THE MAD CHINAMAN.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16448, 3 June 1919, Page 6

THE MAD CHINAMAN.

RETURNED SOLDIER. RUSHES THE POSITION. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. SYDNEY, Juno 2. A tremendous crowd witnessed the last stages of the Chinese siege. His refuge was a small weather-beard cottage” in East Street, the centre of the Chinese quarter. The police kept up a. heavy fusilade with riHcs and revolvers, to which the man frequently replied. The firqjjrigade got several hoses to work, but. in attempting to secure a better position, two firemen were shot, but not severely injured. The siege continued till 10 o’clock, when, after pouring in great quantities of water, the police, with a sudden rush, burst the door. A returned 1 soldier named Ryan, borrowing a police revolver, and waving aside their admonitions to b- cautious, rushed the Chinaman, who fired two shots hut missed/ Ry-n, who with a single shot frilled the desperado. The latter had kept the police at bay for fifteen hours.

The two firemen who were shot make tlie total victims 17, most of them being slightly wounded. Preparations were made to bomb the manaic out, but the final rush made this unnecessary.

Press representatives, running the gauntlet of several bullets, participated in the final rush. - ■