Stealing silently into the bedroom of Mr. M, Speelman, a. prominent Toeal resident, early' on" May. 24, a Eurasian named Lie Sloe Dje, alles Tris 'Timmermans, made a start Ting attack on the sleeping man, -apparently in the hope of overpowering him and stealing some money. A force seumle followed, which ended with Mr. Speelman, although wounded through' being struck with a bottle, gelting the better of is assailant, fand locking him in the. bathroom. Several slight wounds were inflicted fon the intruder in the course of the Servants, awakened by the noise upstairs, rushed to their master's bed-oom and found him suffering from head wounds. While he was being taken off to the Sto, Marie Hospital, the French Police were notified of the incident, and an enquiry was set fon foot, Meanwhile Lie had managed make good his escape from the bathroom down a drain pipe, the your committee as the China Centre Fepresentative on the—Institutlon "The annual ballot resulted in the election of the following to serve on the committee:—S. ¥. Chang. W. C. Gomersall, C. M. errin, N, Denison, 'H.. Harvey, J. 8." Whitney, A very successful joint garden party was held' on October 10, 1926." Approximately 300 people attended and Teg thought that much good was done because of the opportunity for engineers of all nationalities to get! fo know one another, On December
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