The French Concession was the scene of the next crime In. which Dr. Yiu Wel-chung, manager of cline 31.5 Kong Chi Lane off Route Conty, teas. shot dead at bout LI. asin. the. same day. "The murderer" was arrested and confessed 10 the crime, The_ gunman, Yang Lung-son, had seen DE Wu three times before the rime, ax he was being treated at the Glinie, On Wednesday morning. fame" in. just as usual "and. while failing with the doctor, he whipped Sut a pistol and red one, shot the bullet entering. the vietin's temple ind. causing instantaneous death.
"The murderer" then ailempted to ceseape, but was caught andi arrested tne Polize, Questioned, ne eon Rased to having killed De. "Wo Doeause the Taller, besides being. Aelo nad alo Been connected wih and he al Hadad the pelieal organization in. Poot
murder of ater in the day" a shooting atten: occurred in"'Comaught. Rond, near Ferry. Road, resulting. Inthe' death Of one. Chinese detective ofthe Shanghai Municipal Police and one fof the suspected criminals "phe affair took. place: st_ 625 p.m. wien C.D. Ces 203 and 329, 0m dts In'"Gonnauight Toad) noticed four Misplelous-looking "characters, when ney. followed to Lane' 00" in Con naught Road. There" the detectives ordered the fuspeets to slop, but the Tater opened Are.
the GD, Or retaliated and a ann battle ensued, in the course. of fehich C.D. G, 329 and one of the suspects were fatally wounded, Both Wore later taken 10 the Police Hox pital "where they" mecumbed to hele wounds, YA' Chinese female Pedestrian sustained minor woud {other right foot, and was taken the St. Eilzabeth's Hospital 'Phe' other suspects matioged 10 eeet their escape, although renown that another of the saingsters tras wounded inthe. affray. "Two Inatser. pistols and seven rounds of munition were sclzcd By" th entrance to a Chinese dwelling at 884/17 Chengtu Road, getting away with Jewelley and money.
An hour later, a gang of four highwaymen stopped a Chinese pedlestrain in. Bubbling, Well Road, nea Avenue Haig, and with one man covering the victim with a pistol. the others robbed him of his over= coat and $200 in cash, The victim did not raise an alarm, and the robbers made good their escape.
'A Chinese dwelling at 17 Woo Li off Gordon Road was vietimized at 7 pin. by three Chinese robbers, the occupants being robbed of $115 in cash and clothing One of the gang was armed.
Another Chinese pedestrian lost his overcoat at @ pim. when he was approached by three robbers in Koo Ka Loong off Ningpo Road. One of the gang was armed and this. took. all the fight out of the victim. who} allowed himself to be robbed.
'Avmed robbers struck again 835 pin. when they raided 109 Burkill" Road, where they' stole a large amount' of money. This time the gang consisted of four members, three of whom brandished pistols to intimidate the occupants. all whom were {00 frightened to raise an alarm.
"two more crimes were committed shortly "afterwards, both of them being at 20 pin. the first being 9 hold-up of a male Chinese, who was walking in Hart Road near Connaught Toad when he was ordered to stop two highwaymen, one of the armed with a gun, and Fobbed camel's hair long gown, a hat and ten dollars in cash, The second hold-up. committed at the same time, took place in Ferry Road, This was perpetrated by four men who stopped their victim near Pootoo Road and relieved him of a felt hat and $2. The sight of three pistols was enough for the. victim and he raised ne alarm.
But, If the Police were kept busy 33 throughout 'Christmas Day, firemen 6 were very much relieved to have had only one call, this being a small fire caused by a' chimney, damaging a sun blind. Even ambulance calls were less frequent, not more than ten being made during the da;
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