The Municipal police yesterday were investigating an assault on a Russian named Lebedeff residing at 210 Thorne Road while he was walking along Yangtszepoo Road near Chemulpo Road, on Wednesday evening.
Stealthily creeping up from behind, an unknown assailant struck the Russian on the head with some hard object.. The victim was rendered unconscious and on coming to found that he had been robbed of $15.30 which he fad on him and a fountain pen. He reported the case to the Wayside Road police station,
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