Shanghai, Aug. 21.
The first robbery in the French Concession in twenty days occurred early yesterday morning when three men, one of whom was armed, entered a Chinese shop in Route Pere Robert and stole $80 in bank notes. No shots were fired and the men escaped before the alarm could be raised.
'Armed robberies have been almost non-existent in Shanghai for some time now, the first robbery in the International Settlement since the emergency measures went into effect hav~ ing occurred on Aug. 19, The Concession's' robbery, however, sets a new "record," being the first since the beginning of the month. value of bye RA cmcaret ies fung any shots and the police were not formed of the robbery til ater [midnight Towards the middle of, yesterday ricenoone another. sop factory in the Westsen District, im Lane 1125 sen toad, was entered by three armed men'and robbed of money and Jewellery: the exact amount of which suid not be ascertained ast night, was not more than a few dollars No ahets were fred by the men who rede good their escape. al Japanese Robbed in the circus, but the star attraction a 48-foot long boa-constrictor, described as "tame up to a point." Among the athletes is Mr. Zeneviteh, a once familiar figure in Russian Shanghai. Mr, Isako spares nothing in his, fons to provide Manila with "the greatest chow on earth," and the continuous merry tinkle of the cash register is to him proof enough that his efforts are not in vain,
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