12 SEPTEMBER 1946, Page 4

When someone has had L3,000 stolen from him (or, as

in this case, her) it is perhaps a little harsh to observe that he (or she) almost deserves it. But that is the almost inevitable comment when you read that a lady has had that amount of cash, and jewellery to an equal amount, stolen from a Peckham flat. I no doubt live in a humbler style altogether, but I do keep a banking account, and prospective depredators may be assured that if they ever happen to

visit me they will never find as much as £5 on the premises.

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