Shanghai, Aug. 7.
NOTHER ghastly murder morning when an unidenti was committed carly yesterday ifed Chinese shot and mortally wounded Sub-Inspector P, M. Yankovsky of the French Municipal Police at the doorstep to his house at 27 Route Delastre at about 7.50 am. This murder marks the death of a second Russian member of the French Police within a week. Last Tuesday, Russian auxiliary detective E, Ivanoff met death when a hand grenade exploded.
As far as it could be ascertained yesterday, a Chinese rode up on a bicycle to the victim's house and rang the bell. Mr. Yankovsky, who was living alone in the house since his wife and two children are on holiday in Korea, answered the bell himself. As soon as he opened the door, the Chinese assassin opened fire and the bullet went through the screen door and lodged in the Russian detective's throat, The wound was so serious that he fainted and fell on the floor.
When the terrorist saw that his Job had been done, he quickly jumped on his bicycle and rode away. The sound of the shot, however, was heard by the residents of the alley~ way, and some of them saw Chinese riding away. The crime was reported to the police a few minutes Tater.
igh French Police officials and several detectives were at the scene Soon after, and preliminary inves-{gations were carried out by Mr. R. Sarly of the Political Department of the French Police.
Died on Way to The mortally wounded Yankovsky was ying at the entrance to his house, his head Moating in a pool of blood, which was running. from his Usrost, "The victim was sent. to, Ste, Marie's Hospital in an ambulance, but died on the way.
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