PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, 25 January 1911, Page 39

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland.— About 13th ultimo, from High Street, the property of GREY THORNE GEORGE, engineer, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Comet free-wbeel bicycle, 28 in. wheels, Dunlop tires, raised handle-bars, rat-trap pedals, pitch-roller chain, brake, and mud guards ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Rawene. —Between the 27th and 29th ultimo, from the shop of ALBERT WILLIAMS, ten £1 notes; £4 in mixed silver; a cheque drawn by A. O. Smith on Bank of New Zealand, at Auckland, No. 847287, for £3O, and payable to A. E. Williams ; a cheque drawn by the Hokianga Dairy Company (Limited), on Bank of New South Wales, Rawene, No. 127, for £5 10s. Id., payable to T. Donnelly; a cheque drawn by William Grounds on Bank of New South Wales, Rawene, No. 2403, for £3, payable to A. C. Garborough.

Freeman’s Bay (Auckland). GRAYDON was assaulted and robbed in St. Thomas’s Churchyard of a gentlemen’s open-face keyless nickel Ansonia watch, a yellow spot on dial near second-hand; a double silver albert (description see No. 22, fetter and three ovals) value about £4 ; a piece of a curb-pattern gold chain, a spring hook on one end, and a brass swivel on the other end; and between 13s. and 16s. in silver: total value, £5 11s. 6d. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to James Johnston and a Man, name unknown. First, age twenty-two, height 5 ft. 6 in., engineer, native of New Zealand, sallow complexion, light-brown hair, brown eyes, broad nose, scar on left cheek and nose, impediment in speech (see Police Gazette, 1909, page 329). Second, age about twenty-five height about 5 ft. 8 in., clean-shaved ; dressed in dark suit.

Ponsonby. — Between the Ist November last and 16th instant, from a building, the property of JAMES BROOKER, carpenter, three chisels (ljin., ljin., fin.), a bead plane and bevel, “A. H. C.” cut in handle of each; a half-round plane and a smoothing-plane, “ J. B.” stamped in handle of each: value, £1 ss. Identifiable.

Ohaeawai. —About 10th ultimo, from [a paddock, the property of SAMUEL RADOJOKOVICH, farmer, three allred steers, a white steer, five spotted steers, a red heifer, and a spotted heifer, some of them branded “ R 6 ” and some “ V,” some of them ear-marked with notch out of top and bottom of right ears and a notch out of bottom of left ears, others have a half-moon out of bottom of left ears ; value, £33. Identifiable.

Ohaeawai. —Between the 9th and 24th November last, from a paddock, the property of ERNEST HONECK, farmer, forty two lambs, wethers have half-circle out of bottom of right ear and triangle out of end of tip at top, the left ear has a triangle out of ear (top side) ; the ewes have the same ear marks on opposite ears; ten ewes were also stolen : value, £3O. Identifiable.

Gisborne. —11th ultimo, from Gladstone Road, the property of CLAUDE HAMILTON, a gentlemen’s old blackenamelled free-wheel bicycle, drop handles, no grips, rat-trap pedals, hand-brake on front wheels, no mud-guards, Brooks saddle, roller chain ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Hastings. —Between 24th and 28th ultimo, from Station Street, the property of KATE O’BRIEN, a ladies’ B.S.A. bicycle, No. 10762, “ Built for J. H. Farrelly ” on transfer on head of machine, Brooks saddle, red and black net dressguard ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Masterton. —14th instant, from the motor-cycle of SAMUEL J. WILLS, Wellington, a gentlemen’s nearly new waterproof brown suit of motor-cyclist’s overalls, coat 40 in. chest, “The Bee Bee” worksd on a small label on middle of inside of back, legs of pants are separate and buttoned up outside, boot-straps, a tear newly sewn on inside of top right leg, a Dunlop outfit in pocket of coat; value, £3 ss. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —28th November last, from the railwayyard, the property of the NEW ZEALAND RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, a pipe-vice, may be branded “W. W.” ; value, £1 Bs. Identifiable.

Christchurch.—4th October last, from the School of Art, Hereford Street, the property of JOHN SKINNER, a gentlemen’s Bell bicycle, No. 2348, steel rims, Dunlop tires, free wheel, back-pedalling brake ; value, £9. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— About 15th September last, from Hereford Street, the property of LEONARD SMITH, architect, a gentlemen’s Anglo-Special bicycle, No. 568, steel rims and pedals, Dunlop tires; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch. Street, the property of CHARLES HEGARTY, carpenter, a gentlemen’s Swift bicycle, No. 12738 and S. 23235, steel rims and pedals, Dunlop tires, leather grips, fixed wheel; value, £7. Identifiable.

Lyttelton. —2lst ultimo, from the deck of the s.s. “ Warrimoo,” at Dunedin, the property of MRS. LOWTHER, New Comic Opera Company, a brown-leather bag with two inside pockets, value £3, containing a black-kid purse with silver mounts, a half-sovereign, two half-crowns, some small change, a flattened half-penny, a gold dress-ring set with two horse-shoes and pearl, a gold ring with emerald in clawsetting, a note-book with notes of theatrical companies a number of letters, a bunch of keys, some loose keys, andtoilet requisites ; total value, £ll. Identifiable.

Rakaia. — 11th instant, from an outhouse, the property of ELEANOR MARY BULLER, a double-reined English-made bridle, plated bit; value, £1 Is. Identifiable. Suspicon attached to a Swagger, name unknown, who offered the bridle for sale on the above date, age about twenty-five, height 5 ft. 8 in., dark complexion and hair ; dressed in blue coat, light-coloured vest and trousers (well worn and rather dirty), and a green-tweed hat.

Rakaia. —l3th instant, from KERWIN BUCKTHOUGHT, a suit of green-coloured tweed, size about 5, tailor-made in England, value £3 ; a dark-grey rainproof overcoat, “ Rainproof ”in red on back of the collar, value £1; a pair of light boots, size 6, value ss. Suspicion attached to a Man, name unknown, a circus attendant, age twenty - two, height 5 ft. 7 in., native of Canada, dark complexion and hair, clean-shaved ; supposed dressed in the stolen clothes and hard black hat. He was recently employed at Wirth’s circus, and was known to the complainant as Ciril.

Rakaia. —9th instant, from the railway-station platform the property of TIMOTHY RIORDAN, a swag, consisting of two grey blankets, about 7 ft. long, well worn ; a new grey flannel; a new dungaree jumper, size 7; a pair of heavy boots, plates on heels and toes ; a pair of grey socks: value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —19th ultimo, from the Garrison Hall, the property of WALTER BAIRD, a gentlemen’s Radium blackenamelled free-wheel bicycle, No. 105786, back-pedalling brake, rat-trap pedals, leather toe-straps ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —lßth ultimo, from the cabin of JOHN NICOL, engineer s.s. “Corinna,” a gentlemen’s open-faced silver keyless watch, “ J. A. N.” or “ J. A. Nicol, August, 1908,” scratched on inside case ; value, £2. Identifiable.

Winton.— 30th or 31st ultimo last, from Springhills, the property of JAMES DEEGAN, farm labourer, a gentlemen’s free-wheel Imperial Rover bicycle, No. F 89440, celluloid mud-guards ; value, £9. Identifiable.

Winton. —10th ultimo, from outside the Post-office, the property of FREDERICK COMER, clerk, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, No. 9999, steel mudguards, plain handles, front-rim brake, one grip missing ; value, £5. Identifiable.