Montargis, Dec. 29.
M. Louis Lagorgette, head of the private secretariat of the State Minister, M, Paul Faure, was killed in a motor accident here to-day. His wife and son also met their death in the accident, while the great industrialist, M. Pierre Michelin, sustained severe Chinese rumour allege is to be "puppet regime" resulting from auf agreement between the Japanese authorities and a number of Chinese in Shanghai. The agreement for the establishment of the new organization was said to have been reached on December 26. It was reported that the new organization was to be formally inaugurated within the next few days, and Mr. Loh's name was mentioned as one of the seven prominent Chinese members, A Japanese message states that the constitution of the association, adopted 24 hours before Mr. Loh's death, em= phasized the non-political nature of]. its activities, Mr, Loh, the message goes on to state, was to serve as the! chairman of the association's standing committee of nine members. The police, according to the message ven~ tured a guess that the assassins belonged to a band determined to "punish" Chinese leaders suspected of ce-operating with the Japanese authorities.
Mr. Loh was a director of the Nantao Tramways Company, and a member of the French Municipal Administration Commission, His charitable activities were manifold, perhaps the best known being his great interest in St. Joseph's Hospice, Nantao, the "Little City of the Poor, housing 3200 lowly Chinese.
"Apostle of Charity"
Among the many titles applied to him were China's Apostle of Charity, the Ozanam of Shanghai, another Voncent de Paul, and the Don Bosco of Nantao. As a sodalist) of the Blessed Virgin, Mr. Loh, at the age of 22, began to visit the Sisters of Charity's institution, and to help the Little Sisters of te Poor in giving catechetical instructions.
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