Mr, Zung Chuo-sun, an SMC, con tractor, was waylaid by two rebbers July 10 outside his office 1301" Penang Road, shot and seriously wounded by one of the men fand then robbed of about $800 bank-notes, Mr, Zung arrived at the address Ly automobile at 10 am, carrying a Pay roll of $017, mainly coolies wages. As he stepped from his car was confronted by two stranger: one of, whom pointed a pistol at him, A shot rang out and Mr, Zung slumped to the ground with a bullet wound in the abdomen, His assailants stole all the bills they could ud on him and decamped, 'They escaped over a waste ground adjoining the office building 'A Fire Brigade ambulance took Zung to Paulun Hospital, where a emergency operation was' performe night, lola His condition remained serious that From those who have visited the area since it has been learned that some concrete pill-boxes, about 6 ft. square, have been constructed on the hillsides overlooking the sea, Nothing else has been done beyond throwing 'a barbed wire entanglement round the hills. Foreigners and Chines lure denied entry into the area, ex-cent a few farmers who, having land {inside the barbed wire, are allowed to continue cultivation.
An organization which suffered severely from the closing of Chapoo was the Automobile Club of China, which had begun building a elubhouse before the evacuation order was issued,
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