BENZINE THIEVES ACTIVE
MANY MOTORISTS SUFFER A DESPICABLE PRACTICE Aggravated possibly by the imposition of the benzine restrictions, the activities of that despicable sneakthief individual known as the benzine syphoner, have increased considerably throughout the Bay of Plenty. In Whakatane businessmen and farmers from the surrounding country districts report that there have been numerous cases of this class of thing.
Motorists are warned to beware, and to make sure that their garages are securely locked for the night before leaving the*m. One businessman
claimed that his car was drained in
.the,:• business' area while parked I ~,in ; front' of !his premises late one : night while he'Was I 'engaged within. i
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 83, 3 November 1939, Page 5
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110BENZINE THIEVES ACTIVE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 83, 3 November 1939, Page 5
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