Two Shanghai residents who arrived by the C. M.S. Nile of Tuesday bring with them a rather unpleasant memory of their brief stay in San Francisco en' route. The parties concerned, a gentleman and-his wife, were returning to their hotel at about 11.30 p.m. when they were held up in Larkin Street, by two footpads. One waa well dressed, and a ''sweater'' worn by the other man proclaimed his affinity with the bruiser type of street lounger. They demanded money. and, as both were powerful. ly built and possibly armed, the demand was acceded to without ceremony, the lady handing over a hand-bag containing a considerable sum of money. The matter was not reported to the police, in view of the delay which would have been caused by the visitors remaining to prosecute, im the possibly unlikely event of the thieves being caught.
A similar experience befell one of the crew of the Nile. He also was "held up" w: returning to ship, and, considering discretion the better part of argument, handed over the dollars. 7
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