The Archive · 1941

Police Investigating

House "Cleaning (4 m The French police are investigating numerous cases of larceny, believed to have been committed by the same gang in foreign houses in the Concession, Several days ago, three Chinese presented themselves at a foreign house in the Concession and offered their services as specialists in cleaning apartments, After their departure, the occupant of the house noticed that the "specialists" had taken advantage of the fact that they were not watched and had taken a large sum of money and some valuables from the chest of drawers in one of the rooms, The procedure used by the thieves is not new. Only recently, a crime had been committed under similar circumstances, at the expense of another foreigner in the Concession.

The French police would like to take this opportunity to warn the public not to be led by persons who offer their services or pretend to have been sent by a third party, without first ascertaining of their identity.

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