According to the evening edition of the "Sin Wan Pao" yesterday, rickshaw pullers operating in Nantao were detained throughout Sunday hight in Pong Lai food, Nantao. They were released yesterday but they did not resume work. They were detained because the three gunmen who shot the Japanese gen-dorine rode in rickshaws while escaping, The story was more oF less confirmed by a Nantao resident who Nanking Official Shot Terrorists struck again in the International Settlement yesterday afternoon when Mr. Zau Kung-foo, a member of the Gold Bar Exchange at 429 Kiukiang Road. was shot and killed" by two. men. One of the assassins was arrested by the police shortly after the shooting, while the other managed to escape. The victim was immediately taken to the Lester Chinese Hospital in an SFB. emergency ambulance, but died soon after admission, It was learned that the deceased, who was a resident of the French Concession, was leaving the exchange when the two men, lurking in the vicinity, opened fire' at him, wounding him in the head. The shots were Believed to have been shot through a motor ear, which was parked near the building at that time. It could not be ascertained, however, just how many shots were fired' by the assassins.
Watchman Fires Immediately after the shooting, a Chinese police watchman of the Ex~ change fired two shots at the fleeing assassins, but falled to hit the mark. The shooting, however, attracted the attention of policemen on duty at the corner of kiukiang and Shanse Road, who went after the gunman and succeeded in arresting one of them. An alarm was put through to. Police Headquarters and a party from the Central station attended, but although a thorough search: of the area was made, no traces of the other man could' be found.
Although no conerete confirmation could be obtained either from Police Headquarters or from the detectives investigating the case, it was believed that the murder had been committed on political grounds, since it is known that the Gold Bar Exchange is now a Nanking sponsored establishment. The deceased, who "was about 30 years of age, was also believed to have been connected with the Wang [Ching-wel political police at 76 Jessfield. 'This, however, was unconfirmed, Police officials were reticent on the affair yesterday and no details could be learned of the result of detectives' questioning of the arrested gunman. He was brought to Louza station soon after his capture, while his automatic pistol was sent to the ballistic department of the Shanghai Municipal Police.
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