BURGLARS IN WANGANUI.
I J TOBACCO STOCKS STOLEN. I TBY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WANGANUI. Thursday. Prior to the races there arc always a ; number of burglaries in the town and j suburbs. Last night the shop of Messrs. I Nolan and Francis, tobacconists and hairj dressers, opposite the post office in the i Avenue, was successfully operated by i thieves and about £50 worth of good* I stolen. Entrance was gained by forcing j the lock on the front door of the sbon. ' and judging by the marks round the i edge of the door some sharp instrument had been used for this purpose. Once in- ; side the shop the intruders occupied their ' time by helping themselves liberally to I various" brand* of cigarette* and tobacco, i and also to a number of pipes. UnforI tunately for the proprietors of the shop ! they had just that day completed re- : newing their stocks, and these showed ; ample evidence of depletion.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18396, 11 May 1923, Page 7
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