DOCTOR ASSAULTED.
BY DRUNKEN JAPANESE. Received February 28, 9.45 a.m. SHANGHAI, Feb. 27. A Japanese soldier, presumed to be drunk, to-day attacked Dr Edward Birt, one of the most prominent residents, and slashed his head and face with a dagger, shouting “English pig!” A Chinese policeman rescued Dr Birt, who, it is feared, will lose an eye.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 77, 28 February 1938, Page 10
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