BANK NOTES STOLEN.
Per Press Association. GISBORNE, Dec. 22. A report that he had been relieved of £/0 in bank notes by a stranger who had offered to demonstrate wrestling holds was made to the police this morning by a 60-year-old farm labourer who had come to town lor his holidays. Before coming to Gisborne yesterday, the man cashed a cheque for £7O and subsequently was drinking in an hotel during the afternoon. He was followed .from the bar by a stranger who started to show him wrestling holds the roll of notes being missed shortly afterwards. As a result of police inquiries an identification parade was held this morning, but'the complainant was unable to identify any of the men as his wrestling instructor.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 21, 22 December 1938, Page 8
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124BANK NOTES STOLEN. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 21, 22 December 1938, Page 8
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