Stabbed by Soldier rout Our Ows Constsroxsext Yunnanfu, Oct. 24.
The whole community, Chinese as well as foreign, was shocked by the brutal stabbing of Mr. E. Raznatoviteh, genial manager of the Grand Hotel clu Commerce here. on Octobe" 18 'After Lingering for four days, he died early on October 22. It seems that soldier came to the hotel, ostensibly inquiring for a certain friend. Mr. Razatoviteh replied that no such guest was in' his hotel. After several other one of which was to ask his name, he - replied Jjokingly that foreigners do not have Chinese names. Thereupon the soldier drew a knife and inflicted the fatal wound.
'A Chinese policeman who came to the rescue was also stabbed when he grappled with the murderer, but it was thought to be only a injury. hho also died it is new thought that the Knife must have been boist ted. From the number of questions he hiuirderer asked it is thought that he was sent to take revenge upon some-tone whom he did not know and that mistook" Mr, Raznatovitch for Jscme other person, Apparently robbery was not the motive as he called for the manager to come out but as the victim had known enemies it seems that such treatment can not have been meant) for him. The deceased was a citizen of Jugoslavia and had been in Yun-about twenty-five years. Burial was in the Franco-Annamite Cemetery on the afternoon of the October 22.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.