Several instances of the theft of handbags fr,om women have been reported in Christchurch (states the “Sun”). These thefts are carried out by a cyclist, who rides up behind women and snatches their, handbags fqom them. A couple of years ago there was an epidemic of this qort of thing.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5375, 16 January 1929, Page 2
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