The Archive · 1941

Cire's Explosion

At about 940 pin, a time bomb went off at Ciro's, popular resort on Bubbling Well Road resulting in in: jury. to two Chinese, Detectives of the Sinza Road police station made enquiries at the place and ascertain~ fed that the bomb was left behind a Sofa by two Chinese in foreign attire, who left the resort ten minutes before the explosion. The sofa was inthe middle of the hall.

"The injured Chinese were rushed tothe Paulun "Hospital while the police scoured the district in search of the men responsible for the outrage, "The Mee Koo Mel ballroom in Vu Ya Ching Road within a stone's throw of the Paradise Ballroom which was also bombed was thrown into an uproar at about 930 pin. when time bomb exploded ju a corner. No one was injured.

"Enquiries made by officers of the Sinza police disclosed that the bomb was left by two Chinese in foreign clothes who left the place shortly before the explosion, after placing the bomb behind a sofa. Window panes were smashed and some damage was done to furnishings in the Place. The resort was filled with Emoke and the fire brigade attended, "The "Paradise Ballroom on the: sixth floor of the Sun Company was the victim of the next outrage re~ sulting in five Chinese being injured, but not seriously, As in the previous eases no arrests were made. The bomb which was described police who visited the scene as a Bomb not of the high explosive type, was left behind a table by some unknown person, who left the place hhurriediy shortly before the explo:

ion.

At 1055, p.m. the Paramount Ballroom was the scone of the last explosion which caused a smal] fre to breakout but, which was put out by the fire brigade which promptly responded to an alarm from the place. A near panic was created by the explosion.

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