The Archive · 1940

Newspaper Again Target of Bombs

But Hand Grenades Fail

To Explode this Time at proceeded to take advantage of it to "dhung Mei Jih Pao" ° of their obily, Again, early yesterday morning, Sporting Events terrorists attacked the "Chinese Sporting interest was divided be.

ly News" ("Chung Mei Course. At. the former, several bei tween the Cani e Race thousand persons turned out to at-'VII, ten& the Skottowe Cup final between the Lido and Clube Lusitano, while and Kiangse 58 e ive band-grenades of the Come. to which the third day races racing addicts flocked to the Race into, or placed in, the distribution 9f the TRE. 28th Annual Race office of the paper—a morning journal Meeting, which included the I. R. C. ur but both boris ied Grant Nate mal Grand National and the Easter Mon-Pole from Central Station arrived Late in the afternoon, Nanking om the scene shortly after the attack; people, mostly Chinese, who were out a thorough search of the neighbour- % take advantage of the rather mild the rtly after the attack, Road was thronged with thousands of Hood failed to reveal trace of them. Weather. Along Bubbling Well Road The two hand-grenades, which were|could be seen several hardy foreign-wrapped in paper were removed by ers who seemed to take it for granted Cambridge, threatening letters have recently been These gentry were attired in resplend-the Police. It is understood that no|that Spring had definitely arrived. in the Trent College XV. ükelved by the the ant spring suits and had ventured Tereyed by the management of the} ous into the open without overcoats, "The main incident involving the} ding a gay splash of colour to the publication which has policies in its columns, took place last Plan to Assist Local Jaly 22 when a large gang tackl ed snd Mauser pistols, hied Capt. A. P. Industries ihe newspaper with hand-grenades Wilson, American, and several Chinese and wounded a number of others, Chungking To Investigate while the police, in turn, shot one of Situation the gangsters dead.

Detectives from Central Station} A plan has been drawn up by the throughout yesterday were investigat- Southwestern Industrial Association ing the throwing of the two bombs. for relieving big Chinese industries They questioned a number of wit- in Shanghai which are said to be nesses about the circumstances of the experiencing difficulties in view of bold attack. A coolie saw a Chinese the situation. The Chinese press re-with what appeared to be the deadly ports that according to the plan, the parcel under one arm. Others heard Ministries of Finance and Economics the thud when the hand grenades {should send representatives to make landed on the floor of the circulation investigations first in order to know office and, strangely enough, did not|the production and distribution of explode. goods manufactured by Chinese factories in Shanghai witha view to extending financial help.

Mr. De Valera Appeals tions, the joint office of the four Gov-After completion of the investiga-E ernment banks should be ordered to 2 Eire Premier Says No Group [ids sul te ced by ile

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