Notes For Gold.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1921, Page 3

Notes For Gold.

THE‘IUTER BITTEN. ! SYDNEY, Nov. 2J. Details of a sensational deal in stolen ~,,1,1 i„,vc come from Kalgoorlie (A\ .A). According to the report, an illicit deal,.l- sold a bar of « precious metal fm Till 111, and received that amount ml;.) notes only to discover when it was too late that 00 of the notes were forger-

U‘S. I The store goes that a, man approached a reputed buyer of stolen gold at the Boulder, and offered to pur,base gold, stating that lie had a new means for its disposal. An arrangement was come to. ami the dealer handed over a bar ’of gold, said to have Imc. worth {;(’,(K) at the rates at which the lnet.i changes hand when under a cloud \ third man. who is said to have been disguised, paid over that dun, in CTi notes to the purchaser, who tin n passixl them over to the seller. Tlie dealer took the roll of notes to the bank, but only Cl5O worth ot them was accepted .the balance being rejected as moderately success!ill Imitations of tlie Commonwealth iiirri'iiey. The bank officials notified the police, who questioned the dealer, who is said 1 to have been so 1 enraged at the manner in which he was trap peel that Inconfessed the full details of tlm affair. The nolice now have the matter in hand.