PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 6, 10 February 1909, Page 55

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. —Between Ist Januaty and Ist February, 1908, at Ahuroa, property of WALTER GRIMMER, farmer, Warkworth, twenty head of cattle, ranging from eighteen months to two years and a half old ; value, £42. Branded “AP” conjoined, and not “JAP,” as reported in Police Gazette, 1908, page 209.

Port Albert. — 2nd ultimo, the property of ARTHUR TYER, storekeeper, Wellsford, a dress-basket, 2 ft. by 1 ft., containing a Post-office Savings-bank book, No. 125514; an Auckland Savings-bank book; a black band chain, goldmounted ; a glass photo frame ; a pair of white trousers; several white shirts: value, £5 12s. 6d. Identifiable. The above articles were stolen from a platform at complainant’s store.

Warkworth. — Between Ist September and Ist October last, from the paddock of THOMAS JENKINS, farmer, a darkroan cow, a yellow-coloured cow with one hip down, a large red-and-white cow, a slate- and roan-coloured cow, a dark-reddish-roan cow, a roan-and-white heifer, a yellow-and-rt d heifer, and a red heifer —all in calf—branded “OP” on off rump, and not “ O J ” as stated in Police Gazette, 1908, page 484.

Te Nui.—Between 14th and 16th ultimo, from a paddock at Mongapakeha, the property of Henry Beiliss, sbeepfarmer 1 a dark-brown hack mare, about 16 hands high, black points, with a little white on one hind fetlock, shod ail round, triangle brand on near shoulder, switch tail, two distincc marks on outside of each front fetlock ; value, £2O. Identiable.

Petone. —3lst ultimo, from the premises of EDWARD HUMPHREY, settler, a double-barrelled breech-loading gun, with side action ; value, £5 ss. Identifiable.

Wellington. —4th ultimo, from outside the Club Hotel, Lambton Quay, property of FREDERICK SILBER, cook, a gentlemen’s nearly new Hudson bicycle, No. 13327 and 84837, black-enamelled front-rim brake, straight handle-bars, rat-trap pedals, Dunlop tires, Brooks saddle; value, £ls. Identifiable.

The Port (Nelson). —23rd ultimo, from outside The Port Post-office, the property of HERBERT JAMES, messenger, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled English bicycle, turned-down handles, “ Manks, maker,” on. front fork, rubber pedals, hole in rear mud-guard, back tire much worn ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— l4th ultimo, from the pavilion in Hagley Park Cricket-ground, the property of WALTER THOMAS DUNSTER, draper, a gentlemen’s silver open-faced keyless Geneva watch, No. 74109 over 4110; value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —29th ultimo, from the Theatre Royal, Gloucester Street, the property of BLAND HOLT, theatrical proprietor, a brown-leather brief-bag, about 12 in. long, containing £312 in gold, £3 in silver, and one £lO Bank of New Zealand note done up in envelopes with the names of the members of the company thereon. Entrance was effected by forcing the office-door.

Ashburton.— 2oth ultimo, from the paddock of JOHN McDONALD, farmer, a bay trotting-mare, named Maggie C, about 15 hands high, slender build, one hind foot white, nine or ten years old ; also the mare’s foal, a chestnut colt with one white hind foot, believed to have a little white on forehead: value of both, £SO. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a Man, name unknown, age between twentyfive and thirty-five, height 5 ft. 10 in., slight build, very dark complexion, black moustache only; dressed In grey suit and hard black hat, supposed Australian. Suspect represented himself as a buyer of trotting-horses from Australia.

Geraldine. —3rd instant, from the dwelling of WILLIAM WILLS SEAWARD, a gentlemen’s 9 ct. gold curb chain, large ring in centre attached to bar by two or three links, spring-hook at one end only, to which is attached a silver match-box, initials “ W. W. S.” thereon, a gold-mounted compass pendant attached to the large ring, having cut-glas s

faces, and set in horse-shoe ; a silver curb chain ; an openfaced watch, “ Kendle and Dent, makers,” “ S. Seward,” and “T. Seward,” engraved thereon ; a white handkerchief, marked “ W. Seward ” ; and two single grey blankets : total value, £lO. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a Swagger, name unknown, age between thirty and forty, dark complexion ; dark suit and light-felt hat. Entrance effected by forcing open the door of complainant’s hut with an axe.

Waimate.— 3lst ultimo, from the bedroom of GRAHAM COLE, Empire Hotel, labourer, a gentlemen’s silver hunting lever watch, Kelly, maker, Liverpool, No. 24380; value, £B. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —14th ultimo, from the Choral Hall, Moray Place, the property of GEORGE MANSON, blacksmith, a black-tweed double-breasted overcoat, with two inside and two outside pockets ; value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Dunedin.— 3lst December last, from the bedroom of EDGAR FREDERICK TOBY, optioian, Carlton Diningrooms, ten pairs of men’s socks, black and blue (have been darned) ; four white shirts, size 17J; several white collars, size 18; and several white handkerchiefs, woollen singlets, and drawers all marked “T. T. ” or “E. T.” ; and a brown imitation crocodile-skin cigar-case, silver-mounted, 4 in. long by 4 in. wide: total value, £4. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Thomas Blith Robertson, age forty-one, height 5 ft. 9 in., traveller and cook, native of New Zealand, stout build, florid complexion, fair hair, slightly bald, fair moustache only ; dressed in dark suit and black hard hat. (See Police Gazette, 1908, page 184.)