CHURCH ROBBERY AT AUCKLAND.
ST. MATTHEW’S CHURCH
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[Per Press Association.]
AUCKLAND. June 3
Some-person or persons broke into St. Matthew’s Church on Tuesday evening, an entrance being effected through the crypt. An attempt was made, to' open the poor boxes, and they were considerably hacked about, while tho cupboards containing tbe clothes of the choristers were rifled, hut it is not yet known if anything of value was taken. The Rev. W. E. Gillam’s cupboard was also turned inside out, and several handkerchiefs were taken out and thrown on the floor, but a valuable' set of communion vessels was left untouched.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2519, 4 June 1909, Page 5
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102CHURCH ROBBERY AT AUCKLAND. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2519, 4 June 1909, Page 5
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