The Archive · 1926

ALLEGED TAKING OF A WELL- KNOWN CARD

The special branch of the Central Police Station has made a very interesting haul and one arrest in with it. It appears that was selling certain play-jing cards which purported to be of tke "Bicycle" brand. It is alleged that a man, now under detention, got together a large quantity of discarded packs of playing cards, sliced off the backs bearing their trade-marks, pasted a new piece of cardboard at the back of each and dyed them in such a manner as to represent the Bicycle brand. It is said that, when his house was raided, 10,000 packets of the cards were found. He will Jater be charged with selling them,

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