ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.
CHINAMAN BADLY KNOCKED ABOUT. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 30. Kwong Young Lee, an elderly Chinese wlio keeps a. greengrocery in Newtown, was discovered on Monday night, in a room behind his shop, unconscious, with his head badly battered. The till was found open, only a few cop pci's remaining in it. Lee partially recovered consciousness, but was unable to give a coherent account of the happenings. He fancied that he must havo been attacked from behind. As far ns ho remembered, the till contained about £4. It was reported to-night that the man’s condition was greatly improved, and his recovery was likely. It is believed that ho was struck with a hammer. '
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18292, 31 December 1919, Page 6
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