The gunmen then ran toward the entrance of Jessfield Park and, whilst three managed to make good their escape through an. alley" alongside the park on Vu Yuen Road, the fourth, dressed in a green jersey and Tooking of the student type, according to an eye-witness of the tragic encounter, leaped over the low fence nated between and Vu Yuen Road, where he paused for a while, apparently undecided as} to how he could get away Chief-Insp. 0. B. Perkins. amicer in charge of Bubbling Well station, wha had "Just arrived on the scene, ran geres the street and was ready to fire on the thug, when two foreign Indies came out of the park gates and {ound themselves in the line of sire. rer their lives shooting fand during the second or two that followed, the thug took to his heels, running' along Vu Yuen Road and finally making yood his escape through Lane' 1423, at the entrance of whic, hho dropped the bundle of documents that had been part of the Weaving. Mill Toot, Inspt. Perkins had a very narrow escape as the gunman attempted to open fire on him. but his pistol jammed and then he turned to. fe. The olfleer could not have returned fire unless the pedestrians scattered, Sergt. L, W. Brace. who was stand~ ing near the telephone booth situated West of the Silver Taxi Depot on Vu Yuen Road, was also unable to fire for fear of endangering the lives of the many pedestrians standing near the scene.
An emergency ambulance arrived and conveyed the C.P.C. to the Police Hospital where he. was pronounced ead on arrival, however.
Hwa Funeral Directors at Singapore Road yesterday morning, and, whilst the SMP. did not take part officially, a guard of honour composed of members of the SMP. fand the police band, were present the ceremony. whilst high officials Of the Chinese Branch also attended fand extended their condolences to the relatives of the deceased.
CP.C2067. had an excellent record, his death being made mention of, in a special order. He had joined the police in November 1927 and had last" been attached to Bubbling Welt station.
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