THE BURGLARY BOOM.

Otaki Mail, 18 May 1923, Page 3

THE BURGLARY BOOM.

ANOTHER SATE BLOWN OPEN. "enquiries made by a "Mana-v.-atu Times " representative, it appears v.u our nocturnal friend Bill Sykes and his confreres, went a little further afield than the visit to Messrs Manson and Barr's establishment in Kungmkei Street, as reported. A most daring and successful attempt wos made recently to effec* an entry to Messrs Duwbw- tcd.'s praises al- - situated in Bangitikei Street, about a fortnight ago. Broadly, the facts are as follow. - One of the members of Messrs Da* bers' arrived at work as usual on the Saturday morning, when he discoverer that the heavy lock holding the gate a the rear of the premises, had been burs open. Ou making further enquiries; h< discovered tkat the small safe in tni office situated near the front of . th< premises in Rangitikei Street, had bee: blown open inwards, aud the content ransacked. However, the visitor overlooked a most important thingapparently the only thing they woi seeking—and that was the pay env lopes of several of the employees, wl had not collected them on the precedi, aar . Wl.etl.cr the burglars were sv orised, or merely because- they did , Urate sufficiently, is not kno* investigate a'nd kindh- left t IDgt t "order to get to the safe, t wages. In OVU *-r* m not meet w Sed to' Tower themselves into 1 ,ffii Obviously the criminals are Cursor if eouna apprenticeship. » ,„.-■- of the office to the street 116 % that tie opc this instance sugges" . lions ."are. being conducted as S W-to-date burglar,' gear will I