The Archive · 1939

Premises Surrounded

Police reinforcements arrived on the scene and after the woud hong ied, a party entered the premises only to find two abondoned Jong gowns and the Mauser pistol used by the gunman, It ape that after taking off gowns by which he would" no doubt have been recognized, the thug managed to leave the premises une Actected. The pistol was examined by allistic experts but was found. not to have been previous shootings. Meanwhile, the two me Jured_pedestri coolie and apprentice wed to the Paulin hosp re they were found to be suitoring from a knee foot wound, respectively:

The man who originally raised the alarm and who could possibly have given some clue as to the identity of the thugs, because he could hardly have raised the alarm without know= ing what the men were atter, could for be traced up to an early hous The courageous constable la to be armed because, although al ed to Central station, be permitted 10 take his! weapon home ver the noon hour as he hud been detailed for duty at the Race Cours Investigations are being con Marines Entice Former NCO's to Re-enlist Shanghat, Nov. 22 Coincident with the US. itarine Come recruiting deve to swell the strength of the Corps to 25,000 men, 200 more than the res who have of the service less than four with the ranks This parure from' the established custom Whereby men who re-enlisted jin the Marine Corps, regardless of rank held Jat the time Vious service, a private. Tu addition "to this ug offer to former nor-com-sioned oticers the age has been extended to The recruiting drive wax started by the US. Marine Corps. marder fo keep step with the increase in Navy personnel to 145,000, ordered by President Roosevelt in connection ith his proclamation of October 8 which states that a national emergjency exists in connection with and to the extent necessary for the proper observance, safeguarding and enforcement of the neutrality of the United States, and the strengthening of the national defence within the Umits of peacetime zuthorizations.

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