Sliirt Mystery. Deductive ingonuit.y of Melbourne dotectives waswput to tko lost recently wh'-n it was oalled on to solve a shirt mystery at tlio l'olico Parracks. Tkcj sliirt, eoinplole witk gold cuff links aud' collar studs, tko jnoperty oi' a deleetive, wkose rooni is on. tke ninlk floor, was liung on a windowsill to air wkilo its owner-was in tke slunver room. On kis ro tuni tke sliirt was missing. Ai'ter (juestioning a iuiinber oi' coileagues iu adjoining rooins, lie decided tkat the disappearance was not duo to anv of tkese suspects. >Sus]'icioii was tken directed towards a I'orce oi' Nature — an errant wind. Pather tinui approuck tke: Weather Utireau icgarding wind diree , tion and velocitv, oue nieniber of tke
Force liung a piece of paper on Ihe windowsill nnd allowed tke wind to carry it away. Tko perl'ormanco was repcat od. It was tken r.-'asonalde to susjiecl tkat tke shirt wuul 1 conie to eart li in tke vicinity of oue oi tko piecos of paper. A searck of Ihe aroa in wliick tke lirst piece of paper fell was unsuecessful. A searck on Ihe roof of a building in tke arca siii roundmg the landing place of tke socoml piece was tken instituled, and tke sliirt was fouud, still compiete witk links aud studs. Prevents Cougns, Colds sprcading, Wocds' Great Peppermint Curc. W. Iv Woods. Ltd.. Lamblou Quay, Wiftn.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1946, Page 2
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312Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1946, Page 2
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