1938-09-21 — Page 24

CHINESE

OFFICIAL SHOT

FRANCE AND BRITAIN JOIN

DEAD BY ROBBER IN ULTIMATUM

CHUNGKING, TO-DAY..

MR. HOU SHU-TUNG, MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE'S POLITICAL COUNCIL AND STANDING MEM- BER OF THE TRADE COMMIS- SION OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY AN ARMED THUG IN HIS RESIDENCE LAST NIGHT.

Five or six men broke into Mr. Hou's house shortly after 7 o'clock and under the pretext of searching for morphine, started to ransack the house for valuables.

Mr. Hou was not in. His wife and children were kept silent at the point of a revolver while the looting was taking place.

away

The desperadoes took bracelets from Mrs. Hou and press- ed her to open a suitcase. While she was looking for the key, Mr. Hou returned and the thugs, frigh- tened, started to decamp. The last was barred by Mr. Hou. He fired at Mr. Hou point blank.

Mr. Hou, hit in the chest, died on the way to hospital.

A native of Ningho, Hopei, Mr. Hou; 36, was a well-known econo- mist and a former professor of Yenching University, Peiping. He is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter. Central News.

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and the terms of the com- munication represented stiffening of Prague's atti- tude since the previous night.

Evidence of the strength of Czech public feeling against the proposals was one reason for the change, while Ministers were also influenc- ed by reports from London of growing opposition to Mr. Chamberlain's policy.

Meanwhile President Benes received the British and French Ministers jointly at 2.15 this morning. They urged on the Czech Presi dent the advisability of ac- ceptance of the London plan as it stands.

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After the Ministers left Dr. Benes, a meeting of the Inner Cabinet was sum- moned, which is expected to be followed by a sitting of -the full Cabinet. Reuter.

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