C. Borovsky Killed While Attempting to Searched arn? Chinese on Monday Night: Praise from Provisional Court The number of police officers to fall victims to armed robbers and Kidnapners, was augmented on Monday night, when two Chinese, who were about to be searched by P. C. Borovaky, turned upon him in an alleyway off North Honan Road, and one of them with a single ballet, killed him immediately, As far as can be ascertained from a single witness, a Chinese woman who lives near by, the late officer, had entered the alleyway to take short ext from North Kiangse Road to North Honan Road. The area is a net-work of alleys, and many by-ways lead from' the main alleyway, Dau Yuen Faung, which is situated only a few yards north of Tiendong Road. As the woman entered from North Honan Road, she saw three men nearing teach other. She could not recognize P.C, Borovsky as it was dark, Within a few seconds a shot rang out and one man toppled to the ground. The other two, without waiting either to steal the officer's pistol or to see if he moved, ran off round a corner and have not but thought that it was a riesha tyre which had exploded.
In reconstructing the crime, the police have come to the conclusion that P. C, Borovsky, who has the reputation of being a'zealous officer, met the loafers, and tried to search them. From the position of the body. it would seem that deceased was about leave the alleyway near North Honan Road when he come upon the armed men, In regretting the death of P. C. Boxpvsky, Captain E. 1, M, Barrett, Commissioner of Police in official orders, said, on Tuesday, "He bore an excellent character and his death is, another fine example of the splendid devotion to duty shown by the Russians employed on the Fores."
The lata Officer was about 27 years old, He had served ensign in the Trans-Baikal Cos sacks, and joined the 8, M, P. in June, 1925, He is survived by a. widow and. two children, to whom the sympathy. of the community The Court's Commendation been seen since.
This must have been about 1.49 pam. for a constable on duty at Tsepon Rond, who heard the shot, ran to the scene and saw deceased lying on the ground, His message was received at Hongkew police station at 10.54 p.m.
Killed Instantancously:
C.C. Algazin, who precedt Det.-Sub-inspr. Schmidt, in com pany with Chinese detectives, found, Borovaky, dead on the pavement. The bullet had entered the left cheek and emerged from the back of the head. In the opinion of medical men death was instantancous. P. C, C, Aliazin found deceased's pistol intact in the holster with six rounds in the magazine. Near the body was a.380 calibre As only the police are known to carry pistols of this make, the theory Is) advanced that the murderers used one of the pistols which have been taken from murder= ed Chinese policemen. The bull may even have been fired from the weapon stolen from the unconscious anese constable who was shot Yangtazepoo on Saturday night Upon the arrival of Inspr. Schmidt, the body was removed to the Public Mortuary, and inguiry were made, the woman mention above being found. The keeper of a stall at the intersection of the alley ways with North Honan Road said that he heard the shot, At the inquest conducted at the Public Mortuary Inspector Powell said that, at about 10.54 pum, on Monday night, a telephone message was received at Honge kew Police Station reporting that a foreign constable had been, shot "lead in the Dau Yuen Faung alleyway. Detectives were at, once Sent to the scene, where they: found Russian Constable 215 lying dead. A B80 cartridge cane was four near the body, and it had been sent to Gordon Road for examination C.P.C. 2150 said that he was on duty in' North Kinngse Road when. he heard a shot fired. He at"oneo rushed to the scene and found the body of the constable lying on, the ground, The deceased had been, shot through the head, There was no one in the vicinity.
Deputy, ti Mrs, Borovaky:—The Court wishes to express ite gortaw* in your bereavement. Your husband was killed in the execution of his duty and the whole community owes its respect for his bravery.
"Phe Court returned a verdict deceased met his death on April 16 at 10.50 pum. riy a result of wound inflicted by one or two armed men ut present at large, whilst in the execution of his duty, A yider was added that "the Court expresses itn sympathy with—the relatives of the deceased in their bereavement and recommends their condition to the consideration of the Shanghai Municipal Council." early on Wednesday morning, and although he was shot in the leg, the kidnappers made off and' be escaped.
Four armed! men entered the house fon East Yuhang Road and forced complainant and his daughter, together with the chauifexr, to leave the house in the car. Each was armed with a pistol and the victims. had to option but to comply with the demands.
The gang forced the chauffeur and Gaughter to alight, and afterwards drove off, eventually arriving at the intersection of Ward Road with Ningkuo Road. Flames burst from inder the hood and the rogue ut che wheel stopped the ear. They tried to drag their victim from the bottom of the tonneau, but he resisted ing that he could not walk. Angered they fired three or four shots, one of the ballets, striking him in the log. It appears that no ore heard the shots, the ear being in more-or-less open' country.
Sometime later several constables noticed the car burning but saw no tone connected with the affair. The Fire Brigade responded at 8.53 a.m. but the ear is a wreck.
Complainant rode in a ricsha to hospital and was able to return to return to his house at night, Messrs. S. 8, Fung, K. H. Ling! and S. U, Zau, joint' chairmen of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, will formally assume their positions on May 1. At the same time Messrs. Loh Vune-tsu and Hu Hsi-sung, chairmen of the Finance Department, and Messrs. Zah Tz-kwan and "Hu Chi-king, chairmen of the Social Department, will take up their appointments,
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