The theory that the crime could not have been an outside job The Mayor spoke fuent English but no Japanese. He was reported to have amassed a fortune out of the shipbuilding and_machi years ago. His appointee Of the Shanghai Special Munlelpalits came. in. October, 1998, during the height of the " Sino-Japanese tities here, Due to Leave for Japan He was assassinated on the eve of his departure for Japan to attend the celebrations connected with the establishment of the Japanese empire.
The mayor has been enthusiastically planning a group marriage of his Brandsons, one of whom is a ut in a Tokyo school, The was the father of Mr. J. Pinkut Fu, his only son.
He played a prominent part in the political life of the international com munity here at one of the most eritifal periods in the political history of Shanghai and politically was regard-a stormy petrel, being not frequently at variance with: the for~ ign authorities with whom he came Into contact, Tt was learned that reward of $30,000 has been offered by his family for the apprehension or Fu Sin of the assassin or assassins and strengthened by the fact that aps proximately 20 bodyguards who were the precinets of the mayorial "o-main made it virtually: impossible for augmented by an additional reward offered by another source (or the arrest of his servant Japanese Investigate anyone to enter the establishment The murder of Mr. Fu Siao-en was Rallenged and undeserved.
The being investigated by authorities of vant who was engaged by the 'oF ten sears ayo during one of his journeys to Dairen and who for years has been regarded as a faith Memestie above reproach and 3.M.C. Officials Call On Mayor's Famil picion, left the house early in morning and has not been was intercepted by a heard. of Shanghai, Oct. 13 bodyguard while leaving the house, The Chairman of Council, who inquired ie he was leaving on Mr, W. J. Keswick, accompani-Special mission andthe reply came edt by Mr. G. Godfrey Phillips, in the negative. jumped ona] Secretary and Commissioner hhievele andi left the grounds of the General, and Mr. H. Tbusuki and was not been heard Deputy Secretary, called ye terday morning at the residence conflicting regarding of the late Mayor Fu Siao-en of blows aimed at to convey the Council's deep the mayor while he was asteep, but sympathy to the late Mayor's fall the. indications are that death fini trust have been almost instantaneous.
The Chinese potice has been reported The Council has been off ty have discarded the theory that the cially informed by the Ci crime was one of revenge, as the!
Government of the Mayor's Servant was on the best' of terms! assassination and has expressed with his master and had not fallen {ts deep regret and horror and into disfavour, being regarded 25 (usted member of the Fu retinue. Chinese newspaper reports ascribe the crime to a political motive and suggest frankly that the servant was inthe pay of political opponents of his moste
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