Indian and Chinese police constables posted near where shooting the occurred attempted to capture the criminals but lost track of them in the confused crowd. A foreigner, Mr. Gordon, British, who conducts a photographic business near the intersection, chased one of the men for a distance and then lost sight of him. A foreign sergeant attached to Centtai Station likewise was too late to halt one of the men after whom he ran. Excited foreigners who came running out of the Chocolate Shop after hearing the shots witnessed some of the excitement that attended the gunmen's flight.
It is not believed that any shots were fired by police, bodyguards or watchmen. The only cartridge cases picked up by detectives at the scene were from guns of.32 calibre, appar-lently those belonging to the two assailants.
Mr. Zau and his retinue, after the shooting, rode in their cars to the Central Police Station, where reports were made to Detective-Inspector A. Telfer and other detectives, In the course of the evening many witnesses were questioned by Central Station and Headquarters detectives. Several high police officials made persona: inquiries about the case.
"Assassination Squad" on Job Amongst those assigned to investigate the crime were the members of the special Headquarters squad dealing with political assassinations. They turned out last night in their fast "Red Maria."
The attempt, occurring as it did in Nanking Road at a time when home-going traffic is almost at its peak, is considered one of the boldest ever to have been perpetrated in Shanghai.
was the second major political crime to be recorded during the day, the assassination of a "Reformed Government" official and one time editor having occurred at the New Asia Hotel, Hongkew, during the morning, according to widely ctrculated reports. over the cremated remains of the late Mr. Flavius Josephus Chapm: n III yesterday afternoon at the Bubbling Well Chapel in the presence of a number of old friends. The Right Reverend W. P. Roberts, of St4Joh "University, carried out the last rit Mr. Chapman, an old China hend, formerly in the United States Consular service, was at the time of his death employed by the Chinese Government Salt Administration, and he died on September 25, 1938, at Yung-kang, Chekiang, at the age of 38 years. Mr. Chapman was not married and had no relatives in China but he is survived by his mother and a brother at Roanoke, Virginia. Dr. O. C. Lockhert and Mr. R. D. Wolcott were present on behalf of the Salt Administration and. several members of the American Consulate at Shanghai were in attendance. The cremated remains will be sent to his family in the United States.
Among those sending floral tributes Joe and Ed; Mother and brother; Salt Revenue Department, Chekiang; The "Officers of the Shanghai Consulate Chou Chu-sheng and Wang Chang Hsin-Kang, Chang Keng-shan and Wang Chia-hsuan; Mr. Dong-wei; Clarence Edward Gauss; Hsia Shih-ying; Hua Fu-pao and Chien Kung-ft Nelson T. Johnson and Willys R, Pec! Kiang Hsien-tsan, Kuo Vu-pei and Ho Ching-sheng: Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cary Lockhart; Mrs, Lega G. and M. A. Pearson; Mr.
John Hall Paxton; C. H. Ernest Tung: H. Tung; Miss Dorothy St. Clair. Mr and Mrs. Edwin F. Stanton; Ed and Josie Stanton; Bob Smyth; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dod Wolcott; George and Margurità; and others.
Funeral arrangements were in care tie Tniemationet Funeral Direc-
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