ARREST ON LINER.
ALLEGED THEFT OF £7OO. Before the liner Regina left Liverpool fc.r Quebec and Montreal recently, detectives boarded her and arrested Edward Beniamin, aged 21, on a charge of stealing £7OO, belonging to a relative in London. Benjamin is alleged to have absconded with the money after changing it into Treasury and Rank of England notes. He had been sent to the bank to get the change by the lady relative. On the Regina he was travelling thirdclass a.s “Philip Rex.” He was wearing new clothing, and his baggage also was quite new. Most of the money was recovered.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19241213.2.102
Bibliographic details
Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 December 1924, Page 15
Word Count
101ARREST ON LINER. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 December 1924, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hawera Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in