B. Bernblum, a Polish watchmaker, was charged in the Provis-anal Court, on July 13, before Judge Hsiung "and Mr. Shimizu, Senior Consul's Deputy, with shopbreaking and on a further charge of having jewellery, silks, furs, ete., of a value of $2,500 in Ins unlawful' possession at 15 Route Frelupt.
Accused was arrested at his home, 15 Route Frelupt, on Thursday. Jafternoon by Dets. Schmidt and Algazin. The charge of shopbreaking concerned the burglary at 106 Szechuen Road on December 24, 1927, when gold and_ silverware, }worth approximately $7,300, the property of Mr. C. D." Jackson, travelling salesman for Messrs. S. [Blanckensen & Sons, Ltd, was stolen.
As Mr. Jackson had left Shanghai, he had given authority to Mr. 'A. G. Penning, of Messrs. Boyes Bassett, to appear in his behalf.
When detectives paid a visit to accused's home on July 8, they failed {to find him, and it was said that the had left by the back door. How-lover, a search of his house revealed the jewellery, silks, furs, ete, and Jother articles were recovered from pawnshops in the Settlement, in the French Concession and in Chinese territory.
Accused said that the jewellery part of his stock, salvaged from fire which took place at his shop the Yangtszepoo district recently, when most of his $80,000 stock was destroyed.
'A: two weeks? remand was granted to permit the Police to make further
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