THROUGH THE ROOF.
ENTRY TO PREMISES.
burglars consume liquor.
through the roof, thieves last o "Hu-hf ? t f rance the premises ot Hughe» and Cossar, Ltd., wine and •pint merchants, Swanson Street, and lhm,\ ng tl ■*** f mply strewn about, the intruders had a most conTbo >" were particular in choosmg their drinks, as some bottles Wh°i PCne v 1 An the cont ««rts left unshed while another brand of liquor was a decided favourite.
™ te V nt f in ? the Gliding two offices entered, also the girls' lounge room anH W fh S m * t! ! e desks were pulled out and the contents strewn about, and tr-Sf 65 lonpin * to the firm's travellers were packed with bottles of liquor. However, as the doors are fastened with safety locks which cannot be opened from inside the buildin- the only exit offered wa* through the%oof The hole made was not bi~ enough to SSTthi h l h S . Uitcas ? s to be through behind V UCVCS ad t0 Icave them 'the'£ app&rentl y 8»t little Last night was the fourth occasion recent years that the We rcccived attention from burglars
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 84, 9 April 1940, Page 8
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188THROUGH THE ROOF. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 84, 9 April 1940, Page 8
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