The motive-for the crime is not believed by the police to have been political as Tsao was not known to have been political connections. The criminals had evidently planned the murder well. Ten shots in all were fired and the gunmen, after finishing their work left in a waiting motor car before they could be apprehended.
The victim, who had been formerly employed by the "North-China Daily News" for a period of seventeen years, was said by Chinese acquaint ances to have possessed a motor car and employed two body guards. He was also in the habit of car gun. Police state that his r when making an application for mission to carry firearms was fact that it was often necess him to keep large sums of money en his person.
No arrests have been made as yet, although police are following up several possibilities. As Tsao engaged in a number of activities and has had dealings with many Chinese it is thought that the killing may have been the result of some business transaction. Dsecribed by associates as "one of the most popular vendors in town" the victim had no known enemies.
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