STRANGE THEFT FROM FRUIT SHOP AT CHRISTCHURCH

Grey River Argus, 24 February 1949, Page 4

STRANGE THEFT FROM FRUIT SHOP AT CHRISTCHURCH

Casket Containing Woman's Ashes

P.A. CHRISTCHRUCH, Feb. 23 A casket containing the asfies of a Chinese woman has been taken from a room at the back of a fruit shop in Armagh. Street, Christchurch. It was taken, apparently, by someone who did not realise wnat the casket contained. The loss of the casket was discovered this morning by Miss Irma Lowe, ot the canton Fruit company, who last saw the casket about a fortnight ago. The casket contained the ashes of her mother, who died last year, and it was kept beside another casket, containing the ashes of Miss Lowe's father. The latter casket was not touched. It was the intention of Miss Lowe’s brother to take both caskets to China this year, so that the ashes, according to Chinese custom, should return to the land of their ancestors. The trip had to be postponed because of the civil war- in China. The casket of ashes can be of no value to anone, but it is of great sentimental value to the Lowe family. A TOOL THEIF

A theif, who seems to specialise in carpenters’ tools, has been operating in Christchurch. Sheds at Riverview Terrace, Flemington Avenue, and at the Housing Department area of Shirley Road were broken into and a quantity of tools were stolen from each. TILL TAKEN

Mr J.' Cunningham, when he returned to his shop at 8 Manchester Street, about 9.15 p.m. on Tuesday, after leaving it unattended for a few minutes, found that someone had stolen the till, containing about £lO in notes, and silver. The empty till was found in Rose Street, Spreydon, early this morning.