The Archive · 1940

Chinese Writer

Mr. Mu Shih-ying, a supporter of the reorganized National Government of China, was murdered by armed terrorists at about 7 o'clock yesterday evening, Mr, Mu, who had left the offices of the "Central China Daily New Chinese paper generally known Mr, Wang China-weis organ in Shanghai, and was approaching the corner of Foochow Road and Honan Road, when he was suddenly at-facked by several gunmen and fell before the assassins' bullets, The youthful writer had visited Tokyo last year as a representative of the China Film Company. Last month, he accompanied Mr. Chen Kung-po, President of the Legislative Yuan of the Nanking Government, on the official Chinese good-will mission to Japan. At the time of going to press the Settlement police were investigating the murder and no further details were available.

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