The Archive · 1941

Hit by Shrapnel

Investigations revealed that three mon were walking In Hankow, Road and, when coming near the "Shur Pao" pulling, they threw the hand grenades, One of them exploded, While the other two falled to do"s0, thus. in all probability, resulting in only a fow injuries, the three slightly. Wwoinided being hit by shrapnel. As) joon as the bomb went off the perpetrators took to then heels, but a SPE, went after them, Gring two Ghoig'as he ran. He finally caught up with one of them, He wi cognized as a Badlands character.

The alm of this terroristic act was elleved to be a retaliatory measure for the bombing of a pro-Wang Ghing-wel paper last week. The paper is an American concern, the Dublisher of which fs Mr. N. F. All-Juan, American Tegal practitioner and member of the Shanghai Municipal Council. Questioned on, the latest outrage, Mr, Allman reiterated his: Statement of six months ago when hho said that he considered the bombing outrage a senseless act of wan~ ton destruction and expressed sur~ prise that his paper should be singled Dut as the victim of terroristic act.

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