ALLEGED THEFT OF A MAIL BAG
Upon the arrival of the liner Corinthic at Wellington, on Tuesday night, it was discovered that the mailroom had been rifled and one of the bags stolen. The police were communicated with, and De-tective-Sergeant Rawle and Detectives Cameron and Mason went aboard. AfteT making investigations they found the missing mailbag still intact, and arrested two firemen named James Andrews and Frederick James Patching. At the Magistrate's Court tc-day, before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., the two men were charged with having, between 10th December and 27th January, between London and Wellington, stolen a mailbag and contents, the property of the New Zealand Government. On the application of Chief-Detective Roddam, they were remanded until Wednesday.
The District Engineer of the Public Works Department invites tenders for the purchase; and removal of old buildings, Quinton's Corner. The Harbour Board gives notice that on Monday, list March, at 11 a.m., the eighth half-yearly drawing of debentures will take place in the Board Room, at the Board s^ office, in the presence of a notary public. Particulars as to the debentures affected, etc., appear in the adlyertiiing cglufflW* aLXhs L,P»t»
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1915, Page 8
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193ALLEGED THEFT OF A MAIL BAG Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1915, Page 8
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