MISSING NECKLACE
LONDON, July 16. A pearl necklace, valued at £125,000. was stolen in transit by poet between Paris and Hatton Garden. The package was returned with the seals intact, but the necklace had been replaced by sugar. July 17. The loss of the pearl necklace mentioned yesterday is the biggest sensation in the history of Hatton Garden. Mr Meyer, the owner of the valuable packet, was occupied for a year in collecting the 61 pearls of which the missing necklace consisted. It is believed to be the most valuable in the world. The price asked for it was £150,000. It was insured for the full amount with Lloyd’s, who have offered £IO,OOO reward. The sugar put in place of the pearls represents their weight to a gramme. Several of the seals had apparently been removed and exactly similar ones added.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3097, 23 July 1913, Page 26
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141MISSING NECKLACE Otago Witness, Issue 3097, 23 July 1913, Page 26
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