With the attempted assassination of Lieutenant P. Blanchet, Deputy Commissioner of the French Police, still fresh in the minds of Shanghailanders, terrorists struck again with a vengeance yesterday morning when a cowardly attempt was made upon the life of Mr. R. W. Yorke, Deputy Commissioner of the Shanghai Municipal Police, shortly after 9 am. as two gunmen opened fire at Mr. Yorke's car just as it was leaving Lane 749 Vu Yuen Road to go to his office at the Police Headquarters.
Mr. Yorke, who resides at house 7 in the lane, was in his car at the time of the attempt. The vehicle, driven by a Chinese chauffeur, was travelling towards Vu Yuen Road when two Chinese, immaculate in white foreign clothes, drew their pistols. Mr. Yorke picked up his fire arm, which he as a rule keeps on the cushion beside him, and fired almost simultaneously with the Chinese gunmen. The other would-be assassin ran behind the car and started firing from there, Three shots hit the car, one of them pierced the fender, while two penetrated the left rear door. Mr. Yorke remained unscathed, although one of the bullets lodgea in the cushion some three inches away.
Mr. Yorke's chauffeur did not stop the car and this might have been the reason why the Police official, although he emptied his clip, failed to bring any of the assailants down. One of the Chinese gunmen ran out of the lane, but was detained by a Japanese gendarme before ne could get away. Nothing, however, has been heard of him.
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