BURGLARS’ RAID

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1933, Page 5

BURGLARS’ RAID

AUCKLAND SUBURBAN,DISTRICT

CLOTHES AND MONEY STOLEN.

(Per Ptegs Aesociatian, Copyright).

AUCKLAND, November 27,

mid of over fifty houses in, the fenfton district vvafi mode early. yes* tercloy morning by .thieves, who stole clothing from clothes lines, and small change from milk cans near the back doirs. Nearly £2 was stolen in pennies and threepenny pieces, while the thieves were not above taking apound of butter or a pot of cream left by the early milkman. Indignant househoders were surprised to find notes from milkmen pointing out that the money had been forgotten. Others blamed the milkmen for overlooking messages left requesting extra milk cream or butter, and many families commenced the day with a stern resolve t-o change their dairymen. More serious cases occurred at a number of bouses where bathing suits, shirts, underwear, stockings and handkerchiefs were missing from the lines in back yards. In some instances,' householders were not aware of the losses until the police, who recovered a quantity of the stolen property, after the arrest of two youths, made practically a- house-to-house canvass of the district, inquiring if anything had been stolen. Inquiries made by the police resulted in an exceptional number of Grafton residents visiting the polic e _ station during the day, to attemp to iden- j tify their belongings from the mis- . cellaneous assortment of cothing recovered in the morning. By- nine o’clock last evening, almost everything had been claimed.

CHEQUES STOLEN AT OTAUTAU

INVERCARGILL, November 27

In addition' to a burglary at Thomson and Beattie’s Gore, when a safe was blown open, burglars also entered the premises of the Single Profit Store at Otautau, and stole a number of cheques during the week-end. The police believe that 'a ear which was stolen last week from Invercargill is being used by those responsible for t'he burglaries.