London, Jan, 2.
How motorcar thieves oh fhentic registration numbers was dsclosed to-day at the Lambeth Police Court, Four men, who had been charged with the theft of motor-cars and who had been remanded, should have re-appeared in court to-day, but one Henry Simmons. was found shot and drowned at Brighton yesterday. Suicide was the verdict liven at the inquest The police, in outlining the case against the three others to-day, al-Jegedly traced 250 stolen cars to cused. They stated that the motor-ear thieves would purchase a new car and use trademen's.papers. to secure innumerable registration num-hers in different districts for stolen and disguised cars.
They would also purchase smashed cars, the police stated, for the sake of their number plotes, which would be axed to similar types of stolen vehicles, Defendants were remanded—Rew-
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