A Masterly Retreat
A good story is told Rotorua shopkeeper in the tomed role of criminal invest'® Wjhile husily engaged with & 9 wooden mallet he noticed a ter his sh'op and after careless )9 around quickly appropriate a P9 knife while the owner was app^B , ahsorhed hy his hiammering- 9 ing his opportunity,' the man mallet suddenly made a st^9 move and closed the door shop at the same timo mai* pungent reques.t for the return H knife and emphasising the_P 9 his remarks hy gesticuHahn°9 , the mallet. The offender, caU9 the act, stood at hay foi" a °|9 and then suddenly, withoufc ^9 made a wild rush for a doo? 9 back ef the shop which ff^9 and which gave access to the oue leap he was outside the ; in a very few more, wa||^9 back fence and away. 19^9 -a masterly retreat thaF™J9 ! while strategist was le® ■ to appreciate the gleam_ °f J9 ' that alone relieved the situatl9
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 697, 24 November 1933, Page 4
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160A Masterly Retreat Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 697, 24 November 1933, Page 4
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