'The attempt on Mr, Yih's' life follows Friday morning's murder of Mr. Zung Nyoh-poo, a Chinese member of the Japanese Censorship Bureau," and Thursday's killing of Mr. Van Chi-sen, a Chinese lawyer. In both. these Killings the assassins were selzid, and as the results of information given by the men, large-scale police raids brought ina total of 24 suspects, including the alleged Jeader- of an anti-Japanese terrorist organization, The reason for the attempt on Mr. Yih's life was political, the -police state, and investigations are being carried out by Special Branch detectives, Meanwhile the 24 suspects held by the police in connection with the other political shootings are being interrogated by Det-Sub-Insp. Crighton of the Special Branch formed to deal with this type of crime, and the facts of yesterday's abortive attempt have been put in his hands.
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