A Chinese youth was wounded in the right thigh during on attempted farmed. robbery yesterday' when six men, {wo of then armed with pistols, entered a Chinese private hospital. owned by Dr. D. of. Chung at Aventie Roxd, at about 10 am. yesterday.
The six men walked into the hospital where at the time several per-Font were awaiting their tum to be treated by the doctor. One of the armed men was left outside the, office to keep 3 look-out, while the rest. went in.
The look-out man kept toying sith his pistol and accidentally pulled the trigger with the result that the: youth, slated to be about sixteen or: Eevenicen years of age, was wounded. Hearing the pistol go\off, the other bandits ran gut of the office and escaped without stealing a thing.
The youth. who prior to the shoot ing was waiting for the doctor to examine him, had his wound dressed. An emergency ambulance was then called out and the wounded was: taken to the Paulun Hospital. His condition was not thought to be serious. strikers yesterday from noon until 1 Dm. and it was learned, made Offer which was favourably: received. The om cial stated fast night that he lit have settled the strike were not for political influences, exert ing its pressure against a settlement.
"The strike has greatly inconvent-Jenced many reason ticket holders who fare now confronted with a problem fof holding tam tickets ud' pay it their fare on the buses. Tie latter, however, are doing good busine hile the tiekshaws have found. the strike an opportunity they kad tong
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