ROBBING A CATHEDRAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 252, 30 November 1909, Page 2

ROBBING A CATHEDRAL

ALMS BOXES BROKEN INTO.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Christchureh, Monday. It was discovered yesterday that a number of boxes on the wails of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, .which were used for voluntary contributions for nious or charitable objects, bad been forced open and the contents stolen. Jt is not known how much was secured, hut it is believed not more than £6 or £7. The theft was committed some time on .Saturday night. The main door of the Cathedral was locked but the side door was open. No attempt, was made on the safe, which contained the altar plate. Some suspicious looking characters were scon about tho building on Saturday evening. Thcie is great indignation "among the co n <ire-( gation on account of the sacrilegious nature of the robbery.

A SERIES OP CHURCH ROBBERIES.

Christchureh, Last Ni»ht A remarkable and disturbing series'of «nme fl| s taken place in ChristchiiHi during the past three or four weeks it appears that a large number of ohni'ehcs have been 'burglariously entered nn ,] their contribution boxes and rerc« cii'i boards forced open and searched, ami T Z ght be found in then appropriated. The thieves appear to have devoted particular attention to the aims boxes, which were smashed open and riged. i„ n0 case investigated to day d.d it appear tßat there Li be", any serious hws or that clmrch plat" had boon appropriated. The majori v of ' the offences occurred in carnival «„,/ | but it appeared that the thieves ire still carrying on their work, as the Ro mar, Catholic Cathedral wis bmlVrt ■ ously entered on Saturday nil" W I Among the churches burg od were I " ' M.cbael> St- John',, thcMilh,?„£' ! Papanm, Hiccarton, Halswcll, R v Zn , han,,Opawaaijd New Brighton Angl An Churches .nTSI. Peter's Prc s b T le "a, the High Street Methodist and New *"£''?" Methodist, and the Rom an Catholic Cathedral. |