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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19364, 18 September 1934, Page 8

A Confidence Trick. —A passenger on the Christchureh-Greymoulh goods train on a recent evening bad a peculiar experience just before tlie departure of the train from Christchurch. The incident (says the Press) pointed to an attempt at a confidence trick. The passenger was joined in a carriage by an affable young man who immediately made conversation, saying that he was a well-known Wairarapa representative footballer. Just before the train was ready to pull out another man came into the carriage, and, addressing the footballer, told him that he had seen to his luggage, and asked for payment. The “footballer” delved into his wallet, but said lie had only a £lO note, and asked Hie passenger ir lie could change it. The passenger, who was a workman going over to a job on the Coast, had only 3s lid, and told the men this. It look several assurances to convince the “footballer," who then said lie was going out on to Ihc platform. He and the other man then left the carriage and did not again join Hie train.