PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 33, 24 August 1910, Page 364

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Ponsonby. 3rd instant, from the Ponsonby School, Church Street, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT, a school Winchester rifle, No. 11l on stock; value, £1 10s. Identifiable/ p . ( 3, Waipukurau. —29th or 30th ultimo, from Wanstead, a Kaiapoi rug, cream colour and a light-brown colour on respective sides, various coloured stripes running through the rug, fringe on both ends, “ M. C.” in yellow silk on one corner, value £2, the property of MARY CARSON : a wellworn rug, brown and light-grey colour on respective sides, blue lines running through it, fringe on ends, value £l, the property of EMMA HARVEY : a very large brown-tweed rug, bound round the edge with brown braid, value £2, the property of NELLIE CROSS : a very heavy rug, dark-brown and light-brown colour on respective sides, red stripes running through it, branded “ The Waihi Rug,” fringe on ends, value £2 10s.; and a thick navy-blue Melton double-breasted tight-fitting overcoat, cuffs turned up, value £2, the property of MARY BRYANT: a black-and-white-check rug, fringe on ends, value £l, the property of DAVID JOHN GRAHAM : a black-opossum rug, one tail missing, and the other has been partly destroyed, the property of THOMAS HARPER, value £5. All identifiable.

Masterton. —Between 17th May last and 26th ultimo, from a paddock at Parai, the property of ETHEL RUSSELL, sheep-farmer, fifty wether and ewe store hoggets, Romney and Lincoln cross, ewes have two cuts on top of right ear, wethers two cuts on left ear; value, £3O. Identifiable.

Carterton. —l4th or 15th instant, from the bedroom of HAROLD H. ISAAC, baker, a black-enamelled cash-box, brass handle on top, containing four sovereigns, a £1 note on the Bank of New Zealand, and about 20s. a gentlemen’s 18 ct. gold ring, about in. wide, chased on edges, “ In Memoriam ” in gold letters on black ground in centre, value £3 ; a ladies’ small gold bar brooch, with heart in centre, value £1; a gentlemen's gold scarf-pin, Queen Victoria’s head in white on top, value £2 ; some papers, amongst them complainant’s marriage-certificate, registered in London, England.

Wellington.— Between sth and 12th instant, from Rash and Gooder’s shop, Mercer Street, the property of Dr. HERBERT FAULKE, a gentlemen’s silver open-faced English lever watch, No. 80057, Beba, Lickhart, and Co., makers, Norwich ; value, £4. Identifiable.

Mount Cook (Wellington). —May last, from the shop of CHRIS'IMANDT, Cuba Street, a ladies’ gold keyless hunting Waltham watch, “M. I.” engraved on shield, a small diamond in centre of one case; value, £5 16s.

Nelson. —2sth March last, from JAMES JAMES, butcher, a gold medal, inscribed “ N. B. A., Open Tournment, Welter Weight, won by James James, 24th November, 1909”; value, £3. Identifiable.

Lyell. —Between 11th and 14th ultimo, from the NEW ALPINE GOLDAMINING COMPANY (Robert A. Stewart, manager), twbf Copper plates, about .4 ft./fi yr: fbpg by 2 ft. 4in. wide, attached to Thomas Harcourt (see Police Gazette, 1906, pages 209 and 298, and 1910, page 190) and Stuart Wall* (see Police Gazette, 1910, page 211, and Photographs * Discharged Prisoners, 1910, page 26). These men had a contract from the company, clearing up the debris around the battery, and left on the morning of the 14th ultimo. Harcourt sold 7 oz. of gold at Collingwood, which cannot he identified as part of the stolen gold. Information as to identity of suspects supplied by Detective W. Campbell and Constable W. J. Nixon, Greymouth police. Hokitika. —6th instant, from the dwelling of DAVID BROCKLEHURST, Hau Hau, a £lO note, a £5 note, two £1 notes, and about 10s. in silver ; a ladies’ gold open-faced watch, numerals on dial, a very fine gold muff-chain attached (small-link-and-fetter pattern) ; a gold brooch, a photo encircled by leaves, bird mounted on top, bow at bottom, about 2 in. long; two old-fashioned large silver brooches; two scarf-pins, one a gold nugget, the other a piece of red coral with gold bands across it; a gold and black - enamelled mourning - ring “I. M. O. ” on it, and several gold embossed rings. Suspicion attached to Frank Christian Olsen, alias Anderson, age twenty-four, height 5 ft. 7Jin., painter and sailor, fresh complexion, red hair, blue eyes, “ K. O.” and three dots tattooed on left hand. (See Police Gazette, 1910, page 311.)

Christchurch.— l3th June, last, from the Cafe de Paris Hotel, the property of W. STOOKDALE, a gentlemen’s Anglo-Special free-wheel bicycle, No. 22107, steel rims, British tires, 26 in. frame, reversible handles; value, £B. Identifiable.

24th May last, from Manchester Street, the property of a gentlemen’s free-wheel Tui bicycle, No. 1419, steel rims and pedals, Dunlop tires; value, £lO. Identifiable^y^^

Christchurch. —6th June last, from the Royal Exchange Buildings, Cathedral Square, the property of JOSEPH B. READ, a gentlemen’s Premier bicycle, No. 1469, steel rims, Dunlop tires, upturned handles, fixed wheel, navy-blue enamelled frame; value, £6. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —9th ultimo, from the bicycle-rack at the, Post-office, the property of ALBERT SPICER, a men’s Triumph bicycle, No. 73842, steel rims, Britanniai tires, upturned handles, black-enamelled frame ; value, £3 j Identifiable. /

Islington. —4th instant, irom the dwelling of ROBERTS HORWELL, butcher, a ladies’ silver watch, No. 8283, chased case, yellow face with fancy-work on it, value £4 ; a white-handled razor, in case* value 9s. Suspicion attached to a Man, name unknown, age about twenty-five, height about 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, dark complexion, full round face, clean-shaved ; dressed in very dapk-brown-aoloured suit and cap. /I / O / ///-$$ 5-

Palmerston South. —l2t,h instant, from the shop-door of FRANCIS HENRY BECKINGSALE, draper, a package containing six dark-grey tweed working - shirts, with collars attached, various sizes, “ Sarbon ” worked in red cotton, and sewn on inside of each shirt; value, £1 16s. Identifiable.

from the dwelling of JOHN GOULD, surveyor, a gold Dagmar brooch and earrings, set with pearls, value £8; a gold leaf brooch with “Forget-me-not” and bird; a round cairngorm brooch ; a ladies’ long gold heavy curb neckchain, value £5 ; a wedding and a keeper ring, much worn; a gentlemen's tie-pin, with red coral and snake; a gentlemen’s tie-pin, with carbuncle and pearl; a gold pen and pencil case, with bloodstone head ; two gold carbuncle shirtfront studs in case ; a ladies’ large gold open-faced Geneva watch, “C. S.”on back, value £5; a ladies’ gold ring, three opals, and other stones (worn), value £1; a gold-mounted greenstone pendant; a gold split ring; a gentlemen’s gold ring set with a white cornelian stone ; and a silver toothpick: total value, £23. Identifiable.