DARING THEFT

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1927, Page 9

DARING THEFT

„ . (Ry Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post")

r AUCKLAND, This Day - A daring sneak thief is at work in Auckland. On Friday night, about 10 0 clock, he visited a house in Moehau street, off Graf ton road, and stole a handbag containing £2 10s in money, a bunch of keys, and several small trinkets The smell of burning matches attracted the attention of two young 1 **k ° WWe in an doming room, and they saw a man crouching outside awmdow He then rushed to another part of the garden, and hid. Apparently he overheard a telephone message •that was sent to the police, for he quickly dM ,, ea thrQUgh ' f Sn I T-. guUyV A eonstaMe arrived f Ut il p-m -' but the search was fruitless. The thief left his shoes behind