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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 154, 30 June 1913, Page 7

A rather amusing story is being told in connection with the burglaries which have been disconcerting dwellers in ChrUtehurch and suburbs. A lady who owns -a large house in one of the suburbs, but whose family is at present not living in the house, bad occasion to visit it to set something she wanted. There | is a gardener left in charge, who makes j :i practice of locking the gates after I entering the garden. The lady was. therefore, unable to gain admittance, and. being of a. determined character. she climbed over the fence. This iVat j was seen by ;i lady living opposite, who immedrateTy telephoned for tbo police. Whilst the owner was in the house «he : heard someone oil the verandah, and OH asking who it \va.-. she wns told that it was a eonsrablc. Ghe told him that he would have to ?o round to tho back as she did not h-ive the key of the front door. The h>dy> :istonishment wa« great j when she found another pnlicpmun nt the Kick door. Explanations followed. and all <mded well. It is nineteen years to-dey since the grea.t discovery of gold at Coolgardie. ft»d the Mune "period eiiroe th* Bank of Zealand GuMtßtce Bill «v paoei.