TRAFFIC JAM ROBBERY.
LONDON, May 29. After he had snatched a bag containing jewels worth £20.000, a cool thief, v/ho was delayed in a traffic jam while driving away in a car, jokingly addressed the traffic constable. “ Are we stopping here all day?” he asked. The traffic moved on and the car had disappeared when, a little later, there was a shout from the crowd to stop the thief. Three men in a car drove up beside a diamond merchant and a youth who carried the bag of jewels. Two leapt from the car and one of these held the merchant while the other grabbed the bag. They jumped back into the car and drove quickly away. “The International cable news appearing in this tuae Is published by arrangement with the Australian Press Association and the 'Sun .‘Herald’ News Service Limited. Bu special arrangement, Reuter s uxnld service tn addition to other special sources of information t SjL i "s l - he ? om * la ‘i 0" of the overseas intelligence Dubhshed tn this Issue and all rights therein in Australia and New Zealand are reserved ." “ oj the cable news on this page as it ts so tended has appeared in * The Times' and is tabled to and New Zealand by special oermission It shouldunderstood that the opinions are not taott •» Ihe l imez unless expressly stated to be so.**
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 471, 4 June 1932, Page 1
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