ALLEGED ROBBERY.
(Peb Pbess Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 7
A strange case of alleged robbery was reported to the police by a man about 35 years of .age. Last evening he took a "room in a hotel in the city, arid was then in possession .of £60 in gold (in a purse) and loose silver. During the evening* he left the t hotel, and was with several bad characters and thieves. Returning, to the hotel he went to bed, and on rising felt in his pockets. He found the loose silver there.. He paid his bill and left, but soon afterwards discovered that the purse was missing. He is not clear as to whether he lost it at the hotel or earlier in the evening.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8843, 7 April 1909, Page 8
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124ALLEGED ROBBERY. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8843, 7 April 1909, Page 8
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