Shanghai, Jan. 1 A Chinese bank was victimized by 4 clever Chinese crook on Monday morning when a messenger was sent to the Park Hotel with USS200 atter telephone request cly a Chinese who called himself Chen, and who later" absconded with the money while the messenger was waiting for him in another room.
Chen took two rooms, Nos, 814 and
the registry clerk that he. was on, Monday morning "and told employee of Melchers & Ca. He aid $100 as an advance payment. Later he telephoned the native bank and asked them to send. him the money in §10 and §20 notes, When the messenger came with the money, Chen counted it and asked the delivery boy to wall for him a minute while he got some local euro Feney from the next room. 'The messenger waited for him' several minutes and when Chen failed durn, the occurrence was reported to the Police, who are investigating the crime.
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