MAYORESS'S JEWELLERY STOLEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2653, 27 December 1915, Page 6

MAYORESS'S JEWELLERY STOLEN

WHILST OWNER WAS AT -TRENTHAM. The spirit 'of Christmas was rudely iolated by at least one despicable perou on Thursday evening. Whilst tho lay or (Mr. J. V. Luke) and Mrs. Luko i'ero engaged in offering Christmas heer to the soldiers in camp at 'Trenham and Ma}; Morn on behalf of tho ;itizens of the whole of the Dominion, onie misguided person, evidently posted is io tho movements of those in the ilayoral household, obtained access to hell' residence in Hiropi Street (Wellngton South) and made?away with soviral articles of ■ jewellery belonging to ;he Mayoress. These included a watch ind gold chain, two gold rings, a gold langle, and the Mayoress's gold tramray pass. . Mr. Lull© does not know how tho ntruder gained entrance to his house, lut by climbing on to "a low roof at the lack; it was possible to get through in upstairs window, and there were itlier wiiidows quite possible, to an en T erprising burglav. The. Mayor, and Mayoress regret the iccurrence, naturally, more particularly is tlio items of jewellery stolen were ill N keepsakes. A wide regret will be ■xpressed by the who know the ast amount of self-sacrificing work Mrs. .uke lias done in the cause of tho Emlire, the hoys who are going out to iglit, and tliose who have returned, "fyio matter lias been placed iu the lands of 'the nolioe for investigation.^