The Archive · 1939

Alleged Hand Grenade Carrier Arrested

A young man named Chen Siao Sant tze, who was suspected by the polict to have been in possession of tw tand grenades, was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday on a writ of detention. He arrested at about 2 a.m. genter a foreign police officer and a Chine policeman while he was lurking Lane 588 Ferry Road. When he saw the officers he was alleged to have dropped a hand grenade on the road and run away. The officers took up the chase and Chen was caught. Sometime later, a hawker discovered another hand grenade in Gordon Road and turned it over to the police. It was believed that Chen had parted with both missiles.

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