THEFT OF HANDBAG
discovery by roadman [»V TEEECMtAI'H —OWN COHRESPONDENT] PALMERSTOX NORTH. Friday Tbo daring theft of a handbag from a dwelling in . Woodville is reported. Containing between' £l3 and £l4 in money, it was left.on,'a dressing table by Mr? Nicholas. There, was a window close to the table, but it was shut and tiio blind was} drawn. However, it is believed that whoever took the bag did so by means of this window while the inmates were in another part of the house. A roadman working about a mile away on Thursday morning noticed a bag in the creek. It. contained a stone, evidently used as a weight to sink it, The money was missing.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23471, 7 October 1939, Page 10
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116THEFT OF HANDBAG New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23471, 7 October 1939, Page 10
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