CHEQUE SWALLOWED.
BANK FRAUD FRUSTRATED. ay Oi>)l (>—Prana A —C»pyi mot. Received 8 p.m., June 16. SYDNEY, June 16. During the busy banking hours.on Saturday, a man presented a cheque at a Sydney hank. A question was raised regarding the signature. The man snatched the cheque from 'the banker’s hand, rolled it into a ball and swallowed it. The police were summoned, and a strong emetic was administered to the man, who was detained.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 17 June 1924, Page 7
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74CHEQUE SWALLOWED. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 17 June 1924, Page 7
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