LANDLADIES DUPED
PREPOSSESSING STRANGER THEFTS OF MONEY The proprietress of a Sydney suburban boarding houso was recently interviewed by a prepossessing stranger. He sought accommodation. It had to bo good. He was smartly dressed, appeared to bo well educated, and mentioned casually that he was a schoolteacher. He said he was 50 years of dge, but ho did not look it. The landlady showed the nice-looking stranger a room. Ho said ho was pleased with it. The landlady stated her terms. Ho accepted them without hesitation. The matter was settled. Then tlio stranger asked a favour. A button was missing from his clothing. Would tlio landlady lend him a needle and cotton and allow him to occupy the room for a few minutes? Tlio landlady agreed. Shortly afterwards the woman returned. The stranger thanked her for her courtesy and left tlio house. She never saw him again. Nor has she seen tho 50s in notes and silver which was in a dressing table drawer in the room. This landlady is only one of 40 landladies who have been duped within the last year. It is estimated that tho small sums they lost amount to about £GO.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21855, 18 July 1934, Page 7
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196LANDLADIES DUPED New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21855, 18 July 1934, Page 7
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