Car Vanishes Entirely from the Western District and No Clue Yet Available A motor-car stolen on Saturday night from outside the Western Tavern—a resort near Jessfield Village—is being sought by the local police. The owner had gone with a friend to have a pleasant evening, but instead of Criving his car inside as did the friend, he allowed it to remain en the roadway. After about a half to three-quarters of an hour he went out—at 11.45 p.m.—to look at his car and found that it had disappeared, whereupon he notified the authorities. The situation is peculiar in this, that in all previous instances of cars taken either by friends who enjoy practical joking, or when absconded with by others not so leniently inclined, the cars have been found again, but now after five days no trace of this one has been discovered, though the search has been diligent and without ceasing.
It ig, as all well know, impossible to drive a machine-far from Shanghai as the longest road (to Minghong) is only 25 miles long, with no side roads where any motor vehicle could be hidden away. It is also not possible to ship @ car away intact vid train or boat. In a case of theft, where the criminals wish to dispose of their loot in another port, it will be necessary to dismantle the machine entirely. On the other hand it may be that there exist unscrupulous second-hand dealers and repair men who find it advantageous to strip off the body and extras and use them on other engines and then utilize the chassis and engine, by building a ne™ body: or to effect further disguise they may take the engine completely off and place it in another car. If the search comes home to them, they may ship the engine itself to anoines city and dispose of it ere.
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