TRAVELLER ROBBED OF £30.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 8

TRAVELLER ROBBED OF £30.

HIS CABIN-MATE ARRESTED. (By Telejtranh.—Press Anaociatlon.) Auckland, March 3. "When on Sunday night, James,, Queen, travelled down tho Vairoa River to Holonsyillo, his cabin-mate was an elderly Native named Mihoha. In tho morning Queen found that £30 had been abstractedl from tie pockets of his trousers in which ho slept. Mihaha. very sympathetic, offered to lend him £1. When tho Helensvillo police began to make inquiries it was found that Mihaha had left on tho Auckland train. Tho telephono was put into use, and Mihaha was caught and interviewed by detectives. Asked to show all the' money he had, Mihaha turned £2 12s. lid. out of his pockets, and said he would submit to' a search if tho detectives did not beliove him.. They did not, and his offer was accepted. The search proceeded, but no further cash was fouud in his clothes. He was then ordered to take off his boots, which he did very gingerly, stating that ho had a soro foot. He flinched and mado a remark about "vory soro" as a searching hand was put on one. of his stockinged feet, but the detectives were inexorable, and in the heel of the sock on the- "soro foot" they found ten sovereigns. The result -was Mihaha's immediate arrest on a charge of having stolen Queen's money. Tho Native appeared beforo Mr. Frazer, S.M., this morning, and was remanded for a week.