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Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1921, Page 3

A light-tinkered gentleman mailt' a call at the rooms along one door of the Grosvenor Hotel, Timnru, at an eailv hour (says the'“l’ost”), and as a result „f his visitation half-a-do/.m of the guests who were slumbering in the particular apartments of tms area, found soon after dressing time that the cash which they had either accumulated or which remained unto t-v m after a day at the races and subsequent festivities insei)arable from holidaying jaunts, had vanished from its lodging place in their garments. The amounts lifted by the visitor who had not her- | aided his coming are understood to range from a couple of pounds or so up to a tidy little bundle of “thirty quid.” The men who were thus deprived of a little, ready cash are stated to he “sports” and to ha/e accepted the set of fortune against them in the •philosophic spirit of those -vho go a-nc - ing and sometimes win, and sometimes lose. The police were informed of the losses and are endeavouring to procure the name and address of tig uninvited caller so that the “sports” may have the satisfaction of getting a run for their money, even though if may he in 1 an enclosed “track” instead of on the j racecourse. *