Shangtai, Oct. 31.
'A Young Japanese woman walking in Jessfeld Road, near Tifeng Road, early yesterday evening suffered the loss of her purse, containing a large amount of money, which was taken by a bag-snatcher.' The thief escaped.
The victim sala the purse hold 'U.S.$90 and a fair amount of Chinese H.M.S. Birmingham Here Shanghai, Oct, 25.
ARNS. Birmingham waived yes terday at 1030 am. and tied up to the British Naval Buoys. Capt. B, J.
Brind is in command of the 9,000 ton cruiser. A slight accident occurred when the vessel was swinging about In the narrow. channel where she fouled a cable in the course of the dificult manceuvre, The new arrival brings the total of foreign warships in port to four-tees; of these two are British, three American, three French five Japanese and one Italian. Out of this number the British, French and Americans have a cruiser each and Japanese two cruisers; while another foreign cruiser, the Italian Raymondo Montecuccoll is arriving here shortly from Japan.
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