A FRAUDULENT BUSINESS.
TEN YARDS Otf SILK FOR
HALF-A-CROWN
AN EFFECTIVE LURE
(Received Fob. 9, 10.10 p.m.) ..Sydney, Feb. 9. Edwin Liddle was,committed for trifclon/ a charge of- obtaining postal notes* for 2s 6d ffrotn eaoh QM*ttefefWTMnen \xpder j&lie pretences, advertise ■ing^in a/large avay a& th,© Ceylon Silk Company; offered ,10 yards of, silk for 2s 6dc Plaintiffs sent the orders, tout 'failed to receive the silk. , , Detectives give evidence that they seized over 200 money orders and many postal notes from all the States at accused's residence. *„ 4 Dps^al omcial-stated that 18,542 ,li«tters-were awaiting delivery to the Ceylon Silk Company.
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Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13929, 10 February 1914, Page 5
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101A FRAUDULENT BUSINESS. Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13929, 10 February 1914, Page 5
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