CARS BORROWED AND BURNED
TWO CASES IN TWO DAYS Dominion Special. Auckland, October, 14. Within two days tiiere have been two instances in the city of the destruction of motor-cars by fire after illicit borrowing. A particularly impudent instance was provided on. Wednesday, when Mr. F. M. Hills, of Arney Road, Remuera, found his car at Ellerslie completely burned after its theft from the garage of its owner’s residence. Today Mr. W. Archer, of Mt. Albert Road, Three Kings, had an identical experience. He ’ found his five-seater car, which also had been taken from his garage /on Tuesday evening, abandoned in Richardson Road, Mt. Roskill, likewise completely destroyed by fire. The car was insured for £250, and Mr. Archer estimates his loss at £125 above this amount.
The number of cars stolen in four months total 33, two of which were recovered damaged, while no fewer than four have been found burned. These figures were taken from the files of the “Herald,” but as there are many cases which are not reported to the newspapers, they no doubt represent onlv a'portion of these occurrences.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 17, 15 October 1926, Page 6
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