Not so very long ago interest in criminal matiers in England seemed to be centred upon a type known as the "cat burglar." He apparently gained access to the promis upon which he wished to operate by swarming up water pipes, and hic agility gave rise to the nomennature decided upon. Apparently Shanghai we have now to face this sort of thing. case occurred in the churly hours of last Friday morning when two Chinese policemen wore patrolling Museum Road.—Arriving! opposite No. 17, they observed a foreigner in the act of scrambling up the water pipe with the probable I intention of reaching the premises of Messrs. Clerici, Bedoni & Ca. and they promptly invited him to descend.- This he did, rather tha take other consequences, and wi taken into custody. He is understood to be a Russtan.
understood that in the premises in question valuable cargo of a general nature was stored, and the Chinese constables are to be congratulated on their work in averting the operations of the man.
An interesting lecture was given last Friday night at 9 p.m, in the Gymnasium of the Navy Y.M.C.A. by Mr, Walton Schmidt, field rep: sentative of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, of New York, on the subject of "Modern Motor Transportation". Accompanying the lecture was a hand~ some selection of motion pictures lustrating the points made by Mr. Schmidt. "A large number of of tidals of the Nationalist Government had been invited to the lecture, among whom were Dr, C. T. Wang, Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the National Good Roads Association of China; Dr. It. H, Kung, Minister of Industry id Commerce, and member of the n of Reconstruc-
Minister of Communications; fang Pah-chun, Hsueh Tu-pi, Minister of Interior;
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