Three Men Are Fortunate to Escape Injury Peiping, Aug. 25.
Gunmen os yet unidentified fred seven shots from a motor-car at three British soldiers here at" midnight Jast night, but without hitting them, The incident occurred ax the s0l-diers were returning from a cinema to their barracks in the Legation Quarter. They were proceeding along the main cast-to-west street," just north of the Legation Quarter, when big closed car drove up from behind, two revolvers were thrust out, and seven shots fired. The "soldiers were then passing the Grand Hotel de Pekin, None of them was hit, Dut a rickshaw puller was struck fon the leg. He was not seriously After the shooting, the car drove rapidly away. A Chinese policeman fon point duty 60 yd. away tried to Slop the car, but "without success, The machine, he declared, did not carry a licence number. Because the sky was overcast and the indifferently lighted, the were unable to judge the nationality of their attackers, 'The British Embassy made repre senlations to the Chinese authorities this morning, requesting that proper measures be' taken to protect Britinh life ana property, The thee toler involved in the Incident are all" members Worcestershire i which sup Plies the Brith Embassy" Guard Reuter.
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