A CHINESE TRAGEDY.
A FIERCE STRUGGLE. [Pek Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 6. A boy returning from the Mount Roskill School yesterday afternoon looked into a cottage occupied by two Chinese market gardeners, Ah Jing and Louie Yang, and saw Ah Jing stretched out on the floor with .a gun beside him. When investigation was; made Ah Jing was found in bed fully clothed with an extensive wound in the abdomen, the .flesh being seared.jso that it was evident that he had /been shot at close range. The woxmded man stated that Louie Yang had shot him. Apparently there was a fierce struggle, the bed being covered with blood, the curtains were torn down, and there was a stream of b'ood culminating in a pool where Ah Jirig fell. Ah Jing said a quarrel arose owinrr to Louie Ynnsc lying in bed while he worked. "There was much talk." he added; "we ficht, ho l'Vl." A" 1 * -Ting is in the Hospital, and his condition is very critical. Louie Yanp". who was arrested this morn ins at Panmure, had one hand badly cut.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080806.2.70
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 9307, 6 August 1908, Page 3
Word Count
182A CHINESE TRAGEDY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 9307, 6 August 1908, Page 3
Using This Item
Star Media Company Ltd is the copyright owner for the Star (Christchurch). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Star Media. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in