CITY SAFE BLOWN.

Auckland Star, Issue 38, 14 February 1929, Page 8

CITY SAFE BLOWN.

CHARGE OF DYNAMITE USED.

FACTORY BROKEN INTO. £.-,0 BY A FRACTION". A cllalgO „f f,*' which s]i;l I 1 clod the bolts of ill,- sitV. was used bv thieves who broke iiitd tin- dilicc of (In;iihl Menzics' mineral water faotorv in Eden Orescent, ]a-; night. After 1 lie explosion 1 hev wen* st ill unable i<. lover the ilixir open, and missed a haul of .£".11 by an eighth of an inch. About 7 o clock this morning the alt«• 111j>t cil robbery was discovered bv I'. (. Han lev. one ot the otnplovees The charge was put into the keyhole of th? safe, and the force was so great that it badly warped the door. ~S\ oiiov Avas the one object of the thieves, for bottles of soft drinks were not touched. "I've ebeii expecting it for a long time, said .Mr. K. I'. Monzios, the manager, this morning. "This street is fairlv •H'iet and isolated, and it would give thieves a good chance. The street is patrolled bv policetnen, T think."' A window at the back of the building pave the thieves an entry. "It must lii-vo 1 somebody who knew the place, said Mr. Menzies. "tor they would ha\e cut tltemsolvos to pieces on instruments which were on the bench just inside the window if they had been strangers."

I Ins is the second time within two weeks t!I;11 the factory lias l>een entered. Hoys irof away witli liottles of soft diinks on the previous occasion. They were cau.yht and brought before the Police Court.