GOLD-STEALING ON THE RAND.
SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS. AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. Received August 3, 8.35 a.m. LONDON, August 2. A rather serious state of affairs in connection with the goldmining industry on the Rand is reported by the London "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Maritzburg. The correspondent states that the thefts of gold have been frequent, and that sixteen detectives are now tracking the parties to a conspiracy to rob. j ' It is'said that confederates in the mines are handing gold to women, who carry it to the coast. It is further alleged that gangs are operating at Durban and Capetown, and tha f . £20,000 worth of gold has been stolen during 1908. ,
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9158, 4 August 1908, Page 5
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112GOLD-STEALING ON THE RAND. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9158, 4 August 1908, Page 5
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