A THEATRE BURGLAR.
7 t • { SAFE RESISTS CHISEL. f " 1 A burglar broke into the King'; 2 Theatre at Wellington during Saturdaj t night and endeavoured to burst open th« t door of the manager's safe by using a r heavy cold chisel and hammer. Fortun f atelv for the proprietor the safe dooi f resisted the attack, as ov«r £100 in cast ' was in the sftfe. The burglar departed 3 empty-handed , , but the safe beare abundant 'dant evidence of a persistent, althougl * somewhat crude, endeavour to break i 1 open. The police, after investigating th« 8 circumstances, are inclined to the beliei ' that the burglar was thoroughly familial , with the theatre, and not the ordinal - } criminal safe-breaker. 1 -
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 168, 17 July 1924, Page 8
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119A THEATRE BURGLAR. Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 168, 17 July 1924, Page 8
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