AN AMUSING SWINDLE.
THREE MEK AND A BANK XOTE.' Paris k laughing over an amu* - -.2 Cliriitmas swindle. Two I'icn with no money, but carryin«' a spurious £->Q .banknote, entered a well-known restaurant and consumed huge quantities of food. When they had finished they playfully pushed tlie * table over and smashed it." The proprietor became indignant, and said that the men would have to pay for the damage thai, (hoy had done. One protested that he was penniless, and the other, with a smile, said, "Search me." The restauranteur accepted the suggestion and discovered the bank-note, which he negotiated and handed 1 ,:ck the change. Later on lie made 'inoliier and more unwelcome discovery when the bank refused the note. He is now searching for the two swindlers. •
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 194, 6 January 1913, Page 2
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128AN AMUSING SWINDLE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 194, 6 January 1913, Page 2
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