On July 7, 1938 in Separate Shooting Affrays Shanghai, Feb, 17.
SSASSINS in the tench Concession, struck quickly and effectively on two occa sions within four hours yesterday morning, Killing Dou Tseng-Ikao, recently appointed president of the Nantao District Court, and Kao Hing-tsao, constable of the "Ta Tao" river Police.
In both cases, death was instantaneous.
'When Dou 'Tseng-kao, alias Douh Foh, 52 year-old native of Soochow, one-time lawyer and for the last' two months the presi dent of the Nantao District Court, was proceeding along Tien Siang alleyway off Rue Pere Dugout at 11.40 a.m., an undetermined number of men stopped him and fired two shots—both fatal—hitting him square between the eyes.
The victim sank to the ground and a policeman who was on duty near by, arrived on the scene a few seconds later only to find that the assassins had de~ camped.
There was no actual witness to the shooting, the only person so far questioned by the police having been a male-servant working in a near by kitchen, who said that he heard two shots fired.
As far 95 could be ascertained last night, however, the French police hhave'a clue, inasmuch as that from the cartridge cases picked up at the gene of the assassination, it was] established that the pistol used was the same as that which ended the life of Mr. Kozaburo Kano, a Japanese engineer employed by the N. K. W. No. 1 Cotton Mill, who was killed on the morning of July 7, 1998, as he was riding to work on his bicycle along Robison Road.
'Dou, upon his appointment to his present position, decided to house the court in the premises of a primary' fsehool In Nantao, as the actual court Dulldings had been destroyed during hostilities, The court was actually supposed to commence functioning at the beginning of this year but, as will be remembered, the opening' had to)
postponed because no suitable pres~ Ident could be found. An insignificant number of cases were reported to have Been tried In the Nantao court since it commenced functioning.
'Tehing Alleywey off Rue Amiral Bou'r residence at houie 24 Hong Bailie, was searched by French de-tee tives yesterday, and. persons who lad been In close contact with the deceased, were questioned but inves-igations' so. far have revealed tittle fand are still being continued, Policeman Killed The other shooting occurred shortly after 8 am, when Kao Hing-tsao, 36 year-old constable of the "Ta Tao" Fiver police, was, shot and fatally Inured opposite 145 Rue Hennequin, near the West Gate to Nanta "The victim had just left his home at house number 25 Teng. Zeng Lane, oft Rue Hennequin, when two men approached him and one of them: brandished a pistol, firing four shots, all of which were mortal, hitting the ie tim In the head. The two terrorist then made their escape through the throng which filled the street of the time,
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