Stolen.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 10, 15 May 1875, Page 77

Stolen.

Stolen from South Eakaia on the 29th ultimo, a pair of leading chains, value 205., the property of James Patterson. Identifiable.

Stolen from Ashburton Livery Stables, between 11.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. 29th ultimo, an old light grey overcoat, double-breasted a muffler in one of the pockets, the property of Walter Spring, of Southbridge. Identifiable.

Stolen from the Office, which was broken into, at the Waikuku Wool Works, on the 28th ultimo, the sum of two shillings and fourpence, not identifiable, the property of Thomas McDonald. Some of the new hands recently engaged are suspected.

Stolen from a heap of stones on the North Road, where it had been placed on the 3rd instant during some repairs which were going on, a square tin stable lamp, with three faces of glass and tin back, two wire guards on each glass, the property of Richard Evans, Girder Bridge. Identifiable.

Stolen from Windwhistle, about the middle Vol. XIII., No. 10.

of March last, sixty or seventy yards of fencing wire, not identifiable, the property of Thomas Phillips, Point Station. William Lee, of Hororata Valley is suspected.

Stolen from Waltham between 4.30 p.m. 3rd, and 7.30 a.m. 4th instants, a pair ot cart blinkers with double brass buckles, bearing rein broken and tied with a piece or string; the bit and chain to the rein made of galvanized iron, the property of Robert Thomson, of ‘Waltham; Identifiable.

Stolen between Dunsandel and Rakaia, sometime during the last seven months, thirteen rails from around the Government ballast ’ pits, the property of the Provincial Government. Not identifiable.

Stolen from the Somerset Hotel, Ashburton, between 2 and 4 p.m. on the sth inst.. a pair of stirrup leathers nearly new. Two or three holes cut in them for the purpose of shortening when required, also a pair of stirrup irons, identifiable, the property of Frederick Bossenburg, who suspects a jockey named Thomas Parkinson, supposed colonial native, about 17 years, sft 4 or sin., freckled complexion, thin features, who went 1 per coach to Timaru on the sth instant.

Lost or Stolen between 11.30 p.m. on the 4th and 5 a.m. on the sth instant, in Christchurch, a silver f plate Geneva watch, No., 6006, with gold hands ; and between £3 and £4 ■. in , notes and silver, the property of George Stevens, who was drinking heavily. Watch only.identifiable. .. ..

Stolen from the Mount Somers Road, Ashburton, between 6 and 8 a.m. on the 25th ult.,' a set of leading, harness, nearly new, very heavy chain traces ; one of the hooks having been broken, and mended is much smaller than the other. A piece of a shovel handle was used as a spreader; value £2; : the property of Thomas Greenaway, Bullock town, Ashburton. Identifiable.

Stolen from the Ophanage, Lyttelton, during the night of ;the 3rd inst., £3 Is., cash, four red blankets, one box inlaid New Zealand .wood,. containing a flute, one : quart bottle mounted in silver, with handsome silver, .mounted cork stopper, containing whiskey, the property of Mr. Giraud, master of the Orpanage. Box, bottle, and flute identifiable. •

Stolen from Gardiner’s stables, Timaru, about 2.30 p.m. on the /6th; inst., a black cloth. Inverness cloak,,- not muchiworn, with long' cape, value 15s. the property of William Warne, of Pleasant Point,

George Barrie alias Selwyn, vide Police Gazette 1874, No. 24, page 179, is charged on warrant filed in Commissioner’s, office, with. disobeying an order of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch, to support his family..

Reverting to Police Gazette No. 7, 1875 7 *

page 52, missing friend George HibsonRichardson therein described has been discovered. * . - Reverting to Criminal Offences,' dated Detective Office, 26th ultimo, the knives reported as stolen, have been returned to Mr. Walters, having been taken by a customer in mistake with some other parcels of grocery.