Wounded by an unknown gunman six days ago, Sub-Insp. Kang Pi of the French Municipal Police, died at the Ste. Marie's Hospital at 10.30 a.m. yesterday after batting with death for almost a week. An operation was performed on Saturday, but he died without regaining consciousness.
Tt will be recalled that he was riding home on a bicycle when the gunman shot. at him while he was entering Zen Hoei Li off Route Pere Robert. "Two shots were fired and the officer was hit in the back. He was rushed to the Ste. Marie's Hospital. he told me he had been gambling, at the wheel I think it was. He also said he had been taking the money over a year and a half." Witness went on to relate how he telephoned to Mr. H. D. Rodger, a lawyer who accompanied MacKellar and him to the police station. From that time he said Mr. Rodger did all the talking. The police cautioned accused in the usual way, he added, and he had nothing to say.
Mr. Reeks successfully applied for leave to cross-examine witness at a later stage and Mr. Watkin Williams was given leave to re-examine on any new issue. Bail was allowed to stand as before.
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