High officials of the Shanghai Municipal Police, including Major K. M. Bourne, Commissioner, and Capt. H. M. Smyth and Mr. T. Rob-berton, Deputy Commissioners, paid their final respects to the late Detective-Inspector Loh Kung-sung yesterday when services were held at funeral parlours in Changping Road. A large number of foreígners and Chinese paid their last respects during the day.
Inspector Loh, who was senior Chinese detective at the Bubbling Well Police Station, was riddled with bullets as he was leaving his house in Chengtu Road on Saturday afternoon. He died in hospital shortly afterwards while about to undergo an emergency operation. His assailants escaped.
The investigation of the crime continued yesterday. It is in the hands of foreign and Chinese detectives at Crime Branch Headquarters. he had lost in H.M. Supreme Court, but he denied that he had given instructions to his brother while he was sick to fetch him a bag of flour and collect his suit.
After evidence by Talog Singh and another Indian witness, the case was adjourned until Wednesday when a decision will be given. Mr. McDonald claimed that there was. no case to answer as there had been no false pretence. Mr. Maitland submitted that the suit had been obtained by means of a trick.
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