Occupants of an apartment directly across the street from the scene of the shooting told a "North-China Daily News" reporter that they were preparing to sit down to tea shortly after five o'clock when they heard a series of stacatto explosions coming from tHe direction of 674 Wei Hai Wei Road. They presumed that the noise was caused by firecrackers but curiosity compelled them to look out of the window. For a moment they saw nothing unüsual and'then, as they watched, three men came out of the swinging doors of the building on the Tun. They were dressed in grey gowns and were holding their hands close to their chests as if to conceal their weapons.
When they emerged from the building the trio ceased running and nonchalantly walked at a moderate pace along Weihaiwei Road to Hwa Kee Avenue, where they turned in. A crowd of Chinese had been attracted (Continued on page 8, col. 6)
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