BURGLARS IN AN HOTEL
A RUDE AWAKENING. ' WOMAN'S PLUCKY CONDUCT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, MELBOURNE, August 30. (Received August 31, at 0.20 a.m.) Mr Matthews, the proprietor of tho Gardeners' Arms Hotel at M'Kinnon; was awakened by masked men standing at his bedside and pointing a revolver at him, threatening to shoot him. Another was ransacking the drawers. Mrs Matthews jumped up and promised to get the cash box, but she rushed to the door. She was twice struck on the head, but she managed to escapa downstairs and-give tho alarm. The robbers escaped with £3S,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14926, 31 August 1910, Page 7
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95BURGLARS IN AN HOTEL Otago Daily Times, Issue 14926, 31 August 1910, Page 7
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