Mr. T. €, Chao, Special -Commissioner in charge of the China Mer. chants Steam Navigation Ca, was shot at and fatally wounded in broad daylight at the entrance to his office on the Bund on July 24.
Chao passed away in the Red Cross Hospital at 9 p.m.
Making use of the fact th is heavy traffic in the vic the offices and a nuniter parked Foochow Road that would screen their escape, and that the sound of pistol shots might easily pass unnoticed amongst the" other innumerable noises along the Bund, the made their bold stroke eud then walked to the car, which was driven immediately to the Chinese Red Cross Hospital Avenue Haig,' where an opacation was performed practically immediately.
Apart from the bodyguard and Mr. Chzo there appears to have witness of the crime, although one or two peuple in the vicinity witnesee the escape of the miscreants, apparently without isoing able to give ary description of thems sequently, Several Feople heard a pistol shot bat' ascribed it to a burst tyre.
This is the second daylight affa to be carried out by armed men within a few days, the loot being
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