Bri hiant Career Brought to Untimely End Served in European War PRENCIT oficial, legal and other shocked by the news of the as Shanghai, Dee. 18, circles here yesterd: assinatien on Monday: of M.
Edouard d'Hooghe de 1a Gauguerie, legal adviser to the Fret Consulate-General and French Municipal Council in Shanghai, The opinion was expressed in some quarters that the remov: d'Hooghe from public office would leave a gap difficult to to the wide experi knowledge of the Nantao Detectiv Just as in all previous assess on foreign oficial he saults made by Chinese the Besaasing were still Killed in Hotel day, despite all the effo made by the' French Police. to ther Investigations, - however, continued and French Police officials A detective in the Nunta Potice Force was shal and killed by two unidentified inet while having sup-for in room in the Plaza Hotel ast Feste lay expressed hope that the {wo Chinese would fall to. their hands in the near future, Political Background Right. A room boy was slightly Opinions were also expressed that wounded by 3 bullet, mtrowly miss- the crime hod. been Ing death as he walked into the room where the murder took place. The grime, which took place at 740 p.m., believed by the police to have been carefully planned. well in advance. since the whole affair was carried through without a hitch, the men disappearing. in a motor ear immediate atter the shooting, 'The detective was having supper his room, No. 801 in the Hotel Plaza' at the' corner of Hankow and polit I grounds as Int. d'Hlooghe was Known. (0 have advised the French Authorities to. transfer the Chinese courts in the French Concession to the, Nanking Regime.
The late M. dtfooghe was return~ ing. home. after Hicge his dentist about 630 pin. ea Monday when the two gunnien fired several shots just as he was alighting in front of home at 24 Route de Boissezon.
policemen were attracted by the shots and attempted to arrest the atitomatic pistols. entered and shot M#kness, The wounded official died him twice through the head. He had ho opportunity to defend himself, though he carried a revolver in his Up-pocket. "A room boy wav about enter the room with n tray when he heard the shots, and dashed down the passage way. One shot was fired. him, "Wounding him slightly In. the at Sie. Aforle's Hospital-ut about 830
The late M. d'Hooghe was a harris was. associated with the Bench of the Court of Appeals of Donal, 1002-1014; was mobilized fon August 7, 1914, He was an oflcer in the Ambulance Corps and served
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