BURGLARS AT WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18192, 11 September 1922, Page 6

BURGLARS AT WORK.

OPERATIONS IN COUNTRY.

PAPATOETOE AND MANGERE.

SMALL SUM'S OP MONEY TAKEN.

Burglars were busy in the Papatoetoc and Mangere districts on Thursday night, when three business premises were entered. At Papatoetoe, the office of Burnside Brothers, contractors and carriers, was entered by the thieves breaking a window. The safe was not tampered with, and the intruders secured only the petty cash, amounting to about se. Entry by the same method was also gained to the premises of Mr. H. C. Ernest, land agent, situated less thaa 100 yds. away. On Friday morning ihe office had the appearance of having been ransacked, though nothing beyond a few shillings was missing. The safe had not been touched, althongh a number of burned match ends were lying on the floor surrounding it. A heavy steel file, about 2ft. in length, was found in tho office on Friday, and this had evidently been used to break tho windows at both places entered.

A newly-erected shop at Mangere, close to the railway station, was entered on the same night, through tho thieves breaking a plate-glass window.

shop nr the crnr buttered.

SECOND TIME IN THREE WEEKS.

A burglary was committed at tlhe grocery store of Mr. R. W. Gallaugher, at the corner of Victoria and Graham Streets on Friday night or early on Saturday morning. It is believed .the burglars must have been disturbed, for so far as is known the only thing stolen was a bag containing 10s in silver, which had been left in -the till. Entry tp the store was gained through breaking a window of a packing room at the rear of the premises. Three other •windows were broken first, but each was protected by iron bars. Prom the packing room the burglars made their way into the shop by cutting through the panels of the door with a tomahawk, and then drawing the bolts from the inside. The bag of silver was the only thing that had been left in. the till, and it was taken, but the safe, which contained about £200, including cheques and money orders, was apparently not touclied- The burglary was not discovered until Mr. Gallaugher arrived at the shop at about 7.30 on Saturday morning. This is the second occasion within the past three weeks that the premises have been entered. Nothing at all was taken the first time.