The Archive · 1940

Trade Radio College Principal Shot

Shanghai, June 4.

Mr, Tsang Sen-pah, ' otherwise known as Mr. Chang Chao-yung, prin= cipal of Shanghai Trade Radio Col-Jege, at 211 Mohawk Road, was hovering between life and death in Paulun Hospital late last night as a result of two gunshot wounds inflicted by four assailants who entered his school and Surprised him shortly before 9 p.m. 'A. student, named Chiang Tseng-min who disobeyed the gunmen's order not to move was shot in the right leg hear the thigh and rushed to the same hospital.

suspect was arrested by students and handed over to the police but officially the cause of the attempted assassination was a mystery last night. Chinese sources" believed that it might be political in nature since both Chungking and Nanking have been trying to obtain radio experts to do work for them.

"The four men broke into the school wien evening lessons were given. The

his room together with several friends Unfortunate principal was, siting in When a gunman entered with a pistol in each hand. He opened fire and his confederate outside kicked the door in and as the principal fled was. shot several times. his wife, Milda, two daughters, Erna and Helga Rasmussen, and two martied sisters In Denmark. He also leaves a great number of friends wha Toved and admired him for his solid disposition and quiet and kind The pallbearers wese Messrs. A. Corrit,'S. P. Jorgensen, C. Josefsen, P. A, Moo, E, Trock, K. E. Petersen, Olesen and F. Hoehnke. A beautiful cross of flowers from his "Wife and Daughters" was lowered on the casket into the the grave} Beside the grave rested a heart of Aowers from "Herthe, Waldemar and family." a heart from "Agnes, Peter and family," a pillow of flowers from "Uncles and Aunts" and a wreath from "Bertha and Andreas Nielsen.'

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