THIEF'S UNWITTING HAUL.
SACKS CONTAINING £40. STOLEN FROM CHINESE GARDEN. A sum of £40 in silver, a portion of the hoard of a Chinese market gardener .named Quong Sing, living in Rugby Road, Three Kings, was stolen recently in a somewhat peculiar manner. The Chinaman, fearing that his money might be etolen if he kept it in the house, placed it among various bundles of sacks in a tiled in the garden. Apparently the thieves brought a cart and loaded one bundle of about 500 sacks, among which was stored the £40. Sums of £100 in silver, and £70 in notes, which were stored* in other bundles, fortunately, were not touched. A Chinese labourer was sleeping in the shed on the night of the robbery, but he, was not disturbed by the intruders. This is attributed to the fact, that each night other workers in the garden are accustomed to feed the hones in tho stable adjoining the shed, and if the sleeper heard any noise he would think it came from his fellow-lalwurers at work.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16816, 5 April 1918, Page 4
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176THIEF'S UNWITTING HAUL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16816, 5 April 1918, Page 4
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