Four typewriters which were stolen from the Pasteur Institute, Route Pere Robert, during the night from Monday to yesterday, were back on their desks yesterday afternoon and one member of a gang of four responsible for the is now in ci of the Bench police, in one. of acci rapidly solved crimes in recent months, When the police were informed of the occurrence yesterday morning, the only clue which they had was a ladder placed against a wall of the Institute's premises. A window-pane had also been broken but nothing led to indicate the whereabouts of the men responsible for the theft Early yesterday afternoon, however, the Settlement police were informed that four typewriters had been seen carried to House 229, Lane 231, Kwangsi Road, The French Police were informed and a search of the premises was made.
The typewriters were found in the custody of the sole occupant of the house, who told detectives that he had been a party to the theft and the gang had broken the window to lower the typewriters with a rope. He gave descriptions of his accomplices, the arrest of whom is expected within a few hours,
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