THE Malvern News of 100 years ago was full of excitement as it reported on a shop burglary.

"When Mr Frederick Wilkins, jeweller, of Worcester Road, went to business at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning, he discovered that his shop had been burglariously entered, and articles of the total value of £9 0s 6d stolen," reported the paper.

"He gave information to the police and it transpired that at about 5am, two men were seen to enter the shop by a female, who, from some cause or another, refrained from raising an alarm.

"Descriptions of the men were obtained and circulated in the district, with the result that an arrest was made. The property, however, has not yet been recovered. The shop was opened by means of a false key.

"The sequel took place at the police court on Monday morning, when William Winfield (28), giving what is believed to be the false address of 25 King's Road, Hay Mills, Birmingham, was brought up in custody, before Col Heywood, and charged with being connected with the theft."

Among the items stolen were a gent's silver keyless watch, worth 30 shillings and a lady's gold mizpah ring, worth seven shillings and six-pence.

Among the other miscreants before the court this week were a Manby Road man fined 10 shillings for causing an obstruction with a motor-car on Belle Vue Terrace, and a Link Top man who was fined the same sum for being drunk in charge of a horse and cab.

A man who was found begging in Malvern Link was sent down for 14 days and two boys, one from Half Key and the other from Castlemorton, were charged with throwing stones. One was let off but the latter, whose stone hit a little girl, was fined 10 shillings.