UNFORTUNATE COMPANY
THREE RAIDS BY BURGLARS (P.A.) AUCKLAND, February 9. Burglars stole two cashboxes from the Waitemata Trading Company’s premises in Hobson street .last night, forcing the lock on an iron grill and another inner door and blowing open the strong room with gelignite. This is the third loss’ by the company in recent months. Five months ago a 16-year-old messenger. while on his way to the bank, was robbed of a bag containing £SOO in cash and cheques. Four weeks ago burglars cut a hole in the roof and dropped into the office. An attempt to blow open the strong room failed, but £l9 was stolen from a drawer in the office. This morning the proprietor, Mr B. Kissin, received an account for £9 for the last repairs to the strong room.
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Evening Star, Issue 24116, 10 February 1942, Page 2
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133UNFORTUNATE COMPANY Evening Star, Issue 24116, 10 February 1942, Page 2
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