Victim of Pickpockets
ELDERLY MAN’S LOSS Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. Pickpockets have been operating in Auckland. Late on Monday afternoon an elderly couple, visitors to New Zealand , entered a hotel lounge and ordered refreshments before going to their room on the third floor. The husband paid for the refreshments with cash from his pocket. His wallet, containing £9 in notes and a letter of credit for £6O, was then in an inside breast pocket. Two men entered the lift after them. “To which floor are you going!” asked one,, and on receiving a reply reached across and pressed the button for the third floor. After the couple left the two men descended in tho lift and soon the visitor discovered that his wallet wa* missing. He notified the police and the letter of credit was cancelled.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 110, 12 May 1939, Page 7
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138Victim of Pickpockets Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 110, 12 May 1939, Page 7
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