Shanghai, Mar, 1, After two and a half years' liberty 8 "murderer was' nally brought 10 justice yesterday by members of the French police, who arrested the man after a raid' at a gambling house. Although it was not known that the man had been implicated in the murder. a keen-eyed detective of the French police recognized the man by description he had seen on the files, fond after questioning, the suspect confessed to having taken part in the killing.
The murder for which the man, Sino, a sherman, will face Second Special District Court, took place at 095 Route de Sieyes on July 1936, when two men attacked Song Kousling. a gardener, and hacked him with axes. Sung died a few hours Jater but was able to divulge certain information to the police which to search for two people ans= to the descriptions given to them. The murderers, however, were hot found, Yesterday members of the French police carried oura raid at a gambling house in Route de Sieyes and a large party of Chinese were taken to. the station for questioning. Among them wax Ah Siao, whose name was re~ cognized by a detective as having been placed on the files some time ayo. "Investigations confirmed that the man's appearance tallied with the description of the wanted man the files and he was taken for ques~ tioning, following which he confessed to having been one of the we men Who attacked Song Koucling, At Siao stated that Song, had been killed because of a quarrel over gambling debts Annual Meeting of Girl Guides Shanghai, Mar. 6.
'The annual general meeting of the Girt Guides' Association was held on March 2 at H. Mf. Consulate-General. by kind invitation of Lady Phillips, 'The vice-president and' members the association and Guides were guests of the President, Lady Phillips Wwho, when tea was over, took the chair at the meeting which followed.
Alter welcoming the new vice-presidents and officers for the year Lady Phillips called upon Mrs. C. C. King, hon, treas. to read the financial statement. The district commissioner. Mrs. D. NM. Bult, read the annual port which showed satisfactory pro-Gress among" the Rangers, Guide Companies and Brownie Packs. Mes. Bult spoke of the International Guide Party recently held at which Amer can, French and Russian Guiders and Guides were the guests of the Asso-elation, The adoption of the report and counts was proposed by Lady Mossoy seconded by Mrs. Kenyon, and it w: carried. In her closing remarks Lady. Phillips said she wished to thank the Guiders and oticers of the Associa tion for their Keenness and hard work during the year. Mes. Butt, in thunking Lady Phillips for her kind hose, pilalliy, said the association " cent every Good wish to their president for @ pleasant voyage and visit to England and looked forward to her return in the autumn, 4 for March follows:—No. of Camps Twn daily report of refugee work
tinder inspection by Public. Health Department. 33; "No. of refugees therein 44.128
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