They Will Work it Out
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[R. W. H. WATSON, Managing Director of Rarotonga’s United Island Traders, returned un ?ectedly to his office one Sunday ;ernoon in April and surprised o thieves in the store. Both re teen-age boys who were •ested. An older man who had m stationed outside the store as lookout was also arrested.
Che thieves used a key to gain try to the store and the padlock s fastened again by the lookout put passers-by off the scent. >n April 18, Teupoka Tangata ia and William Matakino were ivicted and were sentenced to month’s imprisonment. They re then released from custody on s condition that they laboured a public works job for the *ation of their term.