MORRINSVILLE

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4410, 13 May 1909, Page 2

MORRINSVILLE

(Own Correspondent) rAKING-advantage of the gale which was blowing on Monday night, a member of the housebreaking fraterniry thought it a good opportunity to try his hand at the game in Morriusville and as the premises of Messrs AV. C. Pickett, Ltd., had a prosperous appearance, selected them for the subject of his operations. Gaining admittence by breaking the back window and turning the latch, winch is a patent screw, he then paid attention to the > office. He used a small bar which is kept for opening cases, to try and open the office window, which he failed to do, so he again broke the wiudew. Ho i* evi- Jg dently not a novice from the he made of i r . The burglar secured some ' silver and a email aiuou. t iu copper, also come tobacco Constable Lowry has the matter in hand and will no doubt, soon ha ve another worker for the State in h'S

charge. Two well-known local young fellows, one of whom i- 1 a prominent member of thejunioc football team, have caught the “ Dreadnought ” fevc, and have decided to join His Majesty's navy. 'Lbey 1 left here by Tuesday’s train en route to enlist on the Pioneer at present in Auckland harbour. . . A gooo lino of 2000 owes amvod hero bv goods train from the south, for a local sheep breeder. Mr Butler has mide a start threshing Messrs Manning's oats, though the weather is against much progress being made. The oats are of splendid quality, and the yield is fairly In avy.