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AUCKLAND’S “MUGS” SALE OF NON-EXISTENT BUSINESS (Special to “Chronicle.”) AUCKLAND April 29. According to Senior Detective Hammond, there are heaps of “mugs” in Auckland. A young man John Henry Irvine was before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., in tho Police Court this morning on a charge of having failed to make restitution of £4O fraudulently obtained from Walter A. McCarthy on August 25 last year. “This was a rather mean case/’ said Mr Hammond. “Irvine advertised that he had a good business for sale for £5O, and wanted a partner. When he got the money he would clear out; of course there was no business. Its the easiest way of getting money that I know of —a man only has to rent an office for 10s a week, advertise for a partner and some mug will always come along and hand over his money. Its like getting money from home.” Irvine who is at present serving a sentence was convicted and discharged.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19828, 30 April 1927, Page 6
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164EASY MONEY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19828, 30 April 1927, Page 6
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