Whilst nothing could be learned about the other victims, Liu Chiang-hong had been a detective since January 9 of this year, having joined the police on May 5, 1933. He had been attached to Chengtu Road police station, where he was still serving his three months' probationary period as a detective.
The Central Detective Agency, employers-of the private detective who lost his life in the Singapore Road shooting, is believed to be a foreign-owned concern but its operators could not be reached yesterday as the offices were closed owing to the Spring holidays. Detectives from Gordon Road police station are now investigating the history of this man, to discover a possible motive for the crime.
The teahouse in which he was shot, lying in "Ta Tao" territory whilst the police only have jurisdiction on the road, it was not possible for detectives to view the body, as they were prevented from doing so by "Ta Tao" officials who meanwhile had arrived on the scene. In the Robison Road shooting affray, the gangsters were standing on "Ta Tao" territory whilst the police were standing on the Municipal roads.
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