UNSAFETY OF AUCKLAND

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 296, 11 June 1912, Page 7

UNSAFETY OF AUCKLAND

THOSE CRACKSMEN AGAIN. Auckland,' Saturday,, This morning intimation came of two more burglaries in the city committed last night. One occurred at Mechanic's Bfyy, where a safe in the office of Messrs ' Cousins and Atkin's coach factory had been, attacked, but had not yielded at 'V the right place to enable the cracksmen • 'to get the contents. The other burglary 'happened in Freeman's Bay at the clotliQf Mr. J. M. in >^figla'nd J street. At Morrdn's factory an •'entrance was;effected by forcing the side ' 's6'6r, f : wl)ich left the office open to the ; "btfr£l r ar'S attention. Folds of, cloth from i 'the folding room adjoining the office had ''been us'dd to deaden the .sound of the ex- ' pldsipn . After the usual preliminary attentions had been paid to the '' office safe ft clean break of tfye lock was jiiUH'e !r liy 1 Vtlie blast, and : about. £4 15s in cash was removed. It was no doubt known to the burglars th'jit Friday is ' ! pity-d'ay at the factory wlicn to ' fiSO is 'drawn every, w,eek ; for wages, but they obwMly diefnot loi'ow that all 1 ■ the ,r Aiprtej'.lfe' always.paicl rfVcr thkt day. ' Wnd'. <sum" is>'Wer 'carried in the safe.