Jumping out of a window to avoid the persuasions of extortioners who had tricked him into the house, Dr, Ku Yoe-chi, medical adviser to the Woosung-Shanghai Gendarmerie and to the China National Aviation Core Poration, and president of the Dung-Dai Medical Institution, last Wednesday suffered serious injuries.
Dr. Ku's assistant chauffeur, Pew Tseu-kang, who had followed his master into the house and who was badly assaulted by the two mis creants involved, also jumped out of the window but suffered much tess than his master.
The mysterious affair, which oe curred at 228 Linda Terrace, is now occupying the attention of the French Police, but so far little has been discovered in connection.with it. Dr.
and his assistant chauffeur are now in Ste. 's Hospital.
Asking the student what was wrong, the doctor was told that it was something to do with the stomach. Moving towards the student to make his examination, Dr. Ku was halted by the sight of a pistol, suddenly produced by the "patient," who exclaimed, "I am not sick, I'want $5,000 out of you."
Chauffeur Intervenes Pou, the assistant years.of age and of sturdy build, saw What was happening, and jumped to assist hig master. As he did so, how-fever, the sludent's friend attacked Peu with a heavy billet of wood, making his head bleed badly and knocking him unconscious.
Until 1926 the Land Regulations, which form the charter for the Government of Shanghai, provided only for foreign Councillors. In that year, with a view to meeting Chinese aspirations, the ratepayers. passed a resolution requesting the foreign Powers, who were parties to these Land Regulations, to amend same so fs to permit of Chinese Councillors. This was done, and three Chinese were put on the Council, elected by their Chinese fellow-residents. In. 1990 the number was increased to five out of the 14 Municipal Councillors, 36 per cent. are Chinese, the fame number, in fact, as the British; two Americans and' two Japanese make up the total. There are also, Chinese on alt the Municipal Council Committees, while increasing numbers of Chinese are employed, in responsible positions—one as. Assistant Commissioner of Pollee—throughout the Council administration, I am happy to believe that my Chinese fellow-Councillors would readily agree that our ce-operation works most harmoniously and. ficially. But M. Martin has nothing to say of i, except what is, fu fact Powers to Blame Whilst the Councit has given effect to some of Mr. Justice Feetham's recommendations, the more important involve an amendment of the Land Regulations which can only be achieved by agreement between the Powers and the Chinese Governme!
M. Martin would, therefore, have done his Chinese friends a greater service if, instead of altacking the foreign community Shanghai, he had directed his eritislam against the foreign Powers {or not" having initiated negotiations with a view to placing the status of the international settlement in Shanj hal upon a more satisfactory basis.
The International Settlement is the centre of China's trade and banking. Tt is a large city of which its residents are proud. Probably in no city In the world are Municipal affairs so handicapped by and interwoven with important political issues. It is a small League of Nations, which certainly shows practical results and fs not afraid to subject them to impartial examination; and this opinion Is, T venture to think, shared by most visitors whose business pleasure takes them to Shanghai for any length of time.
I trust that those who are terested in Shanghai and its problems. will not fail Yo read Judge Feetham's [before they sail for Japan and report.
Then the precious pair, Tsang and his friend, wrote a chit which they forced Dr. Ku to sign. It was to be taken by the assistant chauffeur in a rickshaw to Dr. Ku's house, and con-
{tained a warning to the chauffeur not fo raise an alarm, but to go and fetch a ransom, saying that Dr, Ku's tite was in danger.
'Just as this was completed, however, Peu regained consciousness, and raised a shout for help. 'The' two extortioners lost their courage and eft the room hurriedly, first telling Dr. Ku that he had ten minutes in which to make up his mind, Dr. Ku jumped, and his assistant followed him. The student and his accomplices saw what the two had done, and took to fight, making the escape without being questioned.
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