More than 20° Japanese and yen bale mines buried by Chinese troops in Woosung before their withdrawal suddenly exploded—according to Chinese reports fallway connecting Woosung Sungkiang. They were doing ground work when the explosions occurred in quick succession. Included in the casualty: list was a company com mander who was killed while Supervising the construction work.
Upon learning of the accident the Japanese military later sent four trucks to Woosung and carried the Injured men to hospitals in Hongkew. The dead were cremated on the spot, it is stated. in the district Japanese 24, other Instead of tary uniforms and set the building en fire. During the ensuing con fusion more than 10 Japanese soldiers were killed, it is claimed.
Slain in Hotel Shanghai, Mar, 22.
Wong Chih-zung, 40 year-old boat-tax collector of the "Reformed Government" in "Huchow, Chekiang, was killed by @ lone gunman at 020 am. in his room at the Wei Tsoong Hotel on Hankow Road.
The thug, it was learned,, opened the door and asked: "Are you Wong Whereupon the victim, shaving in front of a mirror at the time, turned round, answered in the aMirmative and {ell to the floor, mortally Injured by a shot in the head. The gunman decamped.
The whole tragedy occurred In a few seconds, and before Wong's room companion, whose identity could not bbe learned yesterday, was able' to raise the alarm, the' desperado had escaped.
Wong was married and lived Huchow, having arrived. here with the man_who stayed in his room on March 17 at noon, He had been In the employ of the "Reformed Government" for some time.
No identiieation papers were said o have been found on the body of the killed man and his pockets only yielded a few tooth-picks of Japanese origin.
Another report has it that the vie~ was the head of the. Shipping Control Bureau of the "Ta Tao" yov= ernment in Shanghai and that his predecessor, Chen Fu-sen, was shot by terrorists on June 29, 1938, og he was riding along Vu Ya'Ching Road A cartridge ease was found on the scone and one report has it that bullet was also found Inthe room, although this could not be consiemed. Ballistic experts at Police head~ quarters cheeked on the spent car-twinge case, whilst detectives both from headquarters and Lowen polic station were making further Chinese Murdered in "Outside" Area Shanghai, Mar. 20. 'A. middle-aged Chinese named Yuan Luslien was shot dead in the western district esterday 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 The crime was committed at about 10.30 am, when the victim was shot several times in a eometery™ in Tsnokachich, which is within the occupied area near Brenan Road, Some one saw four men shooting at their victim, who collapsed de 'A quarrel over was the cause the western yesterday The victim, manager sum "The shooting occurred when Kao tried to ak Wang to return the money, which was alleged to have been ted ay the capital of the gambling howe, Instead of fuldiling his obligation Wang was alleged to have tured Kao into the accountant's room of his establishment where the Tntter 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 Tater taken to the Paulun Hospital, use the rime way committed in se the Settlement
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