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Reuter's Telegrama
Attempted Ascessination of a British Governor.
Chinaman Firas at Sir F.lay.
Hong Kong, July
A sensational occurrmcs marked the arrival
here today of Sir Francis May, the newly appointed Governor
and Lady lay and family.
After the inspection of the Guard of honour, a Chinsman rushed cut of the crowd and fired a revólver at His Excellency.
him
The shot niased and lodged in the hood of thɛ Governor's
chair. An Indian constable warded off a blow which the man attempted to deliver, and a Europzan Sergeant, namɛd Gerrott, knocked down and arrested the Governor's assailant.
He proved to be a Cantonsss, 24 years of age, and the son of
After his arrest
a former Hong Kong Chinese constablɛ.
he declared that it was his determination to assassinate Sir. Francis Day, owing to his detectation of the British,
E. July 4.
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