THIEVES FOILED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 268, 13 November 1945, Page 4

THIEVES FOILED

BURGLARY ATTEMPT AT WANGANUI EAST / G ALLANTRY OF IH4M DBKCTOB Grappling with two men who had attempted to rob the Wanganui Fufifiiture Co., Ltd., of rugs and carpeti-in l tiie early hours of Sunday mpfnirig, Mr. Eric Robert Anderson, a director of the firm, was struck on the forehead with an electric torch. His prompt action, however, foiled the quest of th& intruders, for they abandoned the car they were in, leaving the goods intact.

A passer-by had his attention attracted to a car standing outside the factory in Duncan Street, Wanganui East, and telephoned Mr. Anderson. As he approached the factory, Mr. Anderson heard the engine of a car being started, and saw its lights go on. This was at 12.55 a.m. and the street lights were out. As Mr. Anderson smashed the windscreen with a hammer he was carrying two men slipped from the car on the opposite side. Mr. Anderson grappled with one man, but received a heavy blow which staggered him, and the men escaped. A message was put through on the telephone to Mr. Alfred Anderson, sen., also a director of the company, He immediately telephoned the Central Police Station, and picked up Constables O. Foster and G. Adsett. They arrived on the scene a few minutes too late to be of assistance.

An Investigation of the factory revealed that a padlock on the outside of the front door had bben prised ofl and that a pane of glass had been broken, giving access to the lock. Goods to the value of about £15(1 taken from the factory were recovered in the abandoned car, which wai an Austin four-seater. No. 14646 which had been unlawfully converted In Wellington on the night of November 9. STOLEN CAR A Humber four-door sedan valued at £5OO was taken from Young St., Wanganui East, between 8 p.m. and 11.55 p.m. on Saturday night. The machine, which is the property of Mrs. Alec Shaw, bears the licence number 27,470, It has not yet been recovered. CARAVAN BROKEN INTO

Recently a caravan parked at the rear of a house in course of erection Anzac Parade was broken into and some photographs and an alarm clock taken. Entrance was gained through a window. It is presumed that children were responsible for the act