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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 5, 1939,
LATE NEWS
P. EDWARD ATTACK ON US. PROPERTY RD. ATTACK
The recent sensational attack
noon
JAPANESE
A BOMBED -
The
SHANGHAI, Apr. 8.-A bomb hit An eye-witness story of the fatal the American Church Mission In
on a {chopper attack" on a European lady in Prince yoshi Sagara, on March 2, was told yesterday. Damage was elight and Japanese, Changsha during a Japanese air raid Edward Road had an echo in the at the resuming hearing of committal there were no canunities. Kowloon Magistracy this after-proceedings against Li Ping-chun, 22,
Two bombs fell within twenty noon when a 48-year-old unem-nt the Central Magistracy this after-yards of the compound walls, and
within a hundred ployed man named Li Ki came.
four
yards. Li is charged with the murder of American flag was not displayed at before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen Sagara, who died of his wounds a the time but the buildings were very In committal proceedings in con- fortnight after he was attacked in a conspicuous from the air. nection with the wounding of restaurant in Hennessey Road, Wan- Four other bombs
mbs dropped Just Mrs. R. J. Holmes and the armed
outside the North Gate, killing and In 'evidence this afternoon Yeung wounding 120 Chinese. robbery which took place in her Slu-ki, a salesman, disclosed that he An unometal survey shows that fint, 194 Prince Edward Road, was in the restaurant with three there have been fifteen Japanese
The Crown case was that L. in.
friends when the outrage occurred. bombings of American property. In company with others not in custody, about 11.40 p.m.," he said.
"I heard the sound of chopping at China since March 1-Reuter. atole a quantity of jewellery from Mrs. Holmes and her amal.-
"Mrs. Holmes is residing at Prince Edward Road with her three children and an amah," Det.-Inspector Byron sadome time after 8 o'clock on the In opening the Crown ease. morning of March 24, Mrs. Holmes went out shopping, leaving the amah alone in the flat,
Shortly afterwards-at about ten o'clock the front door-bell rang.
The
amnh, on opening the glass panel, saw a Chinese man with a small parcel in his hands. He said he was from the compradore.
"The amah opened the door and three men, all armed with knives,
nediately rushed in.
chai.
"At first I took no notice, as I did was being chopped. not realise that it was"a" "man" who
ever, I heard the sound of screaming "Two or three minutes later, how-
being backed with a chopper. and on turning around saw a mant
cubicles, lying on a bench.
"The victim was inside one of the
SPANISH AIR
ACE KILLED
BURGOS, Apr. 3.—Garcia Morato, leader of the Insurgent Death Squa dron, who is said to have brought by the arm. I told him not to move. Civil War, was killed at Grinon ta
"I went up and caught the assallant down forty enemy planes during the "He said to me: My family has day as he was taking off for an ex- been killed and my sister-in-law has hibition flight.—Reuter, been raped.'
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"At this stage, one of my woman I released the companions fainted. assallant in order to revive her. The im-facsailant was still standing there, members of other churches are wel- muttering something which I could come, will take place at the lop Yat
World's Greatest Tolopathist not hear,"
Church In Bonham Road on Gond
Seos All! Knows All! Tells All! Mir. Whyatt (for the Crown): Can Friday, commencing at 8.15 p.m. you
535
thnt accused was the Dr. J. Stainer's "Crucifixion' and assailant?
other Passion music will be rendered. TOMORROW Witness: No, I cannot. I strongly | by the church cholr under the suspect, however, that the assallant direction of Dr. Yung Chi-tung. Now Universal • wax one of the walters.
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Tied And Gagged "They shut the door and seizing the amnh, tied and gagged her before throwing her on to bed,
"They they began to ranael the fluor. While they were engaged in this, the front door-bell rang
"On opening the door they dis covered that Mrs. Holmes had re- turned home from her shopping.
on
"They struggled with her in endeavour to pull her into the house while she struggled to keep out.
"Two of the robbers then went to the back of the house and ran away while the third man, whom we say is the defendant, persisted in the struggle and a per
made several efforts to Airs.
Holines with the knife. "In profecting herself, Mrs. Holmes received some cuts on the left hand.
| stab
out
"Mr, Holmes then managed to run Into Prince Edward Road and the robber ran out also.
"He ion to the back of the house;
and tried to get away. Was raised and after defendant was caught.
The alarm
chase the
"During the chase, the robber was reen to throw a knife into nullah. Taken back to the house and searched, it was found that he hail sume of the Jewellery mentioned in the charge. He was then taken to the police-station where he charged.
DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE
Was
Dr. F. Tomlinson, Medical Officer of the Kowloon Hospital, in evidence sale that on March 24, at 11.45 mm, he examined, Mrs. Hohnes and found an incised wound on the little Onger of the left hand and another
wound on the fourth finger. There were also two very smali punctures In the palm of the left hand. He also found bruises on the left and right fore-arms. In reply to Inspec- or Byron he sold the wounds might have-been caused by a knite.
The case in proceeding.
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