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Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1924, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL.

— VIENNA’* CLEVER, .SWINDLERS VIENNA. Nov. 23. Vienna is swarming with swindlers and confidence tricksters, most of whom work on iamdiur lives. lull, three, working separately, have re.cntIv shown uutnaud originality in their methods. ()*i - .i.i!*u *i a wretched widow who owned a <; *-y little restaurant business—having met her at one of the eountless "al’te moon tea’’ gaining elubs—to realise all lier property and go witii him to .Monte Carlo to exploit hi- infallible system for break- | ing the haul;. She has written to her i friends here ior money to pay her Ia re An a her. a .-'•n:rtiy dressed and plan- | the Vienna police, went into a ;ev.filer's simp at Salsbarg. where i.e was not known, iicenmpnnied hy a welldressed woman, who also showed great interest- in the wares. The man took sunn rings "round to ! the hotel” to show them to ,'i brother, ! a!l d the woman remained, the shopI keener-, had no '.v.-picion til! the wo- j | mail wished m leave, alien it ar.p 'ur- j j ecT. and was later confirmed, Umt she ! was a visitor at lit - hotel at wliitlt the I ill!,.;- had hooked as an “engineer.''’ and hail, niter a brief roiiv-rsaunn. ah ... look ai Lho sliops. •r!,. man has h mi tra> and ar- ' with the aid of the oogu's’ (lid|o.-,- the Violin:! p"!i« ■' 1 ,|1 1 ‘ M ‘ | u umu". .’■*■ ’is ■' j _ . . ; lioeenei'. The 111ii'il I' C'.lo a valuable | v all'll in 111" cloakroom ermh ai Hu‘ . ..., j (ijicni 1 him at onre, and the fur-* e*>u d youtn he accused, after violently proli-tiu':. ! agreed to go Wit'll a popee nan io the j police--iauiou. Wlk-ii lie arrived there no i*di was found, on him. I‘nt la* j was keiit in enslody. as is u-ual her*’ ; ; ahanre is made, and the next *!.,* vat.di. which he said ho had invsi*• r;;>;: !v fi.mid in hi- • oat pocket. The policeman had taken his chary j,, (d|,, po'a e-station in a I riimcar, and the i.hi-f had adroilly slipped i'e watch into the conductor's pocket its lie entered the ear. ( !)!?Jf-TM A-i WINE- IN THE I NEW YORK. Nov. 12. in -•,i! eof ill" -"i;ul l 'i' el several there is I'M lack of Cbi'i-i mas elieer 111 Nov, York ;■' d ether iar • • .’.mcriean he “'making his own.'' Simp- soilin'.' t ingredients for ihi- have Imenme as Paris. I are:'"' establishments also send "wipe lnakH's” on vi-i;> 1" | a!i;.|i(! in Cm < rushing of grapes and ! the proper prepa let ion of giape ami j j other juices for h mm eonsiimpl ion. i; v a new process '‘near” beer can | i.e eonverted ill a (|llarler el 1111 hour j into beer with a very derided kick, tte- ! , iinpiip' maehim.'s for u-e on "near I I-., -r !iol! !es are rollin'' like lot eak-. On every imiid one limls hosts who j have hex-nine exp -ri not only ill lllltkI ieer wine 101 l also in dis'liS'ing whisky | and making gin from alcoiml. Multi- ; I mil's of people are drinking, pure n'i i oho! diinlei! v ith water or on."s. ,\l| ;!.. « l.ilo :1m In,nor !h el. \\ he b : md " out. i- ' !'"g ill ! latu'iii : largo , ergee . Mualowner:- • •, , '.b.ind.'inl i ihe mprlv ilia I ”im j . isiiing cv.nl. s , are now ■pi»!in,r j Iv. hi-div in a h ade.! atLT a • end i I .-ham, ague at- r-hgldly I* - a jsi’nrrnsjajratK:*. «»Wk'srasow