SOLD FOR A SHILLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 101, 1 May 1922, Page 5

SOLD FOR A SHILLING.

DIAMOND WORTH f.SOO. j ' i Received '.' b.iu.,l j i HOBART, this day. j The chance presence of a detective in j' a jeweller's shop led tc the restoration of valuable diamonds to their owner. _ A | boy entered the shop, presented and asked j the value ol a Hue aiainond. The jcwcllei j valued it at £800. Tlie detective qucatinned tho boy, who said lie bought it.) wit& two smaller diamonds, frmo another j boy for a shilling and a pistol. He showed it to several and tried I to »ell it for a small sum. Son>? told ! him it was a bit of glass and useless, and ' others that it was worth £1.000, and he . took it to the jeweller.- to ascertain its j value. i The detective discovered the. other boy,; who had a quantity of valuable jewellery' in his possession frcm which the jewels' had been extracted. Ho confirmed the sale of the jewel, and admitted taking. the jewellery from a residence in town. I The occupier of the house was advised of! the confession. He a tfirst denied be had | lost any jewellery, but later agitatedly : ttprted that he had lest a brooch and . i ring wiiieh contained the jewels wlak-li I | flic boy was hawking round. — (A. and: | X.Z. tabic.)