The Archive · 1940

Murder Deplored By Consular Body

Senior Consul Expresses Horror at Brutal Murder Of Mr. Fu Siao-en

On behalf of the Consular Body in Shanghai, Mr. Paul Scheel, Danish Consul-General and doyen among the Consuls here, expressed horror at the brutal murder of Mr. Fu Sino-en, Mayor of Greater Shanghai. Speaking to a representative of the "North-China Daily News" yesterday afternoon, he asked about the details of the assassination, and said that it seemed impossible that such a thing could have happened, in view of the careful protection which Mr. Fu Siad-en was always given.

He said:

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