AUCKLAND BURGLARS
EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS
(By Telegraph.)
(Special to "The Evening Post.")
AUCKLAND, This Day. On Friday night four shops in Spring street, those of Mrs. Brintou (restaurant keeper), Mr. Naismith (fruiterer), Mr. R. C. Wright (tobacconist and hairdresser), and Mr. Pliinmer (butcher), were broken into. In each case the back doors wero forced open with a large jemmy. Mr. Naismith was the heaviest loser. .Unfortunately for him, he forgot to lock his safe, which contained £25 in cash. Every penny of it was stolen. About £ 2 in money was taken from Mrs. Brinton's shop, whilo a largo quantity of tobacco and cigarettes _ wero stolen from Mr. Wright's premises. He was fortunate, for the thiovos overlooked over £15 in silver, which he left overnight. Attempts were made to break into Mr. Balance's butchery in Bowen street and also Wright and Bonnor's grocery in the same street, but tho doors could not be'forced. In every case the shops.broken into were of the "lock-up" variety.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 10
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162AUCKLAND BURGLARS Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 10
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