SMART PRACTICE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 35, 1 July 1914, Page 4

SMART PRACTICE.

girl tricks a JEWELLER. BUT THE POLICE GET BUSY. By Telegraph—Press Association. ' Ohristchureh, La sit Night «''s aft. nmh 'by Detectives Ward dnd Giteon fraud P "Toting a smart fmud yesterday on Mos«r& W. Waitso «"* 0a < ;»«*'«■». of Colombo street. 13 a,l fe° d ' ' was i ait his main estoblishimen:, when he was called to I e telephone and a female wice said she was Mrs (mentioning tfie name o. a well-known ChristeJiurch lady), and she wished to ina'ke a present,*to her niece. Tine niece would! come to t'he branch shop ia a few minute*, and would Watson, see that she got a nice watch? er^r shortly ia young lady arrived at , „ P a -Wart motor-car, with a chauffeur at the wheel'. She was sjnartly dressed, and tye stoop assistant felt no qualms in handing over to her a nice little watch, ticketed at £7 10s, which Auntie" would pay for. Half an hour later, the telephone rang again, and and once more did Mrs —give Watson another order. So delighted was heT niece with the watfch that, taid she, ncr uncle also d'esired' to make her a present. Theit-fore she would come 'hack to the rf'op, and select another article, wlrit'h 'her uncle, Mr would pay for, though the account must not be sent in .before the 12 th- of the month. Again did the young lady arrive at the branch shop, and this time she selected a ring valued at £5 10s, and 1 away in her motor-car departed again. Having an uneasy feeling, Watson this morning rang up the lady whose name had been given on the telephone, and learned that neither she no,r her huslband had ever |jent any niece or anyone else to Watson's shop. The matter was promptly put in tlhe hand*; of the police, with the result that the above-mentioned arrest was effected.