The detective put away his magnifying glass. “The culprit has left a number of clues,” he declared, casting a quick glance round the room, “and I’m certain the thief has short black hair, is five feet seven inches tall, smoked cigarettes, wore woollen socks, and drove here in a car. Another thing ” “How wonderful.” interrupted the victim of the robbery. “Now, was the culprit a man or a woman ?” It was then that the detective was baffled.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5518, 30 December 1929, Page 4
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