Sharp Work at the Exhibition.
A rather laughable case of pocket-picking occurred at the Flinders-street railwaystation about thi*ee o'clock yesterday afternoon, says the Melbourne "Herald."' Detective Benjamin, of the New Zealand police, who is over here on special duty connected with the Exhibition, was at the above station at the hour named, looking after pick-pockets, when the tables were turned upon him completely. Some enterprising Knight of St. Nicholas, other •Wise a common thief, seized the opportuinty to steal a pocket-book from the hip pocket of the detective's trousers. The book contained a special pass for the Exhibition and Benjamin's New Zealand and Victorian detective card. When thieves take to robbing detectives, and especially detectives who are sent here for the -express, purpose of catching thieves, they -exhibit'audacity of unparalleled character. Detective Benjamin will pay SA rewai'd for the r recovery of his pocket-book and conf tents. How that thief must have chuckled r ' / yrhen he came to look over-his haul.
W. Gr. Grace said that England's 172 in *ihe third test match, England v. Australia, ■played on the bad wickets at Manchester, was worth an ordinary 400.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 314, 7 November 1888, Page 3
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188Sharp Work at the Exhibition. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 314, 7 November 1888, Page 3
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