To the Editor of the Nomru-CmiwA Dany NEWS"
Sin,—The reading of Barton's letter to you, which appeared in this morning's issue of your paper, recalled to my mind a similar incident that occurred about a week ago under exactly the same circumstances.
Tam sure it will be quite unnecessary for me to go into details. as it Would be just a matter of copying Bmmow's letter. The time was about 5.30 p.m. The victim was a middieaged Chinese wearing foreign-style clothes, who was peacefully reading a newspaper. The theft occurred at the same bus stop near the Crystal Palace Theatre, described by BRITON. In the bus, I was in the same posi-lion as Berron when he witnessed the hat theft: viz. facing the back of the victim who was sitting against the window.
I am now wondering whether the two hat thefts were the deeds of the same hat snatcher.
Witness.
Shanghai, Nov. 9.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.