COUNTING THE COST

Northern Advocate, 16 April 1932, Page 8

COUNTING THE COST

‘'SMASH AND GRAB" OUTRAGES LOSSES IN QUEEN STREET. ESTIAIATED AT £II,OOO. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. Thursday night’s “smash and grab M demonstration in Queen Street is estimated to have resulted in a loss of £II,OOO. Tills sum is made-up as follows:—• Broken windows, £5450. Losses of stock by looting and damage, £5,590. Total, £11,340. Air. J. Zinina's shop, opposite the Chief Post Office, was made a special target for missiles, this being evident by the fact that some shops in the vicinity were not harmed. ATr. Ziman commenced an inventory of liis stock .yesterday and estimated the extent of his loss at between £4OO and £SOO.

The, shop of Mr. AY. A. Webb, tobacconist and stationer, at the corner of Dilworth Buildings, had a long rank of eight windows out of a total of nine smashed by the mob, and the greater part of the contents stolen. The same applied to one window in Mr. Webb’s premises in tiie Waverley Hotel opposite. A rough estimate of the loss of stock in both shops is find. The manager of the Watch Depot, Dilworth Buildings, Air. A. G. Taylor, estimates his loss of stock, namely, everything behind four broken panes, at over £3OO. No diamonds were included. Other Queen Street retailers who lost stock by looting, damage or both, with estimates of values, are as follows: — ’ East Side. Henry Hope, draper, Civic Square, goods stolen —£25. Clarendon’s confectionery shop, St. James’ Theatre, chocolates spoiled by powdered glass —£5. Bevcge and Huggins, Ltd., mercers, corner of Wellesley Street East —a few neckties stolen.

H. T. Jaffrey, boot dealer, Princess Buildings —several pairs of shoes stolen.

Susy, milliner, hats stolen and dam age by glass—£20.

,J. R. Alackonzie, Ltd., miscellaneous stock stolen —£12.

Adams Bruce, Ltd., confectioner, opposite ‘ ‘ Herald ’ ’ Buildings, all window stock and dishes stolen —£20.

A. Eady, Ltd. —a few mouth organs stolen. -

E. G. Browne and Co., Ltd., mercers —two dozen neckties stolen.

H. Cleal, tobacconist, Victoria Arcade, whole window stock of tobacco, cigars and smokers’ requisites stolen — £3O-to £4O.

Waverley Hotel bottle store —small quantity of liquor stolen. T. Hayes, footwear dealer, Endc.on’s Buildings, shoes stolen —£12. . West Side.

F. C. Knott, tobacconist, stock stolen —£l4.

R. S. Trayes, jeweller, stock —£1:5. Thistle Hotel, bottles of liquor—£B3. ,J. .1. Boyce, Ltd., men’s outfitters, clothing—£lo. Bon Millinery—2o hats valued at £2O stolen. A. Ecclcs, His Majesty’s Arcade, chemists, miscellaneous goods stolen — £3O. Harts, milliners, hats stolen —£20. Regent Gowns, drosses stolen —£1:5. A. H. Paul, tobacconist, tobacco, cigarettes and pipes stolen—£So. TE KUTTI'S UNEMPLOYED. AN AUCKLAND PROPOSAL. • DECISIVELY DEFEATED. (Special to ‘‘Northern Advocate.”) TE KUITI, This Day. At a meeting of the unemployed, which was held here last night, a resolution from Auckland requesting all workers to down tools was defeated. The local unemployed refused to identify themselves with recent happenings in Auckland. A resolution was passed to this effect, definitely refusing to be dictated to from Auckland, and expressing satisfaction with the treatment received from the local unemployment committee.