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THE CHINA-MAIL; OCTOBER 11, 1940.
ESTATE
PUPPET MAYOR FU ITALY SEIZES
OF SHANGHAI MURDERED
The Prefect of Ca-
··tania, Sicily, has issu- ed a decree under the "Law of War for the seizure of the "Hood- Nelson Duchy," of 15,000 acres, in Sicily, OFbelonging to Viscount
"MAYOR FU SIAO-EN, ́ ́OF THE JAPANESE- SPONSORED ESPECIAL MUNICIPALITY: SHANGHAI, WAS ASSASSINATED THIS MORN... | ING IN HONGKEW, THE JAPANESE-OCCUPIED PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT. NO ARRESTS. HAVE SO FAR BEEN MADE.
Height Of Prosperity
Fu was killed at 5his influence to the sphere" of
governmental banking. o'clock this morning while asleep in his house in Hongkew.
He was Superintendent of the Japanese troops," says Reuter, Bank of China, Special Commis- of sloner at Shanghal for administer- converted the whole portion
the Settlement under their con-ing the Government monopoly of tobacco and wines, superintendent trol into an armed, camp.
Cordons and barricades were of the Shanghai Mint, high ad- erected at every important street viser to the Peking Cabinet and to corner while all approaches to the military governors of Kiangsu the main body of the Internation- and Cheklang provinces. al Settlement were barricaded 'off so that only one person was able to pass at a time. These were subjected to rigorous search.
At me time, Fu was Chairmar of ti General Chamber of Com- merce in Shanghai and his num÷ erous other offices included those of managing director of the Com- mercial Bank of China, Managing Director of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. and concur rently manager of the property de- the Inland Steam Launch Co., director of the Ning- and po Commercial Bank, the Shang- Twenty guards, Japanese Chinese, were on duty at the time hai. Dock and Engineering Co., (a and they are now being ques- British firm). the Sino-Freuch tioned by Japanese investigators. Navigation Co. and of the Societe Mrs. Fu was in the room Franco-Chinoise de Constructions.
and when the assassination :occar- Metalliques
. Mecaniques, red but did not wake tillit Chinese manager of the American was all over.
Banknote Company (an American firm) in Shanghai,
Jugular Vein Cut
Later it was revealed that Fu was not shot but died after his jugular vein had been cut partment, by the assassin.
Servant Suspected
The Japanese belleve that the assassin was Fu's personal ser- vant who had been with him since 1927, when Fu was an exile in
Manchuria.
The servant was with Fu in the house last night but · dis-, appeared this morning, and. Ja- panese and Settlement police. are searching for him all over Shanghai,
The servant, named Zung Tsuen, had a private house in Nanking Road but when the po- lice raided it this morning they found Zung had moved three weeks ago.
Backed Sun Chuan-fang
In 1927, he played one of his first cards in his political dealings his control of shipping con-
cerns.
Bridport, Duke of Bronte, says a des- patch from "Catania, quoted by Reuter-
The title of Duke of Bronte and the Si- cilian estates were bestowed on Lord Nel son by the Bourbon King of Naples. Lord Bridport, who is...on active service with the Navy, is a descendant of the Hood and Nel-... son families.
KRUPPS
GETS IT AGAIN
The Krupps works at Essen, aluminium works at Grevenbroich and an oil storage plant at But he played on-the wrong Cologne were the princi- side by affording facilities for pal targets of the RAF. military transport by the China Merchants Steam Navigation Bomber Command in at- vessels to the northern militariat, tacks on Wednesday Sun Chuan-fang, in his war against General Chiang Kai- shek's National revolutionary
forces.
Sun was defeated and orders were given for the arrest of Fu Siao-en. He fled to Dairen where Havas says Mayor Fu's house is he stayed until matters were suffi in Scott Road, near the Publicently smoothed over to allow School, and within the Japanese him to return to Shanghai. defence sector.
Native Of Ningpo
of
In 1937, when the Japanese the seized all surroundings of foreign areas in Shanghai, he was offered the post of "mayor" of these districts.
night.
Other places visited by the RAF were Rotterdam, Amster- dam, Flushing, Le Havre and Calais, and rail communications in Germany and Holland.
After ten minutes. bombard- 'ment of the Krupps works, says the Air Ministry news! service, two large fires broke out in the factory area. In the meantime tons of high explosives and hundreds of fire bombs had been dropped on the aluminium works at Grevenbroich and also on a foundry and factory in the same area. The attacks here lasted two hours and explo-
Fu Siao-en was a native Ningpo, Cheklang, and was born In October, 1938, he was for in 1871. When still a youth and mally appointed and the Japanese- without the advantages of elabor- controlled organisation which he ate eduction he moved to Shang-headed was known as the City hai. In his early years he engaged Government of Greater Shanghai.sions and fires were seen at the in machinery and shipbuilding en- Havas. terprises and was proprietor of a metal and hafdware Arm in Shanghai,
After the Revolution of 1911 he was appointed by General Chen Chi-mai, of the Revolutionary
EFFECTIVE
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councillor of the Finance Board, He obtained several other posts under the Finance Ministry -in- cluding that of Special Commis- efoner for Shanghai, and extended
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SHOP COOLIE SUCCUMBS TO TEMPTATION
At Kowloon this morning three Chinese were sentenced for steal-
Hung Ming-shum; 21, was ing bicycles and one for receive charged before Mr. K. M. A king.
-- "At 10.30a.m. yesterday the Barnett this morning, with master of a bicycle shop in Tung entrusted to him by Mak Yuk- fraudulent-conversion of $733.46) Chot Street reported that three Teung of No. 48, Des Voeux persons had failed to return Road West between September picycles hired on the previous 17 and October 9,
dayisi
Defendant had been employed
PA-description of the thieves
and bicycles was circulated at 11 8 shop coolie for five years a. to all police stations ands 5B at $4 wages per month, plus food minutes later, two men were a 24, and October,1,defendant and lodging. On September 17 rested with the bicycles at Taipo Market, while the third and the. Was given $63:40 to pay bills Yesterday, defendant was given man charged with receiving were $670 to pay three other firms arrested later.
and failed to return. - Defendan Sentences of imprisonment rang- Ing from six weeks to three was later seen near the Star
Ferry by a foki and arrested. months were imposed.
| Defendant bought at
wris watch, a gold ring and some clothing with the. money,.. $600 - was found in his posses slon.
NAVY COAL THEFT
Defendant, was sentenced
and
two months' hard labour. The articles and money were order Charged with the theft of ded to be given to the complainant ton of cont and unlawful posses. DONN
sion of 30 fathoms of three-Inch Manila, rope, Ho. Po, 54, - mis-
tress of junk, No. 13211... was yard to a transport ship in har fined $150 dr. three months' hard | bour on Wednesday. After the labour by Mr. E. Himsworth this job was complete, the tape and mortiing.K
Nuggetope cónt were found in the ..., hole- Accused was engaged to tran-by Sergeant. Manwaring, of th sport coal from the Naval Dock- Naval Yard Police.e