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Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1926, Page 3

THEFT OF TYPEWRITER. AUCKLAND. September 27. Patrick Shields, ex-Indian army officer. was charged at the Police Coni t with, the theft of a. typewriter, valued at Cl 7 from a guest at a hotel. The manager of the typewriting agency evidenced that on August 31st, accused offered to sell him a typewriter tor £3. Witness recognised it as the machine reported through the police as missing. He made an excuse and asked accused to call later. Accused returned in five minutes and asked for the typeuiitei. Witness refused to let it go and accused stated to the police that he bought the machine from a man named Clarkson for £lB hut the mail could not ho located. Accused pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial. | Rail was allowed at £IOO. | £220 MISSING. PALMERSTON N., Sept. 27. A sum of £220 in notes made up for hanking, mysteriously disappeared from behind a counter of the Municipal Public offices one day last week. The statement of a cashier is that whilst he wan absent for a moment from the counter where the money lay. a thud was heard in the public office,, and a strange man was found behind the counter, making, off when he was left alone for a moment. Detectives are investigating.