Shanghai, Sept. 9.
Two P.W.D, workers, a mason jand a coolie, were burned seriously at B45 o'clock yesterday morning when sewer gas exploded in a mén~ hole at Bubbling Well and Seymour Roads, The men were working in the sewer opening when one of them struck a match, This caused a volume of accumulated gas to ex. plode, injuring both men. One of the workers suffered second-degree burns while his companion escaped with a less severe scorching. Both were taken to the Paulun Hospital in a Fire Brigade ambulance, Firemen from Sinza "Station attended the scene in two fire-engines but found there was nothing they could do to improve the situation, They returned to their Station after an inspection of the manhole, Owing. to the hour of the accident many Shanghailanders bound for their offices saw the rescue operations, "Esplonophobe" tangs AMeavy Asked as to the general feeling among foreign residents, and also among Japanese educated people whom he met, he remarked that one thing: which greatly puzzled, bewil-Gored and distressed him was the re-
Shanghai, Sept. 12.
The mutilated body of coolie was discovered yesterday morning at 6:30 O'clock at 737 Rue Brenier de Mont-licence with which foreigners residing in Japun spoke of the present position, 'They appeared afraid to do so. In the privacy of their own office or home they would open up, Dut in an hotel lounge, on a railway station, in a train or' bus they exereised the greatest reserve. Caumorand, and the French Police were notified. Investigation revealed -that the vielim had been murdered by some-one wielding 'a hatchet, His throat had been badly hacked. He had not been dead very long.
The assailant, whose identity was of discovered, escaped.
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