A NEAT THEFT.
LEAD SUBSTITUTED FOR GOLD
-_it_d Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, November 26. The 10,000 sovereigns stolen from the consignment of 200,000 sent from London to Egypt on the 20th inst., was consigned by tho Bank of England to the Credit Lyonnais, Alexandria. The boxes bore both banks' seals, which were intact on arrival at Alexandria.
FURTHER PARTICULARS,
(Received November 27th, 10.35 p.m.) LONDON, November 27. After the lids of the boxes containing the gold had been secured by iron bands and sealed, tho gold was taken in vans to St. Katherine's dock and placed on a steamer for Bremen. Between Bremen and Triesto thero were four changes of trains. When received at Alexandria, the contents of two of the cases rattled, and Lloyd's agent was called in. When the cases wero opened, lead exactly equivalent to the weight of tho gold was found. The police believo that the theft took placo between Bremen and Triesto when in charge of the German postal authorities. The frequent changes of railway guards would facilitate tho theft. Tho loss fails on Lloyd's,
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14524, 28 November 1912, Page 7
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181A NEAT THEFT. Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14524, 28 November 1912, Page 7
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