond of does and par-Heularly interested in bulldog breed.
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