The Archive · 1932

BURGLARIES IN THE WEST Depredations Covering Two Months

A number of Chinese burglars have been operating in the Western District for the past six weeks, rmuletings not a few foreign tenants of comparatively small items. The Police at Bubbling Well station have 2 suspi fo who the ring ders are, but the latter have eluded them to-date.

The criminals appear to enter the Settlement from Chapel and! after leaving their "job", they made their escape via the same route, No less. than four "incidents were reported from the vicinity of Co-Jumbia Circle, another on Tunsin Road, whi Avene Hai One nasty fellow found himself confronted by safety catches on the windows, after he removed putty and tacks and the window panes. the back door and a mr, snapping it from the hings, to a point 16 fect distant. His departure was immediate and fast.

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