This has provedia most eventful week for Kueiyang and some of the other cities. During the forenoon on Monday, August 6, two men called at the private residence of the Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Tang, seventh brother of Mr. Tang Erh-kuen. They said they had been sent by the Governor Liu Hsien-shih to invite Mr. Tang, as the ancestral tablet was about, to be carried round the streets. Being considered a lucky day, arrangements had been completed for placing the ancestral tablet in the Liu clan ancestral hall, but the procession had to parade the principal streets before the ceremony. Mr. Tang sent out the message that he had not finally decided whether he would go in the procession or not. The men went away but returned later saying the procession and arrived at the hall, and the ceremony was about to begin, ete. Commissioner Tang went with some friends and attended the ceremony and then set out with another friend on the way home.
When near the Hsienhsiohkong his friend turned along a side street and Mr. Tang went on alone. Shortly afterwards two men rushed out on the street and shot at the Commissioner with revolvers. Knowing that one shot had hit him he endeavoured to. gain entrance into the home of a Mr. Liu who resides in that vicin nity. As the door was shut he failed in his objective and the as-sasins availed themselves of the opportunity to shoot again. Two shots wents through his neck and severed several blood vessels. With great difficulty he reached his home and in spite of all that could be done to save his life he expired.shortly afterwards. The assail ants ran off and escaped and though a reward of $2,000 was offered for the capture of these men no trace has been found. The reward is now increased to $5,- 000 but without result.
It is a mystery why' Mr. Tang should have been attacked in this way for as far as we know he lived on friendly terms with all. Realizing the difficulty of his position he resigned on two occasions but his resignation was not accepted. The following morning the city gates were closed for a time and pedestrians were searched by the soldiers on guard but no trace was discovered: by which they might identify the assassins.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.