STRANGE THEFTS
FIRE ENGINE STOLEN. The thief who steals a monument, from a cemetery, and “gets away wth it,” must be a master of his craft, but that is exactly what happened at Twickenham recently. The monument was erected over the grave of a departed angler, and consisted of a representation in gun-metal of a bundle of fishing rods, resting on a basket and hat. It was valued at £75. Doubtless, the value of the gun-metal tempted the thieves, for the monument was found in the premises of a metal dealer, who said he had paid two men £3 2s for it, thinking it was old metal. A few years ago a fire occurred in an Essex village, and the local stalwarts who formed the fire brigade, hurried to the stable where the fire engine was kept. The engine was no longer there. Someone had stolen it. So, equipped in all their regalia of fire-fighting, the men had to stand idle and watch the fire burn itself out.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19846, 21 May 1927, Page 14 (Supplement)
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168STRANGE THEFTS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19846, 21 May 1927, Page 14 (Supplement)
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