Necropolis of Russian Shanghai (Некрополь русского Шанхая) record
- ID: 1778
- Surname: Tchapline
- Forename and paternity: Nikolas
- Фамилия: Чаплин
- Имя и отчество: Николай
- S: m
- Date of birth // Дата рождения: 1905-03-10
- Date of death // Дата смерти: 1930-12-20
- Occupation // Профессия: Workshop foreman at Whangpoo Conservancy Board
- Details of death // Детали смерти: Shot by Chinese workers
- Obituary // Некролог: NCH 1930-12-23
- Notes // Примечания: Born in Russia, he was a naturalized French citizen. He was single and nothing was known of his relatives. He spoke Chinese fluently and worked as a foreman since July 1929. Tchapline was ambushed and shot by some workers at Chang Hwa Pang workshop, Woosung. “A brutal murder occurred on December 20 outside the workshops compound of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board at Changwahpang, Woosung. The body of Mr. Tchapline was fuond outside the compound of the Conservancy Board workshops; a bullet had passed clean through the head. Deceased remained in his office until 7 p.m., when he left accompanied by his Chinese servant, with a view to entraining for Shanghai. They had reached a spot on the roadway outside the workshop yards near the Customs Office, when several Chinese dashed out from the darkness toward Mr Tchapline. When within a few feet from him, the men drew pistols and one fired at him point blank, the bullet striking him in the head and fatally wounding him. The Chinese police do not believe the motif was robbery because there was some money, a bunch of keys and several other articles in deceased’s pockets.”