One of the last of a large series of farewell affairs in honour of Mr. R. J. Crouch, retiring Superintendent of the Shanghai Muncipal Police who is leaving for England on April 1, was held at the Bubbling Well Police Station at noon yesterday when the Bubbling Well station bowling club made a presentation to Crouch, consisting of a beautiful silver cockíail shaker, goblets and a tray suitably inscribed, Mr. J. Bowie tation on behalf of hope that he would not give up bowl-these shores and club was losing' one of its most successful and' keenest members.
In his reply, Mr. Crouch thanked the club for the - beautiful present ud visibly' moved, said that the club would be one of the Shanghai institutions that he would miss most. He proposed a toast to the future prosperity of the club and asked all those present at the affair, to call on him in England, when they shall be Fantastie Exploits of A Hollywood Burglar Hollywood, Mar. 25.
A fantastic "raffles" who specialized in robbing homes of Hollywood film stars has cent that he stole stocks valued at US$1,800000 from the meat packer magnate, Mr. George Hormel, and then sold them back to him for US$25,000.
The so-called "phantom burglar," Ralph Graham, revealed this neat bit of burglarious high finance in a confession to Hollywood police today. He was arrested yesterday on suspicion of stealing nearly US$1,000,000 worth of jewels from Hollywood screen celebrities, It was also learned that he was wanted for murder in Jacksonville, Florida—United Press.
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