'Motor Car Bandits' Attack on Manager of Commercial Press One Injured and Two Dead A' sensational affair occurred in Chapei about 8 a.m. on Thursday According to his usual custom, Mr. ¥. C. Bau, managing director of the Commercial Press Ld., who resides in Paoshan Road at, no great distance from the company's works, set off from his house to walk to the office. He had proceeded only a few yards from the house when he was approached by a Chinese, armed with a revolver, who stopped him abruptly and demanded a loan, several thousands of dollars being asked for. Mr. Bau replied that he had ho money on him and asked the man to accompany him to his office, but this suggestion of course did not appeal to the bandit.
Intter had a confederate in in a more? car drawn up. la an alleyway near by, and on a signal being given, the second man rushed on the scene and Mfr.
Bau was secured and forced into the ear, then driven off along the Tien Tung An Road. Upon starting off, Mr. Bau made an attempt to grapple with the men and in the struggle " revolver was fired, wounding him in the upper part of the left arm. Fortunately, the wound was not a serious one.
With the car proceeding at reduced speed along the narrow road, Mr. Bou was xripped by both "men, with his hands foreed behind him, but he managed to escape from this predicament.
Asking that he might be allowed to remove his Jong gown, he was given a moment's freedom and used it to good purpose, vat clean over the side of the and landing in received a fatal wound, The chase was continued without pause, and, seeing that he was outnumbered and that capture was inevitable, the bandit turned the revolver upon "himself and fired a shot which caused instant death.
All that remained was to arrest the unfortunate chauffeur. His statement to the Chapei "police, who now hold him in custody, was that that morning the two ' men called at a garage in the French Concession and hired the ear, and neither he nor the management had Any suspicion that they were bandits.
Mr. Bau is not seriously injured. He was able to return to his home after having received medical attention. The attack upon him is believed to have been inspired by no other motive than that of obtaining a sum of substantial Gex. Ho Feng-lin and Mr. Hsu, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, have asked for $100,000 to defray the expenses of returning the three Russian ships in the Huangpu to the Sonets, says a Peking nows agency. The Government is reported. a failing to see the justice of the claim the ships can be handed over to the Russian representa-Shanghai. It is reported wns want' the ships taken to a Russian port, The American Consul-General Nas received instructions from the Department of ing additional i approved by the Department of Labour for students going to time Bere coolie in Chaoufoong Road' in the early hours.on Wednesday led to a useful seizure of contraband arms. The coolie was found! to be carrying tone Mauser pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition. He stated that he was employed by a Japanese living. at 1115 Yangtszepoo Rond and the police, accompanied by a ' representative from the Japanese Consulate, paid a visit to this house. Upon searehing the place, they discovered 10 automatic pistols, 29 pistol mage Mauser pistol barrels, and 100 rounds of ammunition... A Jap-nese woman who was in the house fat the time of the raid was placed under arrest. The coolie was brought at the Mixed Court later in the morning and was sentenced to a month in gaol, (HINA Journal of Science & Arts, edited by Mr. A. do C. Sowerby and Dr. J.C." Ferguson, is a bi-monthly, profusely illustrated magazine. Tt contains authentic articles written by experts on the 'Arts, Literature and Science of 'China. "The annual subscription is, '$10.00 Shanghai currency, or $6.00 gold U.S.A. and Canada.' Office:—Roomh 102, the Bon' Building, Shanghai, Central 3247, ANGUISH lady wishes to travel to Shanghai and is prepared to undertake care of children or act as companion or secretary in return for passage. Highest references. Miss Scott, 91 Belgrave Road, London, 8.W.1,
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