The fact that detectives from Crime Branch Headquarters and. the Special Branch were also investigat= ing the case, Indicated that a polities] motive may have been behind. the murder but no detnite confirmation fin the subject could be obtained.
"The weapon used by the gunman was a Tovolver which indicates that Yesterday's assassination may" have ome connection with the shooting of Ate. Wang Chiciy, another ewspaperan, who, It Will be recalled, was shot when he lett his Rue Lafaye home''on'the morning of August 20 when, according to the French police, Fevolvers were also used although a ihe time, none of the gunmen. wat The fact that the murder of Me. cebu has been transferred to. Chengti eud! Station may" be an indication that he. will_ be aken "over. to. the French police for questioning, as it fewest mown at. in ros cases when the Settlement and the Conces: tion police forees ce-operate, this fe done through Chengts Rosd' Staton, On the oilier hand his transfer-may have been merely made in order 10 feltale we detectives work reliable though unofieal re I last alight. that the murderer arrested yesterday declared that he was a guerilla. Should this be true and confirmed, the murder becomes all the mote puzzling as the policy of the "Ta Mel Wan Pao" is pro-Chinese. On the other hand, if the murderer had some connection with time, it was reported that Mr. Wang's paper had published: advertisements for the Japanese-sponsored fish market in Hongkew.
Chu was reported to have received number of threatening letters in the past, the last one on August 29.
Investigations are proceeding.
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