What seems to be a pre-conceived ang carefully arranged robbery by unknown criminals took place on last Wednesday night between 8.80 pate and the early morning hours, at the residence: of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Andrews, 390 Route Ferguson, Where they had recently moved. Paris gowns and trinkets of con siderable value, amounting, in all to about Tis, 1,500 were stole Mr. and Mrs, Andyews, who, it will be remembered, returned to Shanghai a few months ago after extensive travels in America and Europe as a part of their honeymoon trip, came back to their house after dining out on Wednesday evening with subsequent dancing, and noticed nothing unusual. The fact that a garment which had been laid out before they left home was miss ing was accounted for by the belief that the boy had probably laid it away again, and the robbery was not discovered until the following morning.
Tt was then found that a clean sweep had been made of the wardrobes. All of Mrs, Andrews' Paris gowns which she had brought back With the expectation that.they would Jost until another visit to Paris at some fature date were taken as part of the loot. Every piece of French lingerie in her bedroom and numerous small pieces of jewellery, many of which were childhood gifts and keep-sakes, a watch and several pendants, were also made off with by the thieves, The carefulness of the rabbers in taking only personal effects as no household silver or valuables w2ro included, seems to indicate that the thief or thieves were well acquain!ad with the expensive garments possess ed by Mrs, Andrews. As yet, howe fever, no clue has been found la the search by the French authorities for the missing things or the culprits,
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