Shanghai, Aug. 10
Im reply to enquiries bout reports of the "assassination" of Me, Wang Ching-wel, Re. Ken Teuruim! stated: yesterday that, as far as had been acer {ained from investigations "20 for the rumour was. eaticly without foundation, "He wat Trmiy_ convinced. that it hod teen spread by speculators out foe their gals, ex by people who are howlle "to. the. Nanking Government tive and criminal nature were pro-secured to completion, The report showed that, altogether 11,060 cases were prosecuted by the Council in the Chinese courts in the Seltlement last month, 10431. being administrative and 1/529 criminal eases. Out of the toll number of administrative cases, 5,665 persons concerned failed to appear and their Dail was forfeited, while in June Shanghai, Aug. 7. Mr, V. A. Chilikin, publisher of the "Russian Daily News" in Avenue Foch was reported by a Russian source last night to have receive a mysterious threatening telephone call yesterday at about 7 pin. while he was at his home, also in' Avenue Foch, The telephone caller. said to be a foreigner asked him whether or not hho knew that a Russian detective had been murdered in the French Concession. When he answered in the Aallirmative the caller told him that might suffer the same fate. was believed by the informant, however, that the threat was not made sétually in connection with that murder. Mr, Chilikin was also) reported to have made a report to the Settlement police but there wa nothing in the book at the Central Station tate last night 5593. balls were confiscated owing to the absence of the defendants.
No less than 4,343 administrative cases were completed and 4.142 convietion were registered for the month. under review. "A total of 1204 persons were convicted and 150 aequitted. And 98 private criminal prosecutions were instituted, Only one appeal was made to the high court apd no. appeals were concluded in July. The total number of appeals by the Council pending fu July 31, were: two in the Supreme Court and'two in the Kiangsu High Court. There was pending on that date 102 eases and 261 eases on appeal by defendants totalling 363 cases. 26 cases the defendants were held fon writs of detention.
Shanghai, Aug. 10.
Terrorists struck again in Shanghai late lat night when an unidentited fsasin shot and killed Mr hfoh Yel~ fang. said to bea member of the Wong organization, just outside the. Great China Hotel in" yn Ya Ching Road St about 11pm.
Police investigations revesled_ that Mr. Moh war dining with a party Chinese friends atthe hotel and a {tte before it Dam. ne. decked. (0 {ake a breath of fresh ain. He war Siting on the pavement, opposite the main "cntranee'to the hole, when a Chinese gunman opened fire st him Three shots wore fed and two bullets lered. the victim's head, while the third one fodged In his arm.
The victim died instantaneously and the" assassin, seeing his work done, beat a hasty retreat Up to an early hour this morning no arrest had been made and SAT. detectives could not give a reason for the rime Chinese circles, however, were of ion' since they lime s belonged to the Wang Chingevwel clique and: was rumoured bein charge of the mass. moves ment for peace. Hie was aso said tre connected with the Special Service Department of the Wang Ching-wet organization, Four Bandits Arrested Tu Nantao Batlle Shanghai, Aug. 12. Four bandits "were arrested the afternoon of August 9 by Japanese gendarmes in Nantao after they had Victimized a. gambling house and opened fire to escape arrest, according to the "National Herald." The Feport -does_not mention casualties but it fs stated that the people living near by were panic-stricken during, the chase.
The daring hold-up was staged shortly "after when many were. vi the Yung 1 House at 10 Liu Wen Loon (one), Lu Hsiang Yuen Road. Armed with revolvers and pistols, a large number of robbers broke in. suddenly.
With some of them covering the awards of the establishment, the. rest of the gang began relieving gamblers of their cash. Japanese arrived. quickly but the bandits tried shoot their way to freedom.
Japanese returned the fire and result of a hot chase four of the men were caught.
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