Assailants March Chinese Victim to "Post of Execution Over Twenty Shots Fired WO Korean renin and a Chinese met their death at the hands of four daring Chinese gunmen, when the latter fired at them at point blank range, shortly after 3.10 p.m. yesterday, opposite house 159, Fahwah village, some 200 yards off Columbia Road, in "Ta Tao" ferriter) Whilst the Koreans sagged to the ground after at least fifteen shots had found their mark, the gang purposely omitted to fire at the Chinese, whom, it seemed, they wanted to corner and take away alive.
As a result of the coolies cries for help, two French C.P.Cs dashed to the house and found that the three men had already decamped. They chased the trio and were able to arrest one of them ina little village off Avenue Joffre, whilst the sole possessor of a weapon amongst the thugs ran through Tamsui Road and Avenue Edward VII into Chungking Road, with C.P.C. 1556 hot on his heels.
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