Shanghai, July 23.
'APTAIN "Tug" Wilson, American owner of the New Ritz Bar, was fatally wounded, one gunman was shot dead, one luckless handcart coolie was killed by cross fire between police and gunmen, and over twenty persons were injured-as a wave of terrorist bombings and gunfire burst loose in the Central and Louza Districts about 8.30 last night.
Captain Wilson was shot down as he attempted to bottle up a mob of gunmen in an alley~ way next to the "Shanghai Times" building by closing the iron gates of the lane. The gang, about fifteen in number, were shooting across the street at the French Police and just as Captain Wilson was about five yards from his objective he was dropped with a bullet through his chest, just above the heart, About 50 shots were fired and four hand-grenades thrown in the vicinity of "Blood Alley", which truly live up to its name list night, as splashes of gore daubed the pavement frequent intervals, Captain Wilson was taken to the Sainte Marie Hospital, where he died about an hour after the shooting. What the objective of the terrorists was, is rather vague, but it is presumed that the attack was meant for the "Chung Mei Jih Pao," the "Chinese American Daily News; Chinese language newspaper, whose offices are in the vicinity of the shooting.
The "Chung Mei Jih Pao" was the Jonly Chinese language newspaper to print the denunciation of Mr. Wang Ching-wei, which was made by Dr. Lo Wen-kan and Mer. Wu Tse-hui in Chungking on Friday. The article appeared in yesterday morning's: edition of the local Chinese daily.
'The shooting started inside the' Jatieyway leading to the International Corporation, beside the "Shanghat Times building, at 130 Avenue Edward VIL, about twenty shote being fired in the lane. As the rattle of gunfire broke loose, "French police Jon duty across the street on "Avene Edward VIL deployed for action, shooting into the lane. A' gang of Jabout fifteen men, most of them clad Jin whtle Jerseys and white shore trousers, and most of them armed, rushed out of the re, according a beavycot man clad ina blade, died facketand, trousers "Tis man carried a wicked-looking, hea Pistol" his "hand, which. he red continuously" og he ran the gunmen ran yp the street, hey opened fre a the Bench polls scroos the street. Panic-stricken pede: firlons "huddled Into' doorway ahd attend out on the ground Yo ese the hail of lead which led te are evs fast about the time: that the Bight spots on "Blood "Alley" wore sinning to. wake op, anda American sailors were onthe weet, {ne of these sailors crouched Sein "Ford coach which was parked the street and had the wer sensation of hearing a_stecl-jacketed Dullet 7! bahoe lis a cee ud are Monat one ied
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