Two Chapei police constables searching early on Tuesday morning for armed robbers were mysterious. ly murdered The body of one man was discovered near the Shanghai North Station. Although that of the other unfortunate victim was found at some distance from this snot, he had apparently died in the same manner, the skulls of both men being fractured by a heavy blow on the side of the head. The affair was reported by the Chinese authorities to the Municipal Polic who are also conducting inquiries.
Further light was thrown 01 the mystery of the murdered Chapei policemen at the inquest held by the Chinese authorities on Tuesday afternoon, From the evidence the Carone: came to the conclusion that the bayonet carried by Constable Chang, both of whose eyes were gouged out, was driven by the robbers into the right eye of his comrade. His bayonet was missing. Tt appeared that the constables were attacked by an armed gang near the railway station, while on their way to arrest robbers known to be in the vicinity. Chang was the first to be molested and Chia came to his assistance. As well as being wound: in the eye he received a bullet wound. After the double murder the perpetrators removed the bodies to different spots in the vicinity. The horrible disfigurement of the bodies was probably carried out be fore the life of the victims was extinct.
The Chinese press states that the Chief of the Shanghai and We sing Constabularly has contributed $200 towards the funeral expenses of the unfortunate men.
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