at Woosung 'A pratal murder in which a for eigner was the victim occurred on December 20 outside the work shops compound of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board at Changwahs pang, Woosung. The victim Mr. N, Tehapline, a French citizen, who was employed by the Conserv ancy Board at the Changwahpeng Workshops as foreman, The body of Mr. Tehapline, waa {found by the Chinese police on the frondway outside the compound of the Conservancy Board workshops, 'A bullet had passed clean through the head.
Deceased remained in his office until shortly: before 7 p.m, when he eft, accompanied by his Chinese servant, with a view to entraining for Shanghai, They left the office and had reached a spot on the road way outside the workshop yards near the Customs office, when sever al Chinese dashed cut from the knees towards Mr. Tchapline. When within a few fect of him, the men drew pistols and one fired at him, point blank, the bullet striking him in the head and fatally wounding him.
The Chinese police do not believe the motive for the affair was robbery because there was some money, bunch of keys and several other Jarticles in deceased's pockets.
Deceased was & naturalized French citizen, being born in Russia, and he was about 30 years of: ug He was single and it is not know) whether he has any relatives. spoke Chinese quite fluently, and took, up the position of foreman the Whangpoo Conservancy Board's workshops at Changivahpang of
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