The Archive · 1939

Reserve Unit Busy

Whilst detectives were busy 19 their offices, the Reserve Unit of the SALP. was on continuous duly from 830 pam. on July 22 until 8 am yesterday as they continued to search hotels, lodging houses and the scene of the shootings in an endeavour to find additional arms and ammunition.

The condition of the injured persons remains unchanged, with three very serious condition and others only slightly injured although needing hospital attention. Miss Nelly Schikinskaya, 19° year-old dance partner employed by the Palais Cafe, was reported to be doing well yester= day, having been admitted to the Russian Orthodox Hospital, Route Say Zoong, with a gunshot injury to her knee, sustained when she alighted from a bus at the corner of Kiangse Road and Avenue Faward. VIL.

Meanwhile, high police officials were in conference yesterday mor: Ing studying drastic precautionary measures which are to be taken In attempting to prevent similar incid-nts, whilst four suspects will face the First Special District Court this morning when the police will ask for their remand in custody.

Judge N. E, Lurton, and Mr, Gordon Campbell, Coroner and Marshal. respectively, of the United States Court China, viewed the body of Mr. Wilson yesterday. morning and permitted lis removal to the Internation-Funeral Directors. The inquest will open ut 1020 am. tomorrow.

Full details regarding the method employed by the gangsters in obtatn-Ing the four cars were also gathered yesterday. It appears that one of the men presented himself at the Ford Hire Service Station on Edin" hunh Road shortly before 8 p.m. and ordered four cars, He sented himself in the first and the others followed to the Ts Vu" Pang. alley where, as already reported in the "Nortti-China Daily News" on July some 180." well-armed desperadoes have their headquarters, it being here too that a police search-party was fired at on July 2 About 20 men entered the cars "and ordered "the rivers to take them to Kiangse Road, when the shoot-up started, Although no confirmation could be obtained, it seems certain that the ang acted on instructions from a pro-Wany Ching-wel organization ant was held likely yesterday that firm representations would be made to the "Ta Tao" authorities by the SAP. regarding the free aces which armed criminals have to the Seftlement from Edinburgh and other outlying roads.

An inquest on the two Chinese killed inthe affair, will be opened this-morning, whilst the condition of the injured suspect was understood to be satisfactory enough to permit questioning by investigating detectives,

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