PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10, 15 March 1911, Page 109

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Newton. 2nd or 3rd instant, the shop of WALTER BUCHANAN, confectioner, was broken into, and a shilling with a hole in it, a German coin resembling a florin, and a counterfeit shilling stolen. A silver-mounted wallet was found in the shop, apparently left by the thief or thieves, the name “Patrick Wilson, 1911,” with different Sydney addresses was written inside of it. A steel pinch-bar was also found near the back door.

Avondale. —22nd or 23rd ultimo, from the dwelling of BERTHA WILFORD, New Lynn, a rug, tartan-pattern on one side, brown on the other, darned with wool in the centre, value £1 ss. ; a Savings - bank book in name of Sarah Wilford, showing deposits amounting to £2l ; and Harry Wilford’s Savings-bank book showing deposits amount-

ing to £52 ; alse deeds of a house and land in name of Mrs, Faigan, Roxburgh, Dunedin.

Ponsonby. —24th ultimo, from the dwelling of PATRICK JAMES McGERALD, carter, a gentlemen’s silver lever hunting-watch, No. 15714, “ P. McG.” engraved on inside of case ; value, £4. Identifiable.

Ponsonby. —Between 30th January and sth ultimo, from the motor-launch of REGINALD MASEFIELD, a pair of nickel-piatod field-glasses, bound in black leather, small dent in eye-piece, value £2 ; a steel harpoon, about 3 ft. long, value 15s. ; a hurricane-lamp, value 4s. ; a number of blue and white-enamel plates; a half - pint nickel-plated pewter pot; and a quantity of provisions, value £4.

Rotorua. —2oth ultimo, from King Street, the property of WILLIAM TUCKER, butcher, a light - bay pony, seven years old, about 14£ hands high, half-moon brand on near shoulder ; value, £l7. Identifiable.

Gisborne. —About 20th ultimo, from a paddock, the property of WILLIAM HENNESSY, bootmaker, a brown pony mare, 15 hands high, “JH” conjoined on near shoulder, two back bits out of each ear, white star on forehead; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Hawera. —Between 22nd February and sth instant, from the dwelling of JOSEPH McKENNEY, a gold bangle (No. 69 in illustrations), has two white and two red stones set in scroll, originally set with five stones (one missing), a piece of broken chain attached ; a gold chain (No. 31 in illustrations) ; a plain gold cross, a gold Celtic cross, and a greenstone Maltese cross attached ; a gold neckc’nain (No. 31 in illustrations) ; a plain gold band ring, “M. R.” engraved on it; and a gold Trilby ring : value, £ls. Identifiable.

Normanby. —l2th ultimo, the shop of EDGAR ORMOND CHIVERB, storekeeper, Okaiawa, was broken into, and the following stolen : A dark-grey check Kaiapoi rug, and a darkbrown Kaiapoi rug, value £1 each; a pair of gentlemen’s light American boots, size 6, “ No. 551 ” on inside, “ U ” on sole, value 17s. 6d. ; and a pair of saddle-tweed trousers, value 15s.

Taumarunui.— 6th or 7th instant, from the bedroom of J. V V. ELLIS, a gold hunting-watch, glass broken, engraved on inside of case “ J. W. Ellis, he tohu Aroha na Manawa,” value £23; and about £7 in gold and notes.

Bull’s.— lsth ultimo, from outside the Junction Hotel, the property of JOHN MYERS, labourer, a gentlemen’s Raleigh bicycle, No. 156982, black-enamelled frame, free wheel, no grips on handles, no mud-guards; value, £B. Identifiable.

Petone.— WALTER HIGGINBOTHAM’S horse stolen on 20th November last : The stolen horse was sold on the 21st November, 1910, to Maurice Joseph Hasler, carpenter, Eastbourne, for £l2, by a drover named William Fitz Cunningham, who had with him four dogs, one yellow, two black and tan, and one black and white. He stated that he exchanged his horse for the stolen one with two Men who had a wagon near Palmerston North, who were canvassing for orders for enlarging photographs. (See Police Gazette, 1910, page 493.)

Nelson. —17th ultimo, from the clothes of HOWARD EARLY, while he was bathing at Tahuna, a purse containing four sovereigns; and a silver keyless open-faced silver watch, small figures on dial, well worn cases, Bennett and Son, Cheapside, London, makers, value £2.

Ashburton. —2nd instant, from the pavilion, Ashburton Domain, the property of WILLIAM HAROLD NICOL, clerk, a yellow-leather pouch, containing seven sovereigns, ss. in silver, a 9 ct. gold medal, the size of a shilling, inscribed “D.A.A.C., 17/2/06,” on one side, and “ W. H. Nicol, Ist 120 yards maiden,” on the other side, value £1 10s.

Dunedin.— 22nd ultimo, from the bedroom of Mrs CRACROFT WILSON, care of Fuller and Sons, Criterion Hotel, three pairs of new long white-kid gloves, value 12s. 6d. each; about £3 in gold and silver; a white-metal trinket-box, “Useful Things” on top, value 10s.; a gold brooch about size of half-a-crown, emerald in centre, surrounded by leaves studded with pearls, value £2 ; a thistle brooch, two thistleheads, one an amethyst, the other a topaz, value £1 ; and a turquoise heart pendant, value £l. Identifiable.

Dunedin. — 24th ultimo, from the bedroom of WALTER ROSS, commercial traveller, Wain’s Hotel, a gentlemen’s gold watch, value £10; a ribbon watch-guard with gold shield inscribed “ W. R., from C. H.,” a gold-mounted tiger’s claw, and a silver cigarette-holder case, value £3. Suspicion attached to J. Boss (name supposed fictitious), age about forty, height about 6 ft., supposed labourer, medium build, clean shaved except dark moustache, high cheek-bones, large eyes, supposed dressed in dark-tweed suit and cap. The watch was sold at, and has been recovered from, E. D. Pritchard’s second-hand shop. The suspect’s description is somewhat similar to that of John Moore, who disappeared from Dunedin about the time the theft was committed. (See Police Gazette, 1910, page 234.)