The French Police questioned a number of persons during the day and were detaining some of these night. The detectives made no star ment as to.the prabble motive for the crime, but it was' understood that the case hada definite political character. According to some investigators, Mr, Tong had been approached recently by the "Reformed Government" heads and offered an important post in the new administration, Mr. Tong Shao-yi (or Tang Shao-i) was born at Fang Vu, Kwangtung province, in 1860. In 1873 the Manchu government sent him to America d he spent seven years at and New York Universities.
After his return to China he held important posts under the Manchu regime, such as Secretary to the Imperial Resident in Korea (then Yuan Shih-kai). Mr. Tong assisted Yuan Shih-kai in suppressing the Boxer disturbances in Shantung in 1900, and became special envoy or "amban" to Tibet in 1904, and Vice-President of the Board of Foreign Affairs the following year. The same year he also served as director-general of the Shanghai-Nanking and Lu-Han Railways,
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