Political Motives Feared In Mysterious Shooting A middleed Chinese named Yuan Lu-lien was shot dead in the western district on Sunday morning but the motive of the crime is a mystery, according to Chinese reports. One of the reports suggests that the crime might have a political background.
The crime was committed at about 10.30 a.m, when the victim was shot several times in a cemetery in Tsaokachieh, which is within the Occupied area near Brenan Road. Some one saw four men shooting at their victim, who collapsed dead.
A quarrel over gambling capital was the cause of another shooting in the western district on Sunday evening. The victim, Kao Bin-keng. is a money lender who some time ago lent money to a gambling den manager surnamed Wang.
The shooting occurred when Kao tried to ask Wang to return the money, which was alleged to have been used as the capital of the gambling house, Instead of fulfilling his obligation Wang was alleged to have lured Kao into the accountant's room of his establishment where the latter was shot several times. Only one took effect.
Kao was hurt only in the side, however, and running to the street he informed a Chinese constable (No.
251) of the shooting, He was Remains of Columbus Removed Ciudad, Trujillo, Mar. 20.
me remains of Christopher Columbus were removed with great cere-many yesterday from a marble crypt in San Domingo Cathedral in which they were interred in 1941. The remains will be placed in the new $5,000,000 Columbus Memorial lighthouse when it is completed in 1942.
Official photographers took pictures of tne explorer's remains through the air-tight glass covering on his coffin. Dominican officials and delegates of the United States Government were present at the ceremony.—United Press.
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