Hongkong, May 3.
M. Jean Dubois, manager of et Freres, well-known Far Eastern firm of jewellers, who was shot yesterday by two Chinese gunmen attempting to rob the jewellery store, died of his ounds here today.
M. Dubois, who was born in Switzerland, was shot in the stomach while trying to prevent the two Chinese from fleeing from the store. The gunmen, according to the Chinese clerks at Sennet Freres, entered the store at 5 p.m. yesterday and proceeded to smash the windows and showcases, The attempted robbery and shooting occurred while guests of a fashionable wedding were arriving at the Hongkong Hotel, which is adjacent to Sennet Freres, One of the robbers was struck down by the Chinese employees of the jewellery shop, but the other escaped.—United Press.
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