MAIL VAN RIFLED

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 98, 20 January 1926, Page 4

MAIL VAN RIFLED

GOOD HAUL MADE AT

DUNEDIN

By Telegkafh.—FiiEsb Association

Dunedin, January 19.

A lobbery occurred here some time between Saturday and Sunday last, when a mail van was broken into and rifled in the railway yard. The police arc inclined to attribute the robbery to amateurs or possibly to boys, who were well acquainted with Hie conditions and took advantage of them to rifle the vans. It appears that the postal van stood in what is known as the “chaff siding” until 10 o’clock on Saturday night, and was then shunted out to the centre of the yard after being loaded with two trucks of parcels and other mail matter. One contained mail matter for Christchurch and the other matter for Lyttelton, to be attached on Sunday evening to the 9.50 goods train that left the same night. The railway and postal authorities arc reticent about the theft, but it is authoritatively stated that the van was tampered with at Dunedin and that the pillaging occurred whilst the van remained in the yard here. It is understood that a good haul was made, but the authorities arc not in a position to give an estimate of the value of the articles stolen. So far no arrests have been made.