FAMOUS PEARL STOLEN
Reeeived Sunday, 7.0 p.m. PARIS, June 8. A Belgian named Yvon Colletle, wluj escaped from a mental liome and 'souglit by the police, has been sen-teiiced iin absentia to ten years imjirisonment j for the theft of the "Pearl of Asia". one of tlie biggest pearls in the world. It was stated in eour't that Goeriu.j tried to buy the pearl for £125,000 Collette and his aceompliees, while the negotiations were going 011, stole tlu pearl by masquorading as tiernuu police. The pearl onee belonged to tlu Ernperor of ('hina.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 June 1946, Page 5
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