They entered the Jane and waited near the house until Mr. Krogh came out but they did not approach him Until he had driven his ear out of the garage. After having fired the shots, the two men were seen running towards Amherst Avenue after having threatened Mr. Krogh's "boy," who witnessed the shooting from the entrance to the house and who was about to raise an alarm when he was told that he too would be shot Krogh Inquest Not Yet Held Shanghai, Aug. 20 No inquest into the death of ate. ILI. P. Krogh, who was. shot! and killed by gangsters on the morning of Aug, 18, was held in the Danish Gone sulat-Court yesterday." 'Consular oft. tials "questioned on the subject, tea Ghat ino date had Ween fed Jon the killing would mist have' to the Inquest, as. the. police report let out a sound.
The whole affair was over in a fraction of a minute and when a EP.C. who was on duty at the home of Mr. C. Akagi, Deputy Commis-sloner, SMP, situated a few yards further Inside the Jane, came' rune ning to the' scene, the men had already -fled, presumably using their eat in which a chauffeur had been waiting.
The motive of the murderers hag not yet been established but in this connection it must be pointed out that Mr. Krogh was accused by the local Japanese. press of having climbed on the roof of a "Ta Tao! police station on Great Western Road fat 4.30 am. on July 17 and of having torn down the five-barred flag which was flying from the flag-pole.
Mr, Krogh strenuously denied this and was able to prove conclusively that at the time of the reported in-eident he was at home.
As far ax could be ascertained yes terday, Mr. Krogh had not received any threats either orally or in writ ing since the incident but, while police officials declined to give any possible motive for the attack, it was generally believed that the assassin ation Was a sort of "revenge".
Officials of the "Great Northern Telegraph Ca., when notified of the affair, were horrified and Mrs. Krogh was immediately informed by cable, while the Danish flag flying over the cable building on Avenue Edward 'VEE was lowered io half-mast. in respect for the deceased who was very popular with local Danes 'Mr. Krogh, it will be recalled, was brutally' murdered at #20" sri, on Aug. 18" as he was leaving "his JAmherst Avenue residence, prior to fauving to is ofthe.. is" sssallants managed to escape after fung. two mortal shots at the popular "Dane, whose death is being" mourned by the: many friends he had made. since frst"coming to Shanghai in 1028 Meanwhile, Mrs, Keogh, who with ner a-year old son Jo holidaying In Peitatho and who woe informed. the. death of her husband by telefsram on Aug. 18 has not yet cabled reply, so. that no funeral arrange Imenis have yet been made Police investigations are being continued Into. the matter though fae believed doubtful that any further larfcation would. be" forthcoming, as the "SALP. "have jurisdiction over the adjoining "Ta Tao" areas snd. are thus unable 10 make investigations. where it. would a comparatively easy" matier to ascertain the identity of the murder-ere Extensive police precautions are meanwhile, continuing in all areas adjoining "Ta. Tao" territory "and with the closing of of practically ait alleyways "ending dram the Settlement, it was held increasingly doubtful that. any' further terrorist cis would "be perpetrated, "as. the JSAP." feel pravucally ceria. that Ino gangsters would dare to hide in ferriorles under the furisdition of fine Tnternational Settlement and fine French Concession in view of the strict vigilance which is being Very Popular Here Mr, Krogh was born in Denmark on May 13, 1900 and joined the Great Northern Telegraph Ca. 20 years ao, being first sent 19 London. tu England he married and was transferred to Shanghai in 1928, being immediately placed in charge of the Canvassing Department. He was Tue Shanghai Municipal Council has been notified that, "during the Jabsence of Mr. B. M. Simansky from [Shanghai, Mr. M. Konstantinoft will be in charge of the Consulate-IGeneral of the Union of Soviet [Socialist Republics.
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