On the floor were about. four batteries, more or less ft for service. Hanging from the wall was hand pump, and in a corner surounded by second+iand volumes of Bergson ud Ruskin, back numbers of periodicals and newspapers, was to be seen a radiator from a Berliet ar, "veritable antique, 'A visit was then made down an alley-way off Peking Road, bit a carefal inspection only revealed lot of serap. There were a couple head-lights, two or three bat= teries, about four steering wheels, dozen axles with new leaves int serted, one wheel and tyre complete, and a couple of motor horns.
At the sixth place. of inspection one came upon the first sight of "Henry" spare. It was a wheel with Dunlop tyre and tube complete. In the same shop was also found a -itap" wire wheel, fitted with a fairly worn tyre, an antique steer-to re-treaded of patched inner tubes.
After his tour of inspection. the writer came to the conclusion that there was no evidence to show that stolen ears had been stripped and the component parts offered for sale in the second-hand shay of Peking Road. The "fence: for such stolen articles must be sitaatother parts of the city with work-shops, In confirmation of the writer's, conclusions, Supt. Gilbert of the Criminal Taves Department kindly informed him that, since the beginning of this year, there had been only 22 thefts of motor cars reported to the Police and that of these only three had not been recovered and returned to their owners. Supt, Gilbert said that there was, however, a large number of thefts of motor car accessories, such as clocks, etc., although the Police were constantly recovering such stolen goods.
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