More than $7,000 was taken from the safe of the Imperial Chemi Industries, Ltd. 41 Bzcchuen Road, on the night of May 28, t Teaving'no trace. " Ace sults of police {nvestigation, would seem that it was an "inside"
Members of the office staff on ar-ug the following morning noticed nothing wrong with doors or safe and later in the usual course of events, the safe was unlocked, Still foverything appeared to be in order fand it was not until the pay en-Yelopes "and "cash were examined about. 2.0 am, that the burglary was. discovered.
The police were called in at once fand it was learned that one of the colies was missing, and, although they searched all day, at steamships and the railway station, no trace of him could be found, Tt was ascertained that officers of the company had placed in the safe sufielent funds for the pay roll on May 28," the money having been placed in envelopes assigned members of the staff, the total amounting to $7,000, Inasmuch as_no violence of any Kind was used to enter the premises or the safe, the police are working! fon the theory that the thief had Secured duplicate keys to the door fand the safe. Whoever opened the envelopes, secured the money, and replaced the envelopes, locking the safe and the front door on leaving,
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