STOLEN FROM SAFE.
Silver Disappears During Easter Show. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. April 6. Complete mystery surrounds the disappearance of £4O from a safe in the office of the Wellington Show Association at the Easter Show about 10 30 o’clock this morning. The money was all silver coin and it is understood that it had been brought from the ! bank, which did not open until vm o’clock. It was then placed in tee 1 safe, which was closed, but not locked. The theft, which must have taken place soon after the money was placed in the safe, did not remain undiscovered for long, as a member of the staff
had occasion to go to the safe shortly after 10.30 a.m. and immediately noticed the absence of the money. Few people were about the show at that time and it is presumed that the thief had gained access to the safe during the temporary absence of the office staff.
Mr G. Mitchell, secretary of the Show Association, refused to discuss the matter further than to admit *hat a large sum had been taken. A police investigation is in progress.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20274, 7 April 1934, Page 20
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188STOLEN FROM SAFE. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20274, 7 April 1934, Page 20
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