Chungking, Apr. 25.
The Chinese press this_morning unanimously deplored the murder of Colonel Hsieh Ching-year red der of the "Doomed Batt 5 jon" who was stabbed to death yesterday. by: two members of the battalion at the internment camp in Shanghai special despatch to the Chinese Army organ, "Sao Tang Pao," claims that the murder was plotted by Wane "Fed Up"
Although the assassins confessed to have killed their commander because they were "fed up" with him, was believed yesterday that the crime' might have been motivated by other reasons. Calm in appearance. the camp, it is said, hag been divided into several factions, some members being still true to" the Chungking Government, others favouring. the ow réxime.
A number of those sid ing will Communists. was also. said tobe among the internees. Lastly. many were considered {9 be bad elements, The luiter were accused of creating all the Incidents between the batt tion and guards of the Russian Auxiliary Detachment, These, it may bbe recalled, were frequent before the transfer of the Russian Detachment the Shanghai Municipal Police, On occasion, in 1038, the Thusstans Torced to use tiver batons. to Aisperse the battalion. Many wounded, fon both side, were the result of the clash. A few months ago, further Ineldents occurred and in the course fof one of them Colonel J. W. Hornby. ate commandant of the $.V.C., was assaulted. One member of the balta-
Vion was shot dead by a member of the Russian Detachment when threat ened by the internees and a crowd of Chinese that had gathered outside the eaimp, a Yesterday's assassination, howe had no. connection whatever wit ast incidents, singe the late general ways took' the side of hix sue
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