PETTY THIEVES AT WORK.
FOOTBALLERS VICTIMISED
VALUABLES: LOST DURING PLAY
For the second occasion on recent dates players of the “soccer” code at Hawera were victimised by petty thieves yesterday afternoon. Returning to the dressing room on tiie Show grounds after the TaranakiWanganui representative game, two of the visitors found that their clothing had been rifled. A quantity cif cash lelt in the clothing of one player liad been removed and another player, whose wallet had fortunately been handed, to a friend for safe keeping, was deprived of the loose cash, left in his pockets and also a wristlet watch and a presentation cigarette case. A pair of socks and suspenders belonging to this player was also missing. Another visitor, who was one few who 2iad not handed over his property for safe keeping during the game was surprised to find that a considerable .sum of money left in his pockets had been overlooked by the thieves.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 5 June 1928, Page 4
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