THE BURGLAR ABROAD.

Evening Star, Issue 12094, 15 January 1904, Page 4

THE BURGLAR ABROAD.

Mr Allan Fraser's refreshment rooms near the wharf were entered by burglars, last evening, and a considerable quantity of goods abstracted. The r entrance was effected through a back window, which was secured by a bolt passing through the upper and lower sashes. The thieves, drawing the bolt tightly forward, managed to hold the nut tight enough against the woodwork on the inside to unscrew it-. We are informed that a young man, getting wind of the occurrence, informed tho police, and a constable proceeded to the scene, but not noticing anything wrong with tho shutters returned to his beat, concluding that he had been hoaxed. It might have teen as well had he taken the trouble to inspect the back of the building, hut in any case he was probably called too lat© to effect an nrresb. This is the third time within twelve months that Mr Fraser's premises have been broken into. On the first occasion a clean sweep was made of the goods ip windaw, but a second attempt, made about a fortnight ago, was not so successful, as the would-be burglars, attempting to fore© on entrance by way of the front door, found the Chubb lock "most too many for thorn," as the pcshful American would phrase it.