The Archive · 1938

Second Outrage

Closely following on the more serious attack on the "Hwa Mei Wan was a second terrorist outrage fat House 5, Lane 56, Kiaochow Road, the residence of Mr. L, % Yuan, formerly of the "Shanghai Evening Post," who left Shanghai about a weel ago, The attack occurred shortly before 7.30 p.m,, a potato-masher type of hand grenade being hurled against the back door. Two panes of glass were broken, but no tone was injured In the explosion, Investigation Continued air, Omar Nielsen.

Mr, finer Nielsen, former volun Mnbulanes river" ju the solon amps' yiounded in the. face Ba shrapnel, Mr, Omar Nielsen, a Dane, manager of Victor's Bar, on the Concession side, was slightly _injured in the ' forehead, a hose git! employed at the ar was infeed more seriously in. the eye, 2 Russian customer was injured, Jind'a Chinese. boy employed Aoorkeeper at rareai's Bar, also the Conversion sie, was injured by fying floss when a" police' bullet went through' the bar and lodged. inthe bedroom of the manager inthe rear the building. A watchman on duty fhside the "wa Met Wan" Pao Cniees was also slightly injured.

Police Open Fire ust br The Bund shortly before 648 eaching on foot from the diree-

pu, the terrorist hurled the grenade, ihe potato-masher type, into. the front doorway of the effec. Tt burst saith a termine era ah and as splinters debris low in all dizeetions, the Terrorist quickly" took to his heels ran agres the street to the Confcssfon side, Although wounded, the Chinese dviective blazed away. with fis gun, and a Settlement CPC. also few. his weapon and fired at the fvaltive," French Police onthe op. posite side of the street swiftly joined rand the, man ran across io. the 'Settlement side once axa, being shot coda short. distance' west of the "Vell of the bombing were rushed! to the Police Hospital and the Lester Ghinsse Hospital, but none of the Me furles were believed to. have. been Serious, wilh the exception of those Sistained' by Mise Belly" Wong, the Chinese bar iti employed by Vietor's Bare who. that. might was being operated on at the Country. Hospital rise Wong was badly injured in one

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