"Red" Ryan, who is serving a life sentence at Portsmouth. Canada, for bnnk robbery, has perfected a theftproof lock for mail bagjs, which has been submitted to the Canadian postal authorities, and received favourable consideration. Owing to the craze for crossword and football competitions, mostly by sihall people in poor circumstances, who sent small sums through the post, a special oompetition division haa nad to be net up at the General Post Office, London.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18924, 12 February 1927, Page 6
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