BURGLARY IN WELLINGTON.
DRAPERS' SHOP VISITED. 'POLICE ARREST A YOUTH. A daring burglary took place in Wellington on Saturday afternoon, when the premises of Messrs. C. Smith,. Ltd., drapers, in Cuba Street, were entered, and £43 worth of goods stolen.. The burglar made his plans carefully, choosing the half-holiday, when no one was on tho'preraises, for his visit. Entrance was effected through .a skylight in' the roof, and the burglary was not discovered until the staff came back on the Monday; morning when it was found that £43 worth of S™ tKhop. had bee ° : rem ° vK| The matter' was reported to the police who arrested a youth, aged 19. on a charge of being connected with tne mat-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18461, 26 July 1923, Page 8
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118BURGLARY IN WELLINGTON. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18461, 26 July 1923, Page 8
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