BIG HAUL FOR THIEVES
BANK NOTES JETTISONED PROM . PLANE
SHANGHAI, September 13.
A 19-day search failed to recover 445 cases of Chinese 10,000-dollar notes which the crew said they hac jettisoned to save a Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation plane from crashing into the mountains on August. 25 on a flight from Canton to Peishiyi. It is thought that thieves made off with the notes, which are worth 960,000 United States dollars. Five other cases jettisoned were recovered.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 286, 15 September 1947, Page 3
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