BURGLARS ACTIVE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21498, 23 May 1933, Page 8

BURGLARS ACTIVE

FIVE PREMISES ENTERED VARIETY OF GOODS STOLEN Five burglaries were committed in the city and suburbs during the weekend, the thieves ' stealing money, jewellery, food., tobacco and footwear. Jewellery and money valued at about £l2 were stolen from the home of a solicitor in Pompallier Terrace, Ponsonby, while the house was empty between 7 o'clock and 9.30 on Saturday evening. The house was entered through a side window, and two bedrooms were searched thoroughly. Another house in the Ponsonbv district also was entered, and a number of articles stolen.

Four sides of bacon, of a total weight of 1601b., were stolen' from the butchery of Bridges, Overington and Company, at 65 Wellesley Street West. It is not known how the shop was entered, as it was found locked when the staff arrived. The side door is believed to have been opened with a key, and it is thought a motor-car was used t*> take the bacon away. Another shop, the, grocery of Mr. C. J. De Luca, at 8 Pitt Street, was entered by thieves, who broke two panes of glass in a back window after protecting boards had been removed. A dividing £e:nce was broken to enter the yard, and the' thieves stole the entire stock of tobacco, valued at £2O, five dozen eggs and a dozen boxes of headache tablets. The shop had been broken into lour times previously in the last three years. j A quantity of footwear was stolen from the Taylor Made Shoe Stores, at the corner of Karangahape Road and East Street. The thief entered by removing a small pane of glass. FEILDING DRAPERY SHOP SAFE RESISTS EXPLOSIVE [BV TELEGRAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT J FEILDING, Monday The drapery establishment of MeGruer's, Limited, was broken into during the week-end. The intruders gained entry through a rear window in the building and made an unsuccessful attempt to open tho safe by explosives. Ihe door of the safe withstood the explosive charge, although the lock was blown off and the mechanism shattered. The intruders removed a sum of money from the till in tho shop, but, so far as is known, no stock was removed. Apparently the burglary was carried out on Saturday night, as a resident in an adjacent shop states that about 11 p.m. he heard a muffled explosion, but at the time took no further notice, thinking it was probably a motor tyre blow-out.