Foul Crime soltieal terrorism hag claimed many victims "ttcent. months but the use of this cowardly 'Mr. Tong Shao-yl, China's "Elder iduman," 1s one of the fontest crimes that setpesmnirched the activities of Shanghai's assassins and their political employers. An "man of 78, enjoying that calm and repose aveareer' in. his country's service under CEriol-and Republican aegis starting as long 1883, ho was attacked in his son-in-law's dence "on September 30 and lett dying he oer after. two men, who had been siivously" received as callers, struck him axes and succeeded in escaping. The tie reason for the altack—if there could sibly be any reason for_an attack on an fensive goldman of T8—is not known, but Imotive ts apparently political, an abhorrent for: the Teeent succession. of murders snahal, Mr, 'Tong. was one of the first Chi ye students' to be sent abroad for education ie Manchu Government and the first imrant position he held was that of secretary 'Yuan Shih-lea, Imperial Resident in. Korea. wring a eaveer ull of vigor and energy, he Yuan Shih-kal's delegate in the negotia~ us with the revolutionary leaders in' Shang "in 1911 and became the Ast Prime Minister ihe Republican Government. During the years of the new Government, and its ors {9 create a Parliament between' the conning views of the North and the South, Mr. ni, Was prominent and later was re-appointed. ime Minister, a post which he did not accept. A. member of the Central Supervisory Committee he Kuomintang, a party he helped to create the late 'Dr. Sun Yat-sen, in-more recent ars he went into retirement, spending his Clining years developing his favourite pro-the. Chungshan model district In. Kwan ug, province, of which he was magistrate. whatever. his' opinions may" have been since Japanese. conquest of this part of China the creation of the Reformed Government Nanking, he certainly took mo active part development. of these administrative ans He went #0 far a5 to repudiate a infection with the new regime, although of his mature experience "and. reputa ist have attracted the attention of the ere the new body. The attack on him ts "abominable act, and it is hoped thatthe {tnorities will Felax no efforts until the peritrators have been arrested, hose Medals The correspondence on the subject of the M.C. emergency medals must come to a close.
only are correspondents wandering from subject, but there is being introduced note of acrimony apparently due to the replete self-satisfaction of that type of ind, which because it thinks its performances arm the emergency were so much greater jan those of others, is adopting the oiler-than-thou attitude. The Municipal ound, following precedent, and very rightly decided to issue the 1087 Emergency Medal a recognition of tributed it on a vices rendered, and, has as that of gust last year and the succeeding months, a rae number of individuals, women as well' as en, would do work for the community which ni' remain unrecognized by the grant of a odal, for the difficulty would be, once the' ineipte of general recognition of merit were cepted, as to where it would be stopped. dere may have been a number of recipients the medal whose only claim to it is that they ined one or other of the services responsible the maititenance of peace and order within boundaries of the International Settlement lack of something else to do. That may or ay not be true, but, surely, the principle aderlying the distribution of these medals is vat thereby, the Municipal Council is recogniz~ the merits of men who by their course of fe have fitted themselves to render such ser-lee effectively to the community. In this spect especial reference is made to volunteers, "In the case of most of them these fen during years of peace, by devotion to very am drum voluntary duty, fitted themselves to eet the emergency, and the medal is conquently not only'a recognition of the more matic feature of service in the face of double, but also of the time spent in prepara on adequately to perform those self-imposed ities, With regard to the paid services conerations may be somewhat different. It that giment is accepted, however, and It seems at it must be, the Council has done enough the distribution of medals, with perhaps. a w'exceptions. This journal has in mind those rvants of the public utilities who, at the daily sk of their lives, maintained services essential the life and well-being of Shanghai. 'They men of whom any community. may very ell be proud, 'They did more than' could dirianly be demanded of them, in a spirit hich earned for them the highest admiration 4 the time, Tt ts fitting that the community rough the Council should award them a mark its appreciation, and the medal seems in the Yeumstances most appropriate. That is a very ferent proposition Srom one entailing the wholesale distribution of mementoes to everyone thinks he er she would like one-
Maestro Paci Returns Maestro Paci has returned from Europe fully covered in health and exuding an extraordin-enthusiasm for the prospects of the forth-ming symphony concert season—the twentieth nder his direction. Even the sternest critics himself and his orchestra cannot fail to be Rpressed by the exuberance of spirit with hich he finds himself possessed, judging by te interview in this journal yesterday, to eet the dual task of pleasing Shanghai's {sical taste during the next winter months justifying it before the almost monotonous
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