The Archive · 1941

Shanghai, Map 1

The Louza district was the scene salon 210 Sale of tens eae War Bors Sub-Com-of another political assassination last Right when almost instant death came Contribuiiaig""Gollected® through the to Mr. Chu Chou-dong. manager of see A, beeeue, Metals Grou the "Biwa Mei Wei Pao" a Chinese Beaborm ssoQ8 HE MMe see inion 40H BE. afann f¥ening paper on Avenue Edward intimomory of Rts ING. Anderson ysis Einly abet 0 Mire MI stuart i 9 Mephere. 3. albot Mi/Atrs: 3° 1, Wade: Me/atrs, F, &. Roberts 33 Mites tt G Sette its. 5. Mesa 0 bots of li Stall of Shall

ike "i "aitabere Alain A Avs. N._ Brambicby: Miss It, Camagnon <000020000" 19 cainpoel tay Pringle HW, Dearn..40 AD. Polo 19 Gighame 2249 St Rogers. ito Wie heaore 10 3. Vickery' <.-3 lieiami 38 Ween At abou. 8.10 p.m. the victim with his daughter and another woman were leaving his home at 5 Hung Shing Alley at the intersection of Peking and Vu Ya Ching Roads when a lone gunman fired three shots at him at close range before he entered his private car bearing Municipal Meenee No. 6108, He collapsed in a heap with a head and body wound. The assassin intermingled with the crowd which gathered and escaped while his vic-Tim was rushed in an ambulance of the Fire Brigade to the Lester Chinese Hospital where he was found 10 be dead upon arrival.

Tt appears'that the first named. employed as an accountant of Chen Shing Enamel Works at 96 Kiangse Road. approached Tsu with a view of borrowing $500-$600 to celebrate hig marriage. This was in April, 1940.

'Tsu. who is an ex-employee of the firm. told 'Tsong that he could lend him' money, of course, but thal interest would be high. advising him not to get into debi, He offered however. a money-making proposlion to the accountant, saying that the latter, as one entrusted with the books of the company. could quite a goodly sum by disposing of enamel ware to other shops.

Rager to make the money, Tsong agreed to the plan and the two men started operating. selling their wares fo a shop in the French Concession. Things went pretty smoothly until April of this year. when the owner: of the Kiangse Road shop discovered that approximately $18,000 in enamel ware had been stolen from the shop. Suspecting the accountant, the com-mant ook him to the, Central station on April 21. where: the Tatler confessed' to have stolen the property. He also told the. detectives where fo find his accom

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