DARING BURGLARIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20088, 3 May 1927, Page 9

DARING BURGLARIES.

GROCERY STORE ENTERED. QUANTITY OF GOODS REMOVED. (Special to Daily Times.) AUCKLAND, May 2. Experienced cracksmen successfully carried out a daring- burglary in the grocery stores of Messrs \V. and J. Peet, next door to George Court’s, in Karanganape road, during the week-end. .Walking up the right-of-way leading from Cross street they got over a high gate into a yard at the rear of the premises, where many fcmpty boxes are stored. A small glass window leading into the basement was broken out, but on entering the burglars found that a strongly-barred and bolted door prevented them from gaining access to the main shop and storerooms. However, a jehimy was brought into use, and the bolts and locks were forced open. The shop was thoroughly ransacked. Postage stamps valued at £2 were stolen, as well as a large quantity of tobacco and cigarettes, toilet soaps, matches, and other articles too numerous to mention.

ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. WOMAN RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. RACE WINNINGS STOLEN. (Special to Daily Times.) PALMERSTON N., May 2. A brutal assault was perpetrated at the home of a local resident in Featherston street on Saturday evening. The owner of the house returned from a social function about 11 p.m. On going into the bedroom of his wife ho found the contents of a duchesso strewn about the floor. On investigating further he found that the linen' press had been similarly disturbed. A handbag which had been placed in the press Was lying open and empty. With considerable difficulty he awakened his wife, ajid questioned her about the occurrence; bue she. was unable to give any coherent details, having received a blow on the temple which rendered her unconscious. The woman had attended the races during the afternoon, and had participated in one of the big dividends. This sum, along with other amounts, was removed from the handbag by the nocturnal visitor, who was evidently only in search of cash, as watches and other trinkets lying on the duchess were left untouched. The police have the mattef in hand, and are making investigations. WHILE THE CHOIR SANG. THIEF RIFLES HANDBAGS. (Special to Daily Times.) AUCKLAND, May 2. Upstairs m church the choir sang a beautiful anthem, downstairs the “Artful Dodger," apparently considering that the singers were rich enough in the possession of such golden voices, helped himself from their handbags. It was during Evensong at St. Paul’s Anglican Church last evening that a thief entered the hall by a door inadvertently left open, and, locating the ladies’ vestry, he removed several handbags containing about £34 10s in cash. A member of the congregation stated that while the service was in progress he' heard a noise in the hall below, as of someone blundering against a chair, but he gave the matter little thought as sounds from beneath were often caused by an authorised person engaged in church work. This particular church has been / the scone of several robberies, but in each case those responsible were apprehended by the police and have paid according to the extent of the offence. AN IMPUDENT THEFT. SENSATION IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 2. Thrusting his hand through the small aperture in the glassed-in box office of Everybody’s Theatre on Saturday evening, a young man snatched about £2O in notes and silver, and dashed off with his confederate.

The amazed office girl gave the alarm, and members of the managerial staff gave chase after the thieves, but the pair raced up Chancery lane and vanished.