Shanghai, Mar. 8, Deep mystery surrounds the discovery yesterday morning of the decupitated body of a Chinese of the colle class, which, was found amidst demolished' houses, ina lane off Thorburn Road. Chinese workmen Inspector G. H. Craik, 0 large party rushed to the scene and searched the surroundings, subsequently finding the severed head, some 190 yards away from the rest of the body.
Upon "closer examination, identined as Nyu Wel-ting employee of an iron-foundry, with "all "probability struck' unconscious with an iron bar, prior 10 head being cut off. Death, it wax understood, probably' occurred between the hours of 10 and 11 pin. on March 6.
Soon after the arrival of the polic rorty, officers from the Fingerprint Buredu, Headquarters, arrived on the ing all such data as may com lureful to the detectives investigating the murder.
The motive for the oime, it was understood late last night, is still a complete mystery to the police and evidently was not robbery.
Tt ts possible that Nyu may have been killed as a result of a gambling, quarrel, although no evidence is in the hands of the police which would dicate that he gambled at all.
Meanwhile, thorough investigations ere being made whilst all scientific resources of crime detection have Leen put at the disposal of those charged with solving the mystery.
Second Murder This is the second murder to have occurred in the Yulin Road district within 24 hours, as on the morning of March 6 the body of a taxi-driver was, (ound in the garden of vacant house on Kirin Road, after he had been strangled with a piece of string.
The discovery of a decapitated head reminiscent of the early part of las: year, when many heads were found in various parts of the French Concession, the victims having for the greater part been Chinese news Papermen, whilst on February 27, of this year, three heads, one that of a woman, were found stuck on a fence slong Brenan Road near Warren Road in Japanese occupied territory.
Whilst in all the previous cases, the victims were presumed to have been killed for political reasons, it was understood that this possibility has been discarded in the present case, although various theories are at present being followed up, not the Toast indication as to the motive having as yet been found, it was learned late Test night.
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