BURGLARY AND FIRE

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25052, 16 November 1944, Page 6

BURGLARY AND FIRE

CITY CHEMIST'S SHOP FLAMES QUICKLY CHECKED When firemen were called out to attend an outbreak of fire in a chemist's shop owned by Mr E. Smith, at 295 Karangahape Road, shortly after 11 o'clock last night, it was discovered that the premises had been ransacked by burglars. As far as could be ascertained, nothing was stolen. The fire was discovered by a pas6er-by who gave tho alarm, and firemen from the Central and Western Districts stations were able to confine the outbreak to a storeroom at the back of the shop. Some damage was done to the contents and lining-boards of the room. • Disorder had been caused in the shop by the intruders in their search for valuables, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to open a safe. Entry into the building was gained by breaking a window at the back of the premises and pushing aside some wire-netting which covered it.

ATTEMPT TO OPEN SAFE CITY MARKETS ENTERED A burglary was attempted at the premises of Turners and Growers, City Markets, on Tuesday night. The intruders gained entry by forcing a door and went to- one of the departments where they attempted to shift the safe by placing it on a hand truck. They were unable to open the safe and when the police arrived yesterday morning they found a broken key in the lock. The office was in disorder and a considerable amount of damage was done in the building. The intruders also broke into the fruit inspector's office on the first floor, where they ransacked cupboards and drawers and spilt ink over papers and documents. No money was taken from the premises. 300 DOLLARS STOLEN AIRMAN'S LOSS AT Y.M.C.A. A discovery that 300 dollars had been taken from the tunic of his uniform was made last night by a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, Leading-Aircraftman A. E. Godwin, who is staying at the Y.M.C.A. hostel in Wellesley Street East. The money, which Aircraftman Godwin recently brought back with him after a tour of .duty in the Pacific, belonged to a friend who also is in the Air Force. Aircraftman Godwin said last night that he left his tunic with the money in the left-hand breast pocket lying on his bed in his room, about 7.30 p.m. He later donned the tunic and went to attend a function in the lounge, where ho discovered his loss. AMERICAN CONGRESS WORK OF FINAL SITTING (Rccd. 6.30 p.m.) "WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 The 78th Congress began its final sitting today. The chairman of the Flo use Ways and Means Committee, .Mr Doughton, and the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Mr George, announced that it was unlikely income tak rates would be changed in 1945. Senator Vandenberg submitted a hill freezing social security payroll taxes for another year. Failing special legislation the social security tax will be automatically doubled at the beginning of the year. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Rayburn, fold the press he expected little opposition to an extension of the President's extraordinary wartime powers, which otherwise would expire on December 31. The Associated Press said the opposition is so formidable to the proposed legislation for the compulsory training of youths a<zed 18 that it is likely the subject will bo postponed. BULK POWER SUPPLY (P. A.) TIMARTT, Wednesday Discussion on the disparity in charges for bulk supply of electricity took place at the South Island local bodies' conference today. A Nelson remit which asked the conference to urge on the Government the provision .of a plentiful bulk supply of electricity at a uniform rate throughout New Zealand was carried. The conference also adopted a remit from the Nelson - Marlborough - West Coast League that the Government be asked to put into practice a suitable scheme for providing financial assistance for the reticulation of sparselypopulated areas as an integral part of the rehabilitation of returned servicemen, and the closer settlement of outlying areas. TRIBUTE TO SERVICE (0.C.) HAMILTON, Wednesday Tribute to the outstanding service given by the late Mr T. Hinton as a member of local bodies in the Waikato was paid by the chairman of the Waikato County CouncilMr J. A. Sampson, yesterday. He said that Mr Hinton had been associated with the council for over 30 years, and was chairman for a number of years.