CYCLE THIEF
GETS THREE MONTHS’. (Per Presc, Association— Copyright) CHRISTCHURCH, June 22. Jack William Matthews, 33, married, unemployed, - was charged with the theft of seven bicycles. He was sentenced to three months’ hard labour. The police said the accused advertised bicycles for sale at ;i bar-o-ain prices, despite the fact that he had no bicycles at the- time. He received 50 replies, and following that he made periodical visits to. the front of the Post Office, selling seven mach. nes valttfed £U7 lOd ln succession. For these he received^£3^l7sjßffi
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1933, Page 6
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89CYCLE THIEF Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1933, Page 6
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