CLOTHING STOLEN.
THIEVES BREAK INTO OUTFITTER'S SHOP
(By Telegraph —Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. About £2O worth of clothes were stolen from McElligott and Carruthers, , men's outfitters' shop, Molesworth Street, Wellington, in the early hours of this morning. Entry was gained to the shop by breaking a pane of glass in the front door, which permitted the reaching of the lock from the inside. Goods, glass and price tickets were scattered over the floor of the shop. The burglary, which is thought to have occurred between 2.30 and 3.30 a.m., was first noticed by a policeman who saw that the glass in the door was broken. Among the goods taken were overcoats, lumber-jackets, ties an<?t; socks. No cash was taken. f x
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 May 1939, Page 5
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122CLOTHING STOLEN. Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 May 1939, Page 5
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