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Between two and four o'clock on Saturday morning the Taieri County Council offices, "at Mosgiel were- entered by. opening one of'the back, windows, says the "Otago Daily Times." Ihe front door is fastened; by a spring lock, bo that an. eritranco having been' effected from the back.it was a'.simple, matter to open the front door. : The thieves having effected '..an entrance there proceeded to ■ tako. out the safe, which contained at.small 'sum of money and the,council's books, ; and removed it to a tance; of. some three or four chains from the building.- ILatercon.two -men'-were" seen busily engaged in an;attcmpt to open the safe with ia. crowbar; This continued for an hour, but th».;safe .resisted their efforts, and finally they gave up their task," leaving the safe considerably damaged. The persons: -who had' been disturbed by the noiso made in the attempt to open : the safo contented- themselves with earing -nothing about it-till next morning, wnen^ne; matter was reported to the local constable. ■: Two detectives from the oity were immediately dispatohed toMosgiel, but so far' their investigations have; .not led up to the arrest; of anyone, bnt inquiries are still pro. oeeding. ; The safe, it appears, was removed in > .wheelbarrow. ■'. ■.:■-, ■ ' '.- .;,■-.■.■ -.-.• t .Human Temains ol a male.. , were found on the lnangahua,- river, bed this week by Mr ."*""£ Clime, which , are supposed to be -those of John Sweetmanj- who has.beeh missing from his home at BlaokV Poiiit for some- months says "Evening Star." .- Mr' Came, was dnving : a cow from Mr, O'Grady'e farm, and in order; not. to 'interfere with itrafflo he came.by tho river-bed in placo of by tlio road, and consequently discovered the remains. '~' When' Sweetmau was missing it was 'Concluded that he had strolled away to a distance as was ;not his 'unusual,habit, arid •it so happened that the river was not' closely searched for.traces of the missing man".. • '■>■■

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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 7

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Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 7

Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 7