AUDACIOUS BURGLARS

Northern Advocate, 5 March 1929, Page 8

AUDACIOUS BURGLARS

SHOP SWEPT CLEAN. IMPUDENT NOTE LEFT. (Per Press Association. —Copyright.) NAPIER, This Day. Almost the entire stock on the premises of Frank Whisker, hairdresser and tobacconist, in Hastings was stolen by burglars some time during the week-end. Air Whisker left the shop locked and barred on Saturday night, but on returning he found a drawer had been opened and tobacco, cigarettes, pipes, toilet articles, and, in short, almost everything movable gone, only a small box of articles, which the thieves themselves had packed, was left. Even scissors and razors had been stolen and yesterday morning Mr Whisker had only two or three razors which he had at home as his stock in trade which to begin business. The burglars, apparently attempted to force a door with a crowbar and chisel, but on failing, smashed a panel and undid the lock. Besides making obviously an unhurried and painstaking clean sweep of the stock, the intruders left a note in a tin which, after informing “Dear Sir” they -were strangers to the town, asked him not to inform the police too soon of the crime.