The Archive · 1922

Police Search for Missing Property

On Wednesday the Criminal Investigation Department of the Municipal Police issued a, circular of interest and importance in connexion with the Goldenberg murder. This police "special" gives a list of the property of the deceased which has been missing from 24 Haining Road since the morning of the crime, chiefly articles jewellery of considerable value (most of which should easily be identified) and a revolver. As is pointed out in the circular, the tracing of this property may greatly assist in identifying the murderers—the plural is used without any qualification. The list of stolen property is as follows:—

One gent's foreign gold finger ring set with a diamond "weighing 5} or 6 carats, One gent's. foreign gold finger ving set with two small diamonds, a-d one ruby in claw setting, weight of each diamond about carats.

One gent's, foreign gold Masonic finger ring having two eagles embossed on One open faced nickel watch.

One open faced 18 carat gold very heavy chronometer watch, Swiss make Inside back case is a description in French of medals awarded the makers at Paris exhibitions.

One gent's, 14 carat gold chain, about 12 inches in length, 4 inch long flat links joined by small gold rings.

One gold penknife about 3 inches long, with the two steel blades, rather rusty.

One German military pattern 9 m.m, automatic pistol bearing the maker's name "Luger," together with the number of a German regiment stamped thereon. This pistol also bears the monogram either "R.H.C." "R.H.N." or °R.C.H." and the magazine will hold 10_rouni One "Milner"? safe key.

One key ring and chain containing 4 few keys.

One door key. which consisted of a firing party composed of members of the Machine Gun Company, the remainder of the Company, the armoured cars, and the officers of the Corps, led by Colonel R. Marr Johnson, ¢.M.G., D.s.0. The body was conveyed on a gun-carriage to its last resting place. Draped over the casket was the Union Jack, while the decreased officer's helmet and sword lay above all, Upon reaching the cemetery, the band played a funeral march, while his fellow captains took charge of the coffin, the firing party brining up the rear. The Rev. C. E. Spencer conducted the service. The pall bearers were Captains Grayrigge, Melville, Ensor, Olsen, Diniz, Dixon, Chien and Stewart.

A large number of beautiful floral tributes were sent by the deceased's personal friends as well as by the various Companies of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, and the Club and Societies of which he was member,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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