Twenty-six electric motors valued at about $15,000 have mysteriously disappeared from mill number two of the Deutsche Farben Handelsgesellschaft Waibel & Ca., situated on Paoshan Road near the Eight-character Bridge, it was learned from reliable sources yesterday.
The mill which was slightly damaged during last year's hostilities, was not being operated at present and Japanese watchmen had been engaged by the German Chemical dye concern to keep the plant locked The discovery of the disappearance of the machinery was made two days ago and the Japanese watchmen professed ignorance as to how the motors disappeared. Due to the fact that it must have taken anywhere between 20 and 30 coolies to shift the machinery onto trucks, it is hard to believe that the watchman had no knowledge of the affair if he actually was at his Post, the same sources believed.
The Japanese authorities are understood to have taken up investigations and have arrested a Russian and a Chinese. After questioning these suspects however, they were released No further details are available but investigations are proceeding, it was understood,
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