PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXI, Issue 12, 28 March 1906, Page 108

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Huntly. —Between 7th and 9th instant, from the tent of ANDREW CHARLES BEER, carpenter, a very old violin and bow, made of light-coloured wood on back, dark on front, “ Antonius Stractivarius Cermonius Faceibt, anno 1764,” on inside of violin ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Gisborne. —3rd instant, from a paddock, the property of GEORGE SMITH, fruiterer, a chestnut gelding, three years old, 15 hands high, no brands, blemish on near forefetlock, value £25 ; an English hunting-saddle, value £3 10s.; and a 6 ft. by 8 ft. tent, value 10s. Suspicion attached to Harry Arnold, age twenty, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, thin active build, fair hair and complexion, blue eyes, clean - shaved, pimples on face, nose inclined to pug ; dressed in dark-brown tweed suit, brown soft-felt hat or cap. Has friends residing in Onehunga.

Wairoa. —2lst January last, from a paddock at Morere, the property of GEORGE ALEXANDER OGDEN, labourer, Gisborne, a dark-bay gelding pony, seven years old, about 14 hands high, branded “TI ” on one shoulder, black points ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Napier.— l6tli or 17th ultimo, from the bedroom of CHARLES NEILSON, labourer, Fern Hill, a gentlemen’s English lever watch, glass and hands broken, very large size, about 3 in. in diameter, weighs about \ lb., coat of arms engraved on back; value, £l2. Suspicion attached to a man named Sam, age about fifty, height about 5 ft. 10 in., labourer, thin build, heavy long brown moustache, about a week’s growth of beard ; dressed in grey pants and dark coat and cap ; carrying a swag.

Eltham. —loth instant, from JOHN WILLIAM BURKE, farmer, a bay gelding, four years old, 17 hands high, very large head, both hind feet white to fetlocks, shod all round with trotting - shoes, when trotting carries head very erect, value £4O; a nearly new saddle and bridle, value £5. Identifiable. Stolen from a blacksmith’s shop in Eltham, and ridden away, by a man about fifty years of age, 5 ft. 8 in. high, rather stout build, black hair turning grey, beard, whiskers, and moustache same colour, beard and whiskers cropped to point at chin; dressed in dark suit, dark overcoat, white straw hat crushed on crown with black band. Rode through Waverley on 12th instant.

Petone. —lsth or 16th instant, of WALTER LEE, Sydney Street, a canvas horse-cover, branded on right side Farmers’ Co-operative Association,” greencoloured patch under J.L.” on both sides covered by the lining*; value, 18s. off complainant’s horse.§ m

Nelson. —7th instant, from Trafalgar Street, the property of JABEZ ELIE WELLS, farmer, a Roxley free-wheel bicycle, 26 in. frame, double”*cross-bars, rams-horn handles, turned up,-nearly new Dunlop tires, front one non-slipping, New Departure brake, value, £6. Identifiable.

Christchurch. WILLIAM A. CA CD WELL, Fendalton Road, a large gold old-fashioned art brooch, surrounded by forget-me-nots in gold, one flower broken off, a large leaf in centre which lifts up, and is set with one or two rubies and two or three pearls, space for two photographs, value £6 ; a ladies’ silver hunt-ing-watch, “ W.A.C.” on outside of case, and “ William A. Caldwell ” on inside of case, value £2 ; a small gold pin with greenstone cross attached, value ss. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —2oth instant, from the dwelling of NEWTON JOHNSTON, draper, Richmond, a ladies’ gold muff chain with diamond slide, value £8 ; a ladies’ rolled - gold him ting-watch, out of repair, winder off, value 15s. ; a ladies’ small gold ring set with two diamonds and three sapphires, value £6 10s.; a large gold heart, silghtly bent, value 155.; a gold chain about 8 in. long, fine cable pattern, with garnet at end, value £1 ; a pair of gold sleeve-links, shield and dumbell pattern, “ N.J.” thereon, one link broken; a yellow japanned box; two large leather pocket-books, one yellow and one black, with advertisements thereon; a meerschaum cigar-holder; 11s. 2d. in mixed silver; and sundry papers. Breaking and entering.

Christchurch. —11th instant, from the Christchurch Hospital-grounds, the property of JAMES MORGAN, per-manent-way man, N.Z. Railways, a gentlemen’s new B.S.A. bicycle, No. 2707, two Vs on frame near the seat; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —l7th instant, from the dwelling of ADAM McLELLAN, Carlton Street, 6s. 9d.; a ladies’ gold open-faced lever watch, “ R.H.” on case; a ladies’ gold three-diamond ring; a ladies’ gold pearl-cluster ring; a ladies’ single-stone sapphire ring, claw setting: total value, £l7 10s. Identifiable. Breaking and entering.

Christchurch. —l9th instant, from the dwelling of WILLIAM GEORGE GARRARD, Carlton Place, a gentlemen’s plain gold band ring, “ W.G.G.” thereon; a ladies’ gold dressring set with diamonds and sapphires, has been made larger at bottom; a jubilee-sovereign brooch, gold rope round the edge, enclosed in glass, reversible: total value, £l9. Identifiable.

Addington. —2lst instant, from the dwelling of GEORGE MILLER, Fairfield Avenue, a greenstone dagger-shaped brooch, value £1 10s., and 13s. 7d. in money. Breaking and entering.

Geraldine. —Between Bth ultimo and Ist instant, from the paddock of DAVID ELLIOTT LEWIS, farmer, seventyeight three-quarter-bred fat lambs, some branded “F 5” in red, and others “L.C. ” in black on back; value, £SO 14s. Identifiable.

Coalgate. —l4th instant, from the hut of THOMAS ALEXANDER STEVENSON, labourer, a hollow-ground German razor with black handle and black case, a red-and-blue Japanese - silk handkerchief, a tweed cap size 6J, and 2s. 6d. ; total value, 13s. 6d. Identifiable. Breaking and entering.