CHINESE AFFAIRS
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION,
[by CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.]
SHANGHAI, October 2
Lenox Simpson, a British journalist, who took over the Tientsin Customs, ousting the Chinese National Government’s nominees, following on the Northern coup de etat, is now lying dangerously wounded as the result of a sensational attempt at assassination at his own home by three unknown Chinese, who shot him. his assailants escaping in a motor car. The crime has created a. stir in official circles. PARALYSED FOR LIFE. (Received October 3, 8 a.m.) SHANGHAI. October 2. The latest report regarding Simpson states that there is no immediate danger of him losing his life, though it is declared, if he recovers, he will be paralysed in the lower part of the body for life.
Tho driver of the car has been arrested, but he denies all knowledge of the affair. Authoritative sources state that the Tientsin Customs accounts are in perfect order, foreigners and Chinese, including many who opposed the seizure of the customs, declaring that the service had improved fifty per cent, under Simpson’s administration.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 3 October 1930, Page 11
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