Anti-Japanese Motive Alleged Hankow, Oct. 25.
Gen, Yang Yung-tai, chairman of the Hupeh Provincial' Government, was assassinated here this afternoon As he stepped from a motor-car the Customs wharf, to board the ferry to Wuchang, achinese stepped forward and fired several shots at him with a pistol, A bullet entered his side, and he fell immediately.
Mme. Yang immediately took her husband to" a Japanese hospital, where he died within a few minutes.
According to a doctor's report Gen, Yang was struck by four bullets fired at close range, From the frst there was no hope of recovery, and was remarkable he still lived when token to hospital, Gen, Yang had been attending a luncheon at the United States Consulate-General, where he was in the happiest of spirits, The assassin was arrested by the police before he could flee, Wild confusion momentarily followed the shooting, of which there are condlieting accounts. Tt ig stated that Gon. Yang's bodyguard fired several shots at the assassin, but this is not confirmed.
Five micro Chinese suspected of complicity in the crime have been arrested, making the oral bog eight, Including the actual aseazsin. AN! of them were taken in the French Concession and handed over to the Chi-neve.
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Tt transpires that three shots wei transpires that three shais were Area at General Yang, of which we Three Arrests The assassin, a Szechuenese yourn, named Chen Shich-sino, aged 20, 15, being interrogated to-night, Two! other Chinese, suspected of complicity the crime, were arrested later in the French Concession and handed over to the Chinese authorities, S¢ far the motive for the crime has not appeared, Both Chinese and foreign circles here are deeply shocked by the tragedy, which has ended the career of a man who by universal acclaim was a splendid provincial govern: He was active in all movements for the betterment of the province, while his personal popularity with all sec tions of the community was no less than his public esteem, He was a keen Rotarian and a member of the Cosmopolitan Club, Gen. Yang succeeded Gen, Chang Chun as Governor of Hupeh when the latter was appointed Foreign 'Minister of National Government in December last year, His term of ofice was marked by' great progress in provincial affairs, Born at Mao-ming, Kwangtung, Gen, Yang educated at the Canton High Schoot and the Liang Kwang Preparatory School for students to be sent abroad. He also attended the law school of the Peking Methodist, University.
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