THE BURGULARIES.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12710, 1 December 1909, Page 3

THE BURGULARIES.

[ United, Press . Association . ] Christchurch, Nov 30, The list of churches burglariousl: entered during the past few weeks tai been increased. further GnQUU'iei were made to-day audit was ellClte< that the Roman Catholic Church- am school room at Hals-well had. both beei entered. The, thieves broke into tin church and forced open the contnbu tionbox, but found nothing. They_thei took the church vestments out oi tn< vestment press and scattered then about the floor of the church and sac m'stry • The schoolroom, which i! situated near the church, was als< broken into. Two of the windows vjren smashed and the school clock was broken. The -inkwells wore emptied the ink being scattered over the desks and books. The Halswell occurrence! aro distinguished by the wantonness of the damage done. The finger prini department attached to the police station should have -liad. a busy time, be the offenders tampering wath so *n an S windows and varnished boxes ten plenty of digital evidence behind them. ■ ...- , ■ ■■■■„, , ±1 „ It has been discovered that the Roman Catholic Cathedral was entered by forcing a window on the north side. The lower windows.; in the Cathedral are so constructed that they can _be partly opened from the bottom tor ventilation purposes. The notched peg which kept the window in position had been tampered with, and -ultt ■matfely separated^from the window by I the removal of the iron pill. me window could then bo slung back -so that a large body could be admitted.