The Archive · 1924

Assassination of Gen

TANG CHI-YAO

Report of Murder of Yunnan Governor Confirmed: Attempt to Kill Gen. Yang Sen Chéngto, Sept, 30.

'The rumour of the assassination of General Tang Chi-yao, Governor of Yunnan, has now been confirmed. Reports' state that he wax shot. three places by the son of Lo Feiching, who was Governor of Sz0- Jchuan at the time of the fall of the Yuan Shih-kai regime. Gen. Tang, though taken to the French hospital, appoint one of their medical officers died the next day, after appointing to the inspecting board, replied, his brother to succeed him. effect that they di not 200 that|inge "Governor "Yang. Sen, whic after considerable delay,

such an inquiry would serve any walking with a companion "on the useful purpose, adding the sarcastic Chingtu West Parade Ground, was retort that any imperfections in the shot at from a distance. Gen. Yar methods at the farm which might escaped unhurt, but his companion have existed would no doubt have was killed. The Parade Ground was been remedied by then. This has immediately surrounded and search naturally been interpreted as mean-made for the ass ing that the official view of the result.—Reuter's Pacific Service. Ayfphoid outbreak is being maint. tained. All that the medical authorities have been able to say,

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