Eniry to House in Vu Yuen Road: Much Valuable Silver Carried Away Betwee!
Monday night and Tues. day morning a very clever buys lary was perpetrated in the west Jdis'rict of the etlomtent, wien 9 foreign house was entered and a considerable quantity o! silver re moved.
The residence question was that of Mr. B, N, Moule, of the Internatio I Banking Corporation and is situated at 230 Vu Yuei Road. and Mrs. Moule und at therefore, that conservancy opera- th empire Day concert at the tions are' of the utmost importance, Lyceum Theatre on Monday night, and no efforts should be spared to Jand arrived home shortly before one continue to improve the Whangpoo o'clock, entering the dining fand to. deepen. the approaches. to room they found the place in dis-the Port. Fortunately for Shanghai order, and immediate realized that Mr. von Heidenstam has been burglar had been at work, There charge of the Whangpoo Conser-}was, however, no trace of the man fancy Board for this long period, when they entered, although on the and the services which he has render: verandah was found a coffee per-fed are most valuable. In conclusion colater which had apparently been Mr. Maze congratulated him on his found too large to be carried away success and expressed the hope that The police.were immediately in the Board will long continue formed, and it is believed that they benefit by his guidance and assist-have secured important clues as to ance. the perpetrator of the burglary.
responding, Mr. von Heidenstam Entry to the house had id that the inspiration in his work obtained by the burglar always been the knowledge that open one of the lattices of the din: harbour work were ing-toom door.
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in the development of that ceeded to smear the glass of the in the making—Greater French window with some prepare Shangha tion of rice prio to smashing Shanghai would undoubtedly grow] After that he entered without dif-land improve. But it must do two Sino ty tu alee He ha gon, reek te tion up to the mark, and it must create and maintain 'a good mu ipal government of the place as 4 whole. He asked his guests to join in a toast for an idea, which he always had in his mind, namely, "Greater Shanghai," and he coupled the toast with the name of his old and distinguished friend, Dr. V. K. to it by the light of a flare—one of those ordi ly used by Chinese— silverware which he wished lo ferry awa:
At the place Mr. and Mrs. Mani were asleep upstairs, as well as th" mah, and the burglar succeeded in doing his work without disturbing them. Happily Mr. Moniv is insured against burglary. he bad gained the confidence of the Chinese community. covering hi clothing with kero-one and lighting them. His wits Ma. Chou Hyau-yung, represent-tried to extinguish the ames bu'
local Chinese, is reported by the was unsuccessful.
Chinese pross to have petitioned to Dr. V. K. Ting. Director in Charge of the Shanghai and Woosung Eanty on Monday morning, Municipality, the following proposals fore most people went to work, an regarding taxes on land and houses: armed robber dropped into the jew-=i. That the tax should be levied; ellery. shop. situated at 82/3 on those who own property; 2. That; Nanking Road ard asked to be shown, the house or land owner should jot /some bangles. Whi tant be permitted to increase rentals in hgd his back turned he drew hiv consequence of the new taxation; 3. pistol, picked up two pairs of val That the proceeds derived therefrom able Bangles, an strolled out again, should be increased only by the ambled past Chinese and Sikh police Municipali 4. That the budgets {oficers, and eScaped without hind-of expenditure or the amount of income should be published ie-gularly in order that the public may have some idea of public'atcdunts.
Unfortunately rot one of the eight assistants had the presence lof mind to blow the police -whistle which was kept for: the purpose.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.