Prominent Chihli Officer Shot on Parting from Friend at Shanghai Another case has te be added to the long list of political assassinations which have occurred in Shanghai, the victim being Yang Ti-tsong, commander of a Di men in Fukien province and a prominent member of the party. Yang came to Shanghai from Fukien some three weeks ago, Jen route for Hangchow, ostensibly with the purpose of attending the 'Sun Chuan-fang birthday celd tions. Returning to Shanghai on Wednesday last week, he at once nade arrangements for returning to} Fukien, accommodation being reserved for him on board the San Peh 8. N. Core' str. Shing Ming, fand he went on board on Thursday cwards noon, his efourage including an armed bodyguard of 25 me Early in the afternoon, an officer of the Chinese Navy went on board and had an interview with Yanx, The assassination occurred at. the jelose of the interview, when Yang was taking leave of his visit hot, fired as he was cabin, striking him in the back and Aicting a wound which eventually. proved fatal, The injured man war ed from the ves side the Chinese Bu Arsenal, and although St.
Hospital ambulance was for, and attended, his removal to the "pital was not sanctioned, whether Later in the of Shih-kuei ordered his removal to. the Red Cross hospital in Avenue Haig, but there was no hope his recovery, and he died at mid night.
Tne authorities have detained a ber of the sleceaxed's bodyguard, under suspicion of having com mitted, or having been connected with, the crime.
Precise details of the crime are lacking, but one curious eireumtance may be mentioned. The Captain of the vessel had been en-terraining some foreign friends, and they were 0: the point of leav:
the vessel at the same moment ax Yang's naval visitor. Pointing Yang, the Captain commented on his prom-nonce in Chinese affairs, amd added thay a word of caution ad as to securing his safety. The words had hardly. been poke whos a shot was fired and fell a victim to what evidently of an unexpected attack, The eid man had been ly ed with Marshal THE question of Heensingg works of the Ford Hire Service the latest "Bulletin French Concession living wither a few blocks of the station who their ears regularly, and it would the an inconvenience to thera f the station were removed. He also mentions that he has given cinders that no forging will be done in the works before 8 a.m., between 12 noon and 2 pam, or after 8 p.m. In circumstances of the case the Council has granted the required licence, which, however, is drawn in the event f compl the neighbours. current dollars is considered to be satisfactory, at any rate as regards minted at Tientsin (3rd, 9th and [10th years of the Repul Hangchow (8rd year) and Nanking (Oth and 10th years). About six months ago the Anking (Anhui) mint bean turning out an 8th year dollar of decidedly inferior quality, but prompt measures against its' circulation were taken, the Customs authorities [forbidding the shipment of silver 3 the mint and placing an embargo upon the exportation of its della Situations such as these may be re. medied when the projected Shanghai Mint begins its work, if it ever does. At present we understand a quan: tity of the necessary machinery is lying idle in godowns, and funds marked for construction of the mint seem to have found some unintended destination.
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