BRANCH BANK BURGLED

Northern Advocate, 11 December 1929, Page 8

BRANCH BANK BURGLED

\ SAFE; BLOWN OPEN. J NO BOOTY. OBTAINED. * (Per Press A3soclatlon.“-Copyrlght.)j DUNEDIN, December .UO, Sometime on Sunday h before the Hon. W. B. Taverner’s premises Sycro entered, the branch office of the Dutuedin Savings Bank in Cargill Road w,as burglared and a large safe dynamited. As no ‘mioney is left in brand i offices the burglars, only haul was ac loaded revq.lver which, with fuse, detonators, a cold chisel and a jemmy, were found; in the scrub near St. Hilda Beach, in 'which direction the man ran who trap chased from the Hon, Taverner’sj office. i , STILL ACTIVE. ANOTHER CASE REPORTED. (Per Press Association.—Oopyrlght.) ' DUNEDIN, This Day. Dunedin’s pafe breaker is aitill active. Last, night the .premises of the Otago Earners’ (Co-op. Association- in Crawford Street were broken into through, a skylight and -the petty dash box in the strongroom containing aboiit £5 stolen. An explosive was used, At attempt was also made to blow open the «af» inside the strongroom, but the result was abortive, but the lock was so dajnaged that the services of a locksmith! were necessary this morning to opem the door. The night-w atchman, wlio was patrolling the bl ock, saw nothing to indicate wh'at nras going on<