Another murder was added to the long list of crime which has take place in Shanghai during the past year, a former detective being shot in front of the door of his own house in tae French Concession early on Monday morning by some person person unknown, It appears that the deceased, Woo Ping-ai, a young Chinese, was formerly detective in the French Police Force. He was goitig home at one 'o'clock yesterday morning and had reached the back door of his house in an alleyway off Rue clu Consular, Just as he rang the bell, some person or persons stepped out of the dark and fired at him at' short range. Three shots were fired, all of which took effect, one entering the head and the other two deceased's abdomen, killing him on the spot The deceased wns a native of Wusih and: he had been a memos of the French force for four yours. He was spoken of by his superiors fon Monday 8 a splendid man who had done some very good and very courageous work in bringing gangs of armed robbers to hook, Though the real reason for the affair is not yet known, it is concluded that the murder was. committed from motives of revenge and that the shooting was done by some members ut members of gangs of robbers which deceased had taken part in breaking up, A PIRE occurred amongst a group of beggars' huts at the corner of Yangtzepoo and Taiping Roads at 12.45 a.m, last Friday, Eight of the huts, which were constructed of straw, burnt to the ground, No casualties were recorded, of an organization of between eleven and twelve hundred British women in the Far East, if they will only realize and shoulder their ccsponsibilities. A good proportion of them have already done so in the past with noteworthy results; but in the far more precarious future there is still stronger need for them to band together in national interests. The work the B.W.A. has already done in connexion with the canteen work in May Inst year, with the Japanese earthquake, in looking utter the welfare of the men in our Navy to some extent, and in many other ways, is actually and truly an admirable piece of nationa! work, and it is this larger and more comprehensive aspect of the Associa tion that should, in my opinion, always be emphasized."
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