The Archive · 1940

By Japanese

Koreans Detained

Shanghai, Aug 6, 'Two more suspects were detained in connection with the assassination of Mr. Charles E, Metzler, the late chairman of the Russian. Emigrants' Committee, on Friday' last. These two men, both said to be Koreans, were taken into custody' when was learned that they" were con nected with the garage which hired out car No. 17972, used by the sasin to escape after shooting Mr. Metzler. The two men were handed over to the Japanese authorities here fand are now held atthe Japanese Gendarmerie Headquarters, Meanwhile, a: successor has been named to the post occupied by the late Mr, Metzler. The new head of the White Russians in. Shanghai will, all probability, be Mz. No A Twanow, a Russian lawyer of tong standing here. The new. chairman an old China hand, having resided fa. et On i haste sled time, before Russia gave" up her extraterritorial rights in China, Mtr. Twanow was Russian Consular Judie and Assessor here, Yesterday morning, Mr. Ivanow, accompanied by Bishop John, tem= porary chairman of the Russian Emigrants' Committee, paid a call on Mayor Fu Sino-en ai "his residence inthe Civie Centre in Kiangwan Although it could not be learned whether the "visit bore an offieiat rrature, it was believed that it was done with express iden of introduc Inge Mr. Ivanow to Mayor Fu Siao-en aM. Lu Ying, Police Commis. sioner of the City Government of Greater Shanghai 'A high police oficial denied, tate ast night, other reports. saying that the Settlement police had detained General Karpotl, former leader of the anti-Communist group in Harbin, for questioning with regard to the murder of Mr. Charles E, Metzler, New Russ

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