Hongkong, Aug. 22.
Reuter's correspondent witnessed political murder in the heart of the city this evening, outside the premises Jot the "South China Morning Post.'
'Hearing two shots, he rushed to the Jscene, and found q Chinese in foreign Jdress' lying in the gutter, badly sla shed, with hatchet wounds in the face, and bullet wounds in the back fand' neck. A reported that while 27 Japanese bombers came, only 21 returned, Reuter's correspondent this morn~
The victim was identified as Me. JShum Sung, the son of Mr, Wang [Ching-wel's sister. He is stated have been acting as agent for Mr. Wang Ching-wel in Hongkong. ted, are said to have closed, while the housing pro-
Hongkong, Aug. 25, Thirty-four members of the Military [Affairs Commission on Chengtu were said to, have been killed or injured when Japanese planes bombed the Three Chinese were seen running lgrom the scene of the Killing, discard ling. two choppers. They vanished arrived.
Jdown side-streets before the police
'The are is now cordoned, off by police, Who are examining the evidlence, and are pursuing investigations into' the illing.
It appears, that the victim was leaving a Chinese club with two friends when the assassins approaching him from behind, and slashed him with hatchets, st the same time firing shot after shot at his head, The police have already recovered one pistol, and twe histchets, which, it is hoped, will lead to the apprehension of the assassins.—Reuter,
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