Two Chinese are dead and one seriously injured as the result of a shooting which occurred outside, Lane 468, Taku Road about 7.30 p.m yesterday. Tsao Kuo-tung, distributing manager for the Chinese daily newspaper "Ta Mei Wan Pao," was shot and instantly killed by a bullet which passed through his head as he was entering the lane in nis private rickshaw. Another bullet struck him in the chest. A rickshaw coolie who was waiting at the entrance of the lane was struck twice in the chest by stray bullets and died immediately A pedestrian was also shot through the head and is in the Paulun hospital; his condition believed 10 be serious. An amah, who was at the scene of the crime during the shooting was slightly injured.
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