TIENTSIN OUTRAGE
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
BRITISH OFFICIAL WOUNDED,
f THERE (ASSAILANTS ESCAPE
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,) (Received 8.36 a.m.) SHANGHAI, October 2. ' Mr Lenox Simpson, the British journalist who (took over the Tientsin 'Customs, ousting the National nominees, following Yen Hai-shan’s northern coup d’etat, is lying dangerously wounded as the result of a sensational attempt at assassination at his own Lome by three unknown Chinese, who shot him. His assailants escaped in a motor car. The crime has icrcated a stir in oflleial circles. The 'latest report regarding Mr Simpson states that there is no immediate danger of him losing his life, though it is declared that if he recovers he will be paralysed in the lower half of the body for life. The driver of the car has been arrested, but 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 seiz are of the Customs, declaring that the service has improved 50 per cent, under Mr Simpson’s administration, f
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Northern Advocate, 3 October 1930, Page 5
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177TIENTSIN OUTRAGE Northern Advocate, 3 October 1930, Page 5
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