A HOTEL BURGLARISED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81899, 4 December 1906, Page 2

A HOTEL BURGLARISED.

LICENSEE'S UNTIMELY PRESENTIMENT.. Per Press Association. Auckland, December 3, The Wynyard Arms Hotel received the attention of burglars during the -'arly hours of Saturday morning, a large and varied" assortment ot tobacco and cigars, liquor in bottle, and the contents of the till beinir anpropriated. , 6 •

Mr Freeman, the licensee, did not retire till midnight, and he had a presentiment that something was going to happen. Tlus caused him to walk around the bar and other rooms on the ground floor at one a.m. with a revolver in his hand, but he saw nothing to justify him anxiety. Subsequent events proved that Me 1- reeman was right, for when he woko up on Saturday morning he found - that the cream of his stock of liquors and tobacco had been taken from tlia bar. Nearly a whok case of firstciass whLky was taken away, as well as a complete selection of other spirits and wines. Tobacco,, ' cigars and cigarettes wer e liberally sampjed, and Mr Freeman bel ; eves the loss'of stock could not be covered by a ,£io note. Ihe till, which contained £2 i.gj'th'r" at change, was cleared, and the thieves went to the trouble q£ forcing open an electrical shock machine the sake of the pennies it