SUPPOSED BURGLARS AT WANGANUI.
[United Press Association.} WANGANUI, Sunday. An exciting incident occurred late on Friday night. As two young mon named Andeivcn and H.-itrirk, were passing the Economic, in the Avenue, they heard a noise, and on looking down a passage lb y saw two men drop from a window into an alley way. and make off in the direction of St. Hill Street. Anderson and ll.ilri.-lr rii-h-.d round tlie corner, and I iiiiv.'-i): ju. i in tiin» to ?<*•* the tn.n gst- ' lin;:-; r,vi-i- a «.iie. Tiny r...-<- :tf.l tliem, I i_.ii i iH.- ru. n boli.-.l -.n itifTi-iviit <l_r-r-c---inin.-. When f.n.- (nam. -I \\illi:,hi Seoii) writ in Fi-.iiit uf tin- (ipei.i Iluii.-v- li-" 1 . thre-.v away a pai-k;i;>i-. nutl immediatelv .-ift. rwmils lie w;f c.ijit ured, und taken lo the- Pulii-t! Sialion. Sub?ei|iient!.v a .-eaivli [irovcd that the package which w.-i-; thrown .-.way contained a .-tick of gelignite aiitl ..nap. On Saturi day a young man ,namrd Albert Way, i was arn-stfd on su.-pii-ion of being the other culprit. An investigation proved that no harm had been dune at the Economic, the burglars evidently having [ been flabbergasted at finding two safes, and not knowing which to operate upon.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, 8 February 1909, Page 4
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200SUPPOSED BURGLARS AT WANGANUI. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, 8 February 1909, Page 4
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