The terrorists are continuing their murderous campaign against loyal workers in the Settlement and reports Inst week had it that their gunmen killed another employee of 'a foreign firm last Thursday night. The victim was an employee in the Tobacco Products Ca. at 50 Yulin Road, who was returning home in the company of two other employees fof the same concern at the time.
The murder took place at 7.10! pam, as the three men were entering an alleyway just off Yulin Road, Without a ward three men, all of them armed with pistols stopped them and without a word one of them opened fire. The deceased, named Zau Zung-yui, fell dead and the other two took to their heels.
They were followed by the two Jother would-be assassins, th: latter Gring at them as they fled.
A coolie employed in the Ewo cotton mill, who was also returning home, was' struck in the abdomen one of the stray bullets.
Utkin, who was conducting a search party, was told of the Jshooting and made investigations. The wounded coolie was found and immediately sent to St. Luke's Bos. pital, where it is ascertained that. hhis condition was serious, Further investigations led to the! finding of the body of the Tobacco, Products Ca, workman, In_ the' vicinity of where the deceased was, lying Were four empty cartridge cases of the.38 mauser type and three more of the sume description were found near the body of the wounded coolie.
Det-Inspr. Prince went to the} place of the shooting and is mak-Ing enquiries which are hoped to lead to the arrest of the gang.
The police are making the most. serious attempt to stop terror that liar ever been made to [stop a crime wave in Shanghai, the neighbourhood of $20,000 is being offered for the arrest or infor motion leading to the arrest of the assassins. "Of this amount $2,000 is being offered in eight cases, while rewards of from $100 to $1,000 are Being offered in several other ensen of murders, Work Stopped Operatives at about arious Shanghai indes. tries on strike, the previous total being augmented last Friday by a general strike in the Yangtzepoo Cotton Bill a: 1 Wetmore Road. already have enough to contend against withoa> the added incubus fof another shipping strike (the as sumption is being made that the present strike men will come {0} an end some i people are apt to lose sight of is that many of the masters and officers of ships are married, increased cast imereasing ard increasing and the arearly reduced purchasing power of the silver dollar as compared to the time when the present rates were! brought into operation, aifeets the that Jone el: make Jends meet in eases. And] they are faced with a ten per cent, eduction ty take "feet practically without notice,
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