BURGLARS IN THE CITY.
In —- —-•-—— PREMISES ENTERED.
soem to be on the increase ' « Vhristcburch. Another series of ofJrtcei took ?lace on Monday night, v» fcurglars confining their attentions • °t retail shops in Colombo WWL The establishment of iir J • i>.;CJ*rke, jeweller, appeared to be tho " s?™' ° b - ,ecfcive « the thieves. -.£? «»OP , was attacked from « 7T and *** ordor *<> Cain access :-«lS* M a •?»•», «*yl«eht was reH 2ET?'*. 1 !? 10 *' , however, - .!Sli*'*! 1 ?* of substantial iron bars, K> u\ te defence proved effective. The .' -S'J* I *"' abandoning the jeweller's V %*«& Wen clambered along the tiles -.*?*" they reached a small window ' -teS£ aocess *° too shop of Mr T. • * jf *°° trna ker. The window -jras ' «*?? and the shoo entered, and when * » r Wood opened up yesterday morning » tound that a ix>rtion of his stock '■■■ S^. V !? isied - The scene of the enterpro then seems to have been shifted I *S- ■ ■ shop oi Mr J - Be rry, chemist, ' JS 0 ? establishment of Mr \ ,wt», bnt the attempt to enter failed.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13612, 22 December 1909, Page 7
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