The alarm was first given at 830 in the Hotel Kwangti-la, #1 Rue clu Consular, opposite the French Consulate-General. Here, two Chinese entered the room of a Chinese guest, believed to have been jonalist official, named Lion and fired several shots from a Mauser pistol, killing the attacked man in cold blood, Shouts (of "Robbers" then began to resound throughout the hotel and in, the street below, and a police the French police in the vicinity to the spot. By that time, although Chinese in, the: hotel declared that there had been two assassins, only one could be seen, trying to get away, uch Bund, into the and when' it became evident that the police were close on lis treks, he began firing Backwards as he ran, 'The French police officers, four Chinese policemen and a Russian constable joined the pursuit, and were successful in cutting off his escape as he turned down Avenue Edward VII, the target' of several shots aimed' at him by the police. to have been paid $10. He gave his name as Zao Lin-ling. The Mauser pistol taken from him showed several empty cartridge compartments. He was put in gaol, and investigations regarding his accomplices begun by the police who believe the murder was committed for political reasons, An eye witness of the affair has sent us the following letter:—
To the Editor of the "NonTH-CHINA DAILY si Along with many others T had a very good view of the shooting affair on the Avenue Edward VIL to-day at about 10 a.m.
There was one very noticeable tenture, and that was the ease with which it was possible to pick out the Police officers engaged with the armed robbers, as they were w lung white to pect As a lover-on I should have thought that a distinction of th's Kind woul make it unnecessarily. easy for the robber to pick out his mark with the Jeast delay and shoot, Tam, ete Shanghai, May 1, 1928, sTRAGIC DEATH OF
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