BOOTS AND SHOES STOLEN.
CHRISTGHURCH BURGLARY. STOCK WORTH £2O MISSING. £BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CHRISTGHURCH, Friday. By removing two panes of glass and the wooden crosspiece between them from the back door, thieves entered the premises of J. B. Beggs, footwear dealer, Colombo Street, last night, and stole goods to the value of over £2O. After trying the front door, on which there were marks of a jemmy, the thieves evidently went round :to the back of the shop, where they effected «jn entrance. Through the hole they made men's boots and shoes, mostly of the best quality and of various sizes, were taken, the boxes out of which they came being neatly piled under the counter. . "They stole enough shoe laces to keep them going for about six years," said Mr. Beggs. "I cannot tell yet how much they have stolen, but so far I have discovered that well over £2O worth of goods are missing."-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19833, 31 December 1927, Page 8
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156BOOTS AND SHOES STOLEN. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19833, 31 December 1927, Page 8
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