The Archive · 1939

Chinese Journalist Assassinated

Mr. Chien Hua, Member of Japanese Censorship Board, Shot in Rickshaw

WELL-KNOWN Chinese journalist, Mr. Chien Hua, associate editor of the daily "Shun Pao" and member of the Japanese-sponsored newspaper censorship board, was fatally wounded yest day morning by a lone assassin who waylaid him in Race Course accident.

Answering M. Premet, the Judge pointed out that to prove damages he would have to prove negligence and, in reply, M. Premet stated that at the time of the accident the girl was crossing the road from north to south. The weather at the time was bad and in such weather a driver should have perfect control over his car. He intended to show negligence, he continued, by the gravity of the girl's injuries.. The accident spoke for itself Upon the application of Mr. Reader Harris the Judge granted an adjournment to a date to be fixed.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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