ODN. me heels of Friday's murderous attacks, terrorists struck again boldly yesterday morning and took the life of another. prominent Chinese connected with the Japanese-sponsored Shanghai Chinese Civic Association.
The victim, Mr. Koo Shing-yi a wealthy rice merchant and chairman of the Shanghai Rice Dealers' Guild, was shot down by a gang of four gunmen in Lane 25, Rue Montauban, not far from. crowded Avenue Edward VII, at 8.15 o'clock as he was on his way from his motor-car to a rice godown in the lane. shots were fired at him by two of the band carrying Mauser pistols, and he suffered two head wounds which proved fatal about four hours later. He was accompanied by an armed Chinese bodyguard who emptied his pistol at the assassins but apparently did not wound any of them. The gang escaped and no arrests had been made at a late hour yesterday.
1 Mr. Koo, who was about 60 years Old, was carried to Rue Montauban and rushed in a French ambulance to Paulun Hospital at his own re-
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