CITY WORKMEN HOAXED BY YOUTH
FAKE DRAINAGE CONTRACT DIGGING IN THE STREETS T>ELIEVING that they were en- . 9 a ged by a City Council official, some parties of workmen have been industriously digging up street mains about the city. In reality they were engaged by George Edward Cox, aged 19, who was charged at the Police Court to-day with stealing a bicycle valued at £2O. When he applied for bail, ChiefDetective Cummings mentioned accused’s drainage side-line, and opposed his release. Cox was remanded for a week, bail being refused.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 184, 25 October 1927, Page 1
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89CITY WORKMEN HOAXED BY YOUTH Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 184, 25 October 1927, Page 1
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