Drills and Explosives to Steal from Kiangse Rd. Jewellery 'A. daring and evidently well planned jewel robbery was _perpetrated on Saturday night at the offices and showrooms of Blessrs. Mateo Beraha & Ca, diamond merchants and jewellers, at 43 Kiangse Road.
The thieves, who were apparent. ly. expert. eracksmen, entered the offices. through the main entrance on the top floor, by completely, removing the front door lock. 'They' then "commenced operations, on three safes with drills and explosives, succeeding In forcing the door of one safe which contained amongst other. things, duplicate Keys of the other safes. The bur-telars lost no time in. transferring! the contents of the safes (which were principally composed of diamond studded platinum watches) their receptacles and then concentrated. their attention on a larg safe which stands in the manager's office and which holds the company's Valuable stock of diamonds and other gems. The attempt to through the burglar proof door was abortive and the burglars apparently gave it up as a bad job, A point which would seem to suggest that it was not an "inside job" is that a large safe cabinet in, which was contained a large quantity of Valuable jewellery was left untouched. "As compared with the other safes, it would have been a comparatively easy job to open this.
Watches predominate in the toot} j but the actual loss sustained has not yet been ascertained. It however, understood Messrs. Bei fare covered by insurance policies issued by French underwriters, Visit to Brazilian Consulate Tt would seem that the thieves had taken particular care to lay their plans well and chose a Saturday night to effect their haul, The} value of the goods stolen has not yet been completely ascertained but it is understood that the loss ssu tained amounts to many thousands of dollars, The Brazilian Consulate, which is situated next door to the elfices robbed, was also entered but the burglars were not able to force open the consular safe. Tt appearced also that the thieves had attempt ed to force their way into the next Building by smashing a portion of the partition wall.
The police are making inquiries Dut, so far, the thieves are still at
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