PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 24, 22 June 1910, Page 265

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. —Between 15th April and 20th ultimo, from Quay Street, the property of EDvVARD JAMES GEORGE, a gentlemen’s free-wheel bicycle, two-speed gear, joint of hack fork cracked, new front fork, Dunlop tires (well worn), two rim-brakes, mud-guard on back wheel only, rat-trap pedals, celluloid grips, B.S.A. parts; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Ponsonby (Auckland).— loth instant, from the dwelling of MATILDA DOHRN, a ladies’ silver hunting keyless watch, No. 753126, “ Dawson (Limited) ” on dial, a silver bookshaped locket, gold centre, with “ M. D.” thereon, and a silver curb neck-chain attached; a silver curb mufi-chain ; a gentlemen’s gold ring, with “ R. C. H.” thereon ; a pair of diamond and pearl ear-rings; a gold-mounted petrified-wood brooch; a piece of greenstone mounted with gold, used as an e-u’-ring ; a shield-shaped gold medal, with “ M. R.” or “G. H.” thereon : total value, £lO. Identifiable. Breaking and entering.

Gisborne. —30th April last, the property of JOHN CHAMBERS, livery-stable keeper, a bay mare, four years old, 15£ hands high, branded “ W ” on near shoulder, white star on forehead, and white on off hind foot; value, £l7. Identifiable.

Dannevirke. —7th December last, from Tahoraite, the property of MICHAEL L. SCULLIN, labourer, a chestnut hack gelding, aged, about 15 hands high, long tail and mane, good appearance, no visible brands ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Palmerston North.—l9th or 20th ultimo, from the billiard-saloon of HARRY RAY, a set of snooker-balls,

fifteen red, one black, one yellow, one pink, one brown, one white, one greeny two sets of billiard balls, four white and two red (crystallite composition, nearly new): value, £2l.

Greymouth.— 3oth ultimo, from Anderson’s samplerooms, the property of ALGY LATHAM, commercial traveller, King’s Court, Auckland, four 9 ct. gold snakepattern gentlemen’s rings (two snakes coil d around each other, with small pearls for eyes) ; value, £1 each. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— 7th or Bth instant, the warehouse of WALTER THOMAS JONES was/broken into, and the following stolen: Teo Japarafese poybelain vases, all different sizes and shapes; a pair/of tafi jug shaped vases, with flowers painted on them/ a green-glass vase, with flowers painted on it, gilt round/the top edge ; two glass vases with red-tinted bottoms; eleven dozen dessert and table knives, “ Needaam, Vt-ale, a/d Tysafck (Limited), Sheffield,” on hlades, ivory handles; tw/lve tai-le-knives, marks not known ; eleven doz/n tea'-j/ons, “ Potosi Silver,” “ 2, G.,” and eagle stamped/on back/-f handle ; six dozen and a half dessert-fork*, “Potosi,” '/ L. & 5.,” Eagle, “B, 2,” and “L. S.” conjoined! stamped on handle ; one dozen and a half dessert forks, marks not known; a large China flow r-bowl on a china stand, handles curved from the top, flowers with gilt leaves painted on the side; two mohair slip-mats, one red and the other green ; nine yards and a half of green carpet-runner, f yd. wide; twelve yards of oil-cloth, mattingpattern ; twenty yards red carpet-runner, J yd. wide; one red sheep-skin hearth-rug ; and two goat-skin hearthrugs: total value,

Glenavy. —lst instant, from the dwelling of ALEXANDER SIMPSON, hotelkeeper, Redcliff, a new silvermountea pipe, in case, with bent amber stem, and a silver serviette-ring with “ A. S.” engraved thereon ; value, £1 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion attacued to Donald Cameron, age forty, height 5 ft. 6 in., labourer, native of Scotland, medium build, dark complexion, dark hair and eyes, clean-shaved; dressed in a dark-tweed suit and felt hat. Supposed gone Dunedin.

Ashburton. —4th instant, the property of BEATRICE DIILLOW, Mayfield, a ladies’ bLck - enamelled Coventry JPlyer bicycle, free wheel] back-pedalling brake, steel rims, green band on each rim,/cqlluloid gear-case, new black-cord lacing, old rubber-pedals/front tire ribbed (and patched with caaiyas), New Empire saddle • vaAu4) £5. _ identifiable. Dunedin. —lst instant, from the dwelling of ALEXANDER PATTERSON, draper, a gold Maltese-cross medal, “ H. R. V.” on one side, aud “Champion, Captain Patterson,” on the other side, value £1 ; also £5 10s. in gold. Breaking and entering.