FLOWER THIEF
WREATHS TAKEN FROM GRAVES [Per United Press Association.] NEW PLYMOUTH, December 19. Caught stealing flowers from graves in the New Plymouth Lloyd Whale, a farm hand at Omata, refused to give his name, jumped into a car and drove off, disregarding an attempt to stop him as he left the cemetery. From the car number, however, he was traced, and appeared in the Police Court to-day. He was fined 30s. “ The stealing of flowers is reaching enormous proportions,” said Air R. Day, chief borough inspector. “ People steal flowers from public reserves and along the streets, and a determined effort is being made to stop it.”
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Evening Star, Issue 23145, 20 December 1938, Page 15
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107FLOWER THIEF Evening Star, Issue 23145, 20 December 1938, Page 15
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