CONSTABLE STABBED ON CHEEK
(United Press Association) * WAIHI, September 9. A stab on the right cheek with a sharp instrument, which necessitated several stitches, was sustained by Constable William Harper, of Waihi, who gave chase to a man seen leaving in suspicious circumstances the Borough Council yards from where benzine had been stolen. The man turned suddenly and inflicted a blow, which also tore )art of the constable’s clothing. So far no arrest has been made.
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Southland Times, Issue 24227, 10 September 1940, Page 7
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76CONSTABLE STABBED ON CHEEK Southland Times, Issue 24227, 10 September 1940, Page 7
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