Four persons were killed and two injured when terrorists in Shanghai went into action during the Christmas holidays. "It was. believed that the three shooting affairs which occurred fon December 25 and yesterday. all have political backgrounds and. de-tactives at the various police stations charge of investigating the cases fare working hard in-an endeavour 10 break up this new wave of terrorism hich seems to gain momentum each day following" the Chinese rumour that a large number of gunmen has been gent to Shanghai for the purpose perpetrating attacks against per-fons believed tobe connected with the Wang Ching-wei movement.
Six shots were fired by an unmown number of assailants at point-blank range outside the Welton Cabaret, 1127, Vu Yuen Road shortly before 4 am! on Christmas Day and two Wang Ching-wel supporters fell to the ground mortally injured. All efforts on the part of doctors to save the lives of the two men, one of whom was stated to have been ofoer of Mr. Wang Ching-wei's armed guard, proved fruitless.
'Soon after' the shooting-affray, a "North-China Daily News" reponer: who was near the scene at the time, faced automatic sub-machine guns the hands of Special Munteipality soldiers on Vu Yuen Road and was forced {0 slow down his car. When the soldiers, who were accompanied by two Japanese gendarmes, ascertained that the only occupant of the tar was a foreigner, they motioned him to drive on. There were a total fof 0 such Chinese soldiers standing across Vu Yuen, Road opposite Mr. Wang Ching-we''s residence and all trae had to submit to a thorough search, Chinese passengers in cars Being foreed to leave their vehicles fand to submit fo a search of their bodies.
The shooting was heard in the vicinity and notwithstanding the fact that Special Municipality policemen near the scone, dashed to the entrance fof the Chinese cabaret immediately, the assailants managed to escape.
'Shen Ming-shu, believed to, have been an officer of Mr. Wang Ching~ wel's armed guard, was shot in the doctors of the St. Luke's No, 2 Hoschest and all efforts on the' part of pital, Brennan Rond, to save him, victim connected with the Wang Ching-we movement, and he sustained a shote wound in the head and expired at the Red Cross Hospital, Avenue Haig, soon after he was admitted, Later in the day, Japanese gen darmes came to the hospitals and fetched the bodies while extensive searches were conducted throughout the Chinese territory in the western district. "Up to a late hour last night, no arrests had been madi "The SMP. made no investigations Into the case as the attacks had curred in territory outside their juris
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