Complete mystery also surrounds the motives for the murder of Mr, Wang,. who was well known as 9 professor of international law and who, as for as could be learned, had" never in any way been con: nected with polities. The very fact that "he was stabbed in the aidomen with a triangular fle, seems confirm that there is no political background to the murder un-Jess political assassins should have altered their "modus operandi, Wang had jut fished lecturing at one of the universities and as usual, walked towards his home at House 5, Lane 4l1, Route Tenant de 1a Tour.
He had almost arrived there when a shop-keeper at No, 389 Route Tenant de la Tour, saw him sitting on the pavement Holding his abdomen, On approaching the professor, the shopkeeper who had known him for many years, saw blood and" soon' afterwards, Mx. Wang showed the wound, Before the police arrived a minute or {Wo later, he had fainted and did not regain consciousness, passing away at about 1,20 p.m, after doctors at the St, Marie's Hospital had tried in vain'to save his life.
this case too, the police retrained from making a statement} but it is well known that political murders in Shanghai are usually committed in a more forceful manner while considerable importance must' be attached to the fact that Wang did not ery out when he was stabbed, It" was therefore held likely' that personal revenge may. have been the motive, a search of Mr. Wangs home having - revealed that, as far as could be ascertained, that' he belonged to no political Rumours were current during the past few weeks, to the effect that Mr, Wang was to have been apointed editor of a pro-Wang Ching-wei newspaper in the near future, but this could not be confirmed, Kidnapped Abbot is
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