Shanghai, Oct, 30.
Mistaken for a Japanese, Zing Kwan-ting, 31 years of age, an employee of the Shanghai City Government, was attacked by a mob. in Lane'140, Sinza Road, which he had entered yesterday morning to watch the fight between Japanese marines and the Chinese "doomed battalion" eross the Soochow Creek. He was ragged away and lynched, dying on his way to hospital in an ambulance, Mr. Zing, who was a returned student (Germany) and held a responsible technical post in the City Government administration, entered the lane with a friend, likewise a Chinese returned student, shortly alter 9 o'clock yesterday morning.
Both men wore foreign-style cloth-Ing with black shirts.
At the instigation of loafers in the large crowd of Chinese present, the two were questioned as to their na-Honality and although Mr. Zing produced his card he was set upon by the mob as a "spy." His companion managed to escape.
Mr. Zing was dragged to opposite 223 Sinza Road and fatally beaten with two wooden sticks, 'The police and an American marine in the vicinity could not reach him in time to save his life, the crowd being 30 dense. A Fire' Brigade ambulance was summoned and the man was taken to Paulun Hospital. He was Jdead on arrival.
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