DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1927, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) BCR OLA IBS CLEAN SWEEP. AUCKLAND, Aug. 30. A daring burglary was committed in Dominion Road last night, when thieves broke into the premises of Richard John Cates, grocer, and stole over £IOO worth of tobacco, cigarettes and food stuffs. Although a night watchman patrols the shops, which are situated near a tram terminus, the activities of the intruders did not draw his attention. It is thought that the thieves had a motor car waiting at the front door tri carry the goods away. AA'itli the exception of a few sticks of tobacco, which were in a- box in the office, the whole of the Lihacco stocks were cleared.

Entrance was gained by removing a panel from a strongly-guarded hack door. This had been torn out in pieces, after a chisel had been used to cut- small openings in the wooden door. The windows of the shop uro all ern cued with strong iron bars. The thieves must have climbed into the back yard across a- section from a side street. There are many footprints on the earth in a- garden at the leai of the shop across which the intruders went to get to the hack door.

THIEVE*! TX ('IIRIBTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. 20. A quantity of watches and jewellery. valued at £4O, was stolen from the shop of H. Burrows. joivePer. coiner of Stannioor Bond ami A\ orecstei Street. !.inwood, during Wednesday night. Entrance was gained to the premises through the front door, which was forced with a jemmy. Only valuable articles were taken. CHEVIOT TRAGEDY. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 20. The police received a message from Cheviot this afternoon, that Allred George Kemble, of Wpottiswood. was found dead with a gunshot wound in his head. Kemble was 39 years old. His mother lives at Spring Creek. DYNAMITE IN COAL'. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 20. A resident of Spreydon, says his sou was very surprised yesterday to find a plug of dynamite buried in bis supply of household coal. There was no detonator attached.