MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1927, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

CIGAR THIEF. BERLIN, July 23. It Ims been the custom for many years for one of the most prosperous nmeiielois of Cassel to get his expensive cigars fr.un one of the lest tobacconists in tho tewn. He was a connoisseur of cigars, and there was the utmost good feeling hot ween shopkeeper and customer.

For many years the tobacconist has noticed an unaccountable disappearance of cigars from liis sli ip. The other day he was certain that six cigars v,ere missing from each of the four hexes that he had shown to the bachelor. Next timo lie came the tobacconist went to a hack room, where he and a friend watched the movements of the customer in a mirror. They saw him quickly stuffing cigars into his pocket. The bachelor then owned that for years ho had .stolen cigars, and offered £250 as compensation and £l5O to the Red Cross if the matter were kept quiet. Apparently it was not, for I hear that all Cassell is enjoying the scandal. and the prosperous bachelor has left the town.

HURRAMVS CHOICE. RERUN, July 17. Herr Bruenjes, a merchant of Leipzig, has had to decide whether he would become bankrupt or see his wife and son indicted for a long series of frauds. For many year' past Frau Rruenjes and her son Heinrich are said to have been raising loans with the help of unscrupulous agents entirely unknown to the husband and father. It is stated that they have received large sums from no fewer than twelve jiersons, eacli of whom thought lie had the right to take the Rruenjes mansion and its valuable contents if the borrowers failed to pay. When the claims of the creditors became so urgent that they came to tile knowledge of the husband he tried to raise the money to pay off the loans. As about £30.030 was involved it was impossible for him to meet the claims. He chose the course of letting his wife and son face the consequences of their acts. The wife has escaped for the moment by retiring to a nerve clinic. The son and one of the agents have been arrested. The son appears to have spent the money lie borrowed in gambling and horseracing. _ .