Shanghai, Mar. 1, The French Concession was the scene of an attempted assassination yesterday morning, the victim being Chang Yang-shang, en accountant the Chinese Maritime Customs service who was removed to Ste. Marie's Hospital suffering from a bullet wound on his right leg, "His con dition 1s not serious, At about 10 am. two Chinese rang {he front door belt of his home at 79/201 Route de Sleyes and entered the house after the door had been opened by a servant. They asked for the master of the house "and. im-Mpediately he appeared one of them drew a pistol and fired three shots Point blank og him.
One of the shots hit the right tog of the victim and the Intruders im= mediately took to flight, The Prenen Folice. who were informed of the shooting, conducted an investigation which Ted them to believe that rob: Dory was not the motive of the alma. og the visitors had made no attempt to steal anything.
The police were mystified as to the reason for the attempt on the life fof the accountant, owing to his asser~ tion that he had no enemies politieat or otherwise,
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