Pickpockets operating on a tram car proceeding from Siccawei to the Bund on Thursday morning had the misfortune to be "caught in the act." Four of them boarded the car at Siccawei, two to operate among the passengers and two to "cover." One of the operators, insufficiently expert, had his hand grabbed just as he was withdrawing it from the pocket of a Chinese immediately the car citement. The intended Chinese victim held on to his man, and handed him over to the French Police at Route de Suy Zoong. Another thief was caught just as he was about to leave the car, and the other two cleared off at a respectable speed across country.
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