If the police find a burglar with freshly Incerated legs, the chances are nine in ten that he is the man who forced entrance to the offices of Mr. H. E. Arnhold in the early hours of March 29.
The man effected an entrance at one side of the building, and then, perhaps with the ides of finding another route of quick exit in case he was disturbed at his work, he opened a window and stepped out on roof. He also stepped into glass sky-light with all his weight, both legs through, one leg on either side of the cross bar of the sash.
The crash of the shattered glass aroused the watchman, who telephoned to Mr. Arnhold at 1.30 but the man aged to get The jagged points of the broken glass' must have inflicted severe cuts, and a trail of blood leads across the roof to the point where the man descended to the ground. He had taken four old umbrellas 891 out on to the roof with him, but he was probably so disabled that he could not take them away, so he left them there. The only thing missing is an overcoat belonging to Mr. J. S. 8. Cooper, which the burglar doubtless found most usefal in hiding his wounds.
A British School for Western District.
A movement is on foot for the establishment of a British school in the Western District to meet the growing demand for such an institution, as distinct from the international schools at present in existence. To that end a meeting will be called in the near future at the British Chamber of Commerce in order that the preliminary steps to be taken may be discussed. At present nothing in the shape of a definite scheme has been formulated but it has been sug; school for accommodating boys and girls should be erected.
In the attempt to secure " school for their children to un on national lines, the Brit are following, somewhat late in the day, the policy already adopted by the Japanese and Germ: who have their own schools. There are, of course, a number of good schools: in the Settlement run by the Municipality bub many Britons are not too enthusiastic over an institution where, by reason of its international character, national ideals cannot be fostered.
The demand for a school in the western district is not by any means new and already a widely signed petition has been prepared to be sent to the Council asking for the establishment of an international school there. It is, however, possible that the matter can be remedied more easily by the establishment of a British school.
To erect, equip and staff an international school would necessarily involve the Council in considerable expense, but it has been pointed out that the maintenance of a British school would fall upon the shoulders of the British community with, perhaps, a grant in aid from the Council.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.