HASTINGS BURGLARIES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 239, 21 September 1922, Page 5

HASTINGS BURGLARIES.

TWO MORE*REPORTED. The shop I n-akcrs arc still working at high pressure in Hastings, and it would seem that, wearying of the monotony of their night raids, they varied their proceedings to daylight yesterday, when they made entry, by violence, into .he prciAiseb of the Hastings Industrial Co-operative Society in Heretaunga street. The thieves must have got to work between the time the establishment closed down for the half-holiday and some time before 16 o’clock at night, because it was at thal hour the robbery was discovered, and as usual, entry was made from the rear, the thief forcing in a folding shutter which, in being pushed in, swung off a shelf inside, over a dozen empty, bottles, which went smashing to the ground. One would imagine that the fellow would get the wind up and decamp on his hearing this clatter, but apparently he kept his nerve, and collected bacon, tinned fish and other such relishing commodities, before he struck out for borne. The value of the swag is estimated at about £5. On Tuesday night an attempt was made to burglarise the premises of the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Go’s stores in Market street, but the criminal was evidently disturbed in his operations, because he left his. task incomplete. Yesterday morning, how< ver, the mhrks of the instrument- used were plainly discernible on the big double doors, and the conclusion arrived at was that the fellow got alarmed and cleared. It is understood that, had the burglar tried the rear, he would have found no real difficulty. About a fortnight ago another attempt was made on the same premises, in that instance, on one of the front doors, but the enterprise proved futile, probably for the same reason as rendered Tuesday night’s effort abortive.