THEFT FROM CHURCH
SACRED VESSELS STOLEN,
(Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 15,
On Wednesday night the Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption at Onehunga was broken into and two sacred vessels valued at £3O were stolen. The back door of the church had boon forced open. Further investigation disclosed that the lock of the inner door leading to the sacristy had been forced. There were five chalices iu the room—three of silver and two gilded. The two latter arc missing, the thief obviously having mistaken them for solid gold.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22213, 16 March 1934, Page 10
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90THEFT FROM CHURCH Otago Daily Times, Issue 22213, 16 March 1934, Page 10
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