The Archive · 1936

THEFT OF £200 IN A VESSEL

Two Cabin Boys and Several Suspects Arrested

Two tea-boys employed in the s, Lilian Moller and several others were arrested by the River Police following the theft on October 6 of £200 from a safe in an officer's cabin on the vessel. A large por-Yon of the money has been recovered' and the suspects will be tried In the Nantao District Court, The two tea-boys, Wang Hsuchling and Wang Lai-yuan, were found by the vessel's commander to be missing after the discovery of the theft. Enquiries by the River Police revealed that the two had escaped to No. 134 Chin Chia Koo, Pootung, where each had kept a woman. Upon arrival, the police found the wanted men and women had left for an unknown place, The suspects were subsequently chased to Changchow, where a woman was questioned." In her session were found £50 and a of a certain amusement resort Shanghai. Further enquiries at the resort resulted in, the discovery of address in French Concession, which led to the arrest of the wanted orsons in the ease, An additional £125 was recovered,

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