PEPPER RUSE FAILS
BAG SNATCHER FOILED [Per Umisd Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, March 25. ’Throwing a bag of pepper into the face of George Finney, a well-known tobacconist, and momentarily blinding him, a man endeavoured to secure Ihe bag which Finney was carrying, walking down Slater street, Shirley, on Friday evening. Finney upset his assailant’s calculations by retaining bis hold on the bag, chasing him, and .shouting tor the police. The man escaped on a bicycle, which lie bad left some distance down ilie road. The police are investigating.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19290325.2.27
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Evening Star, Issue 20133, 25 March 1929, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
88PEPPER RUSE FAILS Evening Star, Issue 20133, 25 March 1929, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in