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Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1924, Page 3

GIF,I- BANDIT CAPTU.KKD. NKW VOHIC. April 21. A message li< l >ll Jacksonville. I'loiidu states the'police. after a. months’ pursuit captured Celia Cooney, one of the so-called hohhed-l.air girl bandits, cabled on loth. Detectives i'mtu New York surprised her with her husband in a room in a house in which they had lived since the death of their fortnight. old baby. On Saturday the prisoner’s spirit of bravado had B"”e> Sb surrendered chiefly because she lacked money to continue. Normally the girl would have ’been able to effect further hold-ups, hut she was prevented by »•'- uess and the incident of child-birth. The police heard of her whereabouts through an intercepted letter from her husband to his mother asking tor money with which to pay the doctor’s call, and to hurv the child. The couple upon being arrested said little beyond admitting that they were concerned m one robbery with which they were charged.

AX ANZAC MESSAGE. "WELLINGTON, April 23. The following cable was received this morning by the executive of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers* Association from Earl Haigßest wishes for successful appeal on Poppy and kind greetings to all New Zealand cmrades on this, their ninth, anniversary of their splendid achievemnet at An'/.ac. I feel sure the New Zealand public will readily respond and help your UHSoeintin to carry on its splendid work.”