DARING ROBBERY
BURGLARY AT BLENHEIM. TOBACCONIST’S BROKEN INTO. Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, July 8. A daring robbery took place at Priddle's hairdressing saloon during the night. The thief abstracted about £8 in cash, contained in a tin cashbox. It is apparent that the marauder was in the billiard saloon at the rear of the premises last evening, and took the opportunity to remove portion of the slats of glass from a louvre window. Presumably he returned after the place was closed for the night, made an entrance into the billiardroom by means of the louvre window. Once in the billiard-room a shorthandled spade, used as a fire shovel, was pressed into service to force open the door leading to the hairdressing saloon and tobacco shop. Inserting his arm through the ventilator, the thief released the lock of the tobacco shop slide and stole .the cash. The box was thrown on a fire which was left burning in ( the billiard saloon, but the .tray was apparently removed, with the con tents.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11876, 9 July 1924, Page 6
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170DARING ROBBERY New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11876, 9 July 1924, Page 6
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