BURGLARIES AT NAPIER.
TWO YOUTHS ARRESTED
Press
NAPIER, Nov. 24. For some little time past petty burglaries have taken place at several business establishments in town, and small quantities of goods have been taken. The police have been on the track of the suspects for the last few days, and on Friday and Saturday two youths were arrested, one named Percy’ Jones being arTested in Wellington, whore ho had shipped on the Whakarua as a boy, and the other, named Percy Hughes, being arrested here on board the Niwaru, he having shipped on that vessel 'as a seaman for the Home voyage. Both youths, who are about 17 or 18 years of age, admit having broken into about eight different business places. The whole of the stolen property has been recovered- Amongst the articles taken were two revolvers. In searching for the stolen property the police struck a paper trail across the Whareomaranui Reserve at Napier, which had apparently been made with the object of guiding othei-s to the hiding places of the goods.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2046, 25 November 1907, Page 2
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174BURGLARIES AT NAPIER. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2046, 25 November 1907, Page 2
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