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COMPANY’S THIRD LOSS . (P.A.) AUCKLAND. Feb. 9. Burglars stole two cash boxes from the Waitemata Trading Company’s premise* in Hobson street last' night,'‘forcing- the lock on an iron grill and another inner door, and blowing open the strongroom with gelignite. This is the third lass by the company in recent months. Five months ago a 16-year-old messenger, while on his way to the bank, was robbed of a bag containing £SOO in cash and cheques. Four weeks ago burglars cut a hole in the roof and-dropped into the office. An attempt to blow open the strongroom failed, but £l9 was stolen from a drawer in the office. This morning the proprietor, Mr; B. Kissin. received an account for £9 for the last repairs to the strongroom. • •>
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24837, 10 February 1942, Page 4
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