N.Z. BORN CONDUCTOR IN LONDON VICTIM OF BURGLARS
(Special- N.Z.P.A. Correspondent) Recd. 9 p.m. London, Jan. 6.
The latest victim of burglars, who are at present operating in great numbers in London, is tne New Zea-land-born conductor, Mr. Warwick Braithwaite. While his house at
Hampstead Gardens was left unguarded for an hour on January 3, thieves ransacked his study and bedrooms. They stole two valuable gold watches, which his wife was keeping for their children, and a valuable diamond and pearl ring.
Mr. Braithwaite is at present one of the most sought after conductors in Britain for both symphony concerts and operatic performances. He plans to tour Australia in May, June and July, and hopes that his itinerary may include New Zealand, wnich he has not seen for 29 years.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 7 January 1947, Page 6
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