RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10766, 15 May 1911, Page 1

RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.

(Per Press Association'* . Wellington,-May 14. Detectives Lewis; Andrews, and Cameron yesterday accomplished a smart. piece .of work in the. recovery : of a great, quantity 6f valuables, the.; property of private individuals' arid of : the' Council.. For ibme : time past burglary after burglary Had- ; been reported to tlife police ai' having ' : been effected in' various', parts' "iif ; , the ■'-. city. ' 'Detection' was difficult; but.'as time it was Hot so h'opeless'Ets : at first appeared. Finally arr&t was made of a. mail about' 32 fjge. T]ie next; to recover,the property, which pprisisted of. rings',, watches, silver■'-, cigarette cases,■"'"■"■bad: coins,; pictiir.es, clothing," boots; jfnd! other articles: Most of the plunder was; recovered.'".'lt lia'd been concealed orij th'c, reclaimed .hind beyond "Waterloo; .Quay, and in places familiar to the de'-; te'etives. The dates' jof the burglaries; Grant road, 18tli March; Mr \ Philip Nathan, Hill street, and Mr W. C. Gasquoine, Hill street, on 22nd March:; Dr C. P. Knight, Bolton street, 15th April; Mr Richard Pilling, Adelaide: road, 13th April; Mr. N. Jacobs, Thorndon Quay, 17th April; and Mr Algar .Williams, Hpbson street,- 3rd May.: Coins of vaHie which bad been stolen; frcim Newtown Museum were also re-: coyere'd, as well as a quantity of plates cut from books in the Wellington. Piib-; lid ! Libr"ary. J.. ,'' ;: ri -■.-:.'.; ..''".