WELLIGTON.
This day. A mysterious robbery is reported from Makara. William McKelvie, a settler there, had 547 sovereigns, the savings of years, deposited in a wooden box under the bed in a lower room. Between 430 and 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, while the family were absent looking after the cows, the house was entered, and the money abstracted. The police think they possess a clue to the. thief. The walking match, Edwards v. Scott, commenced at 10 o'clock last night. At 9.20 this morning Scott had covered 55 miles, and Edwards 54 miles 11 laps. Each lap is 80 yards. I/ATEB. At 12 45 p.m.—Scott, 71 miles ; Edwards, 68 miles 12 laps.
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4652, 1 December 1883, Page 2
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113WELLIGTON. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4652, 1 December 1883, Page 2
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