The Archive · 1939

Gunman Escapes

It did not take long, however, to ascertain that no-one had been wounded, Police arrived from Louza Station and started to Investigate the shooting, but. they found that the gunman' had Ned. The amply. carte idge-case was discovered and was taken to Police Headquarters for examination, "It was from a 32. calibre pistol but the weapon from which it had been fired had no re~ cord in local rime, the investigation showed, One explanation of the shooting given last night was that it~ was perpetrated by a Chinese who was angered at not having won anything substantial after having played one of the slot-machines In the blase for some time,

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