PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 24, 19 June 1912, Page 339

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. —sth or 6th instant, from the office of HARRY SYDNEY SMITH, land agent, Queen Street, a pair of prism glasses, smooth-leather mounts, in a brown-leather case with brown-leather shoulder-straps ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Auckland. Between the Ist and 7th instant, from Malcolm’s Buildings, Wellesley Street, the property of THEOPHILUS HUTTON, a gentleman’s Reyno’ds bicycle No. 26346, black-enamelled frame, Dunlop tires, rat-trap pedals with leather toe-clips, Brooks saddle, free wheel, frontrim brake, back mud-guard loose and tied with a string ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Auckland. —Between the 22nd and 27th April last, from a trunk on the s.s. “Maheno,” between Auckland and Svdney, the property of EDITH WOOD, Yarraming, Bega, New South Wales, a jewel-case, containing a gold knife-eoged brooch, set with thtee pearls, two rubies, two diamonds, two sapphires, a diamond horse-shoe in centre; a pearl necklet, design half-moons and small piece of chain alternately, with pearl drop in gold, and pearls set in crescents ; a moonstone necklet, with drops ; a gold star, set with pearls; a gold scarf-pin, set with a large pearl, claw setting ; a pair of pearl and diamond ear-rings, with gold drops ; an amethyst heart, set with pearls, two missing ; a gold cable bangle, with five turquoises, set in filigree work ; a three-stone garnet ring, one stone missing; a fancy bangle broken in two, with views of Port Said and Suez Canal; a very old gold ring, with glass dome, surrounded with pearls, one or two missing, plaited hair inside; and a silver jewel-case, lined with gold, 2^in. by in., fluted edges, lid designed with three English coins : total value, £6O. Identifiable.

Ponsonby. —Between the 7th and 10th instant the Pon* sonby Public School was broken into, and the following stolen, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT, two pea-rifles, 1902 model, branded “ E. D.” and “ No. 109 ” and “ 110 ” on stocks, value £1 each (identifiable); and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, value 10s.

Ponsonby. —Between the 6th and 9th instant, from an oillaunch, the property of A. T. BURT, engineers, six sparkingplugs; a pair of plumbers’ pliers; a pair of plumbers’foottongs ; a magneto, value £6 10s.; a brass hurricane-lamp ; eight electric-light bulbs : total value, £lO.

Hamilton.— sth instant, from the Press office at the Hamilton Winter Show Grounds, the property of EWEN McGREGOR, farmer, a single - breasted linen-cloth lightbrown rubber - dressed overcoat, about 56 in. long, cloth collar, double sleeves, split in back, name in pencil below the collar and under the sweat-flap of arm ; value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

Hamilton. —3lst ultimo, from Victoria Street, the property of PERGIVAL DALRYMPLE NEILL, farmer, a gentlemen’s B.S.A. bicycle, free wheel, new Dunlop tires, rat-trap pedals, toe-caps fixed to toe-clips, Brooks saddle, extension handle-bars, wooden grips, mud-guards on both wheels, bell, lamp, and pump attached, parcel-bracket over back wheel; a new rainproof overcoat, “ H.B ” on back, strapped on bracket; also saddle-bag containing a Queen alarm clock in box, and three packets of playing-cards : total value, £l4. Identifiable.

Rotorua. —On or about 30th ultimo, from the lines of the 4th Regiment encampment at Rotorua, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT, a bay medium-draught mare, seven years old, “ M ” on near shoulder, had a white cover on, branded “Stanley” over “M.M.” on near side; a bay mare, seven years old, about 15 bands 1 in. high, recently clipped, old barbed-wire scar on one fore fetlock and scar on near hind cannon bone, had cover on with “A. R.” on each shoulder and “M. G. S., 4th M.R.” on near flank : value, about £2O each.

Tokaanu. —3rd or 4th instant, from the Post-office at Tokaanu, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERN-

MENT, four £SO notes, Nos. H 1140 ;J? 1019 ; W W M

A ' M a ' 3ove n °tes were received from the Auckland Post-office and placed by the Postmistress, Alice Rookes, in her cash-box at Tokaanu on the 3rd instant, and were missed at 5 p.m. on the 4th instant.

Wairoa. —16th April last, from the dwelling of GEORGE HESLOP, sheep-farmer, an 18 ct. gold ring, set with a diamond and pearls ; a ring, set with several emeralds ; an 18 ct. gold ring, set with pink stones and pearls ; a gold ring, set with a small diamond; an 18 ct. gold scarf-pin, opens with hinge; an 18 ct. gold necklet, large locket attached; an 18 ct. gold brooch, with cluster of diamonds in centre: value, £SO. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to William Simpson and his wife, who had been employed as a married couple on the station and left about the above date. Descriptions: First, age about thirtv-seven, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, butcher, and seaman, medium build, clean-shaved, fair hair, becoming bald, teeth missing on both sides of upperjaw, blue eyes, hooked nose, round face ; dressed in darkblue suit and hard black hat. Second, age twenty-seven, height 5 ft. 6 in., native of New Zealand, brown hair, round face, fairly stout build, grey eyes, pale complexion, false teeth, pleasant manner.

Ormondville.— PANE URUORANGI, rug, &c., stolen: On inquires made by Constable McLeod, Ormondville police, the suspect, James Horne, is no longer supposed to have committed the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1912, page 296.) He is not identical with James Horne. (See Police Gazette, 1910, page 73, and Photographs of Discharged Prisoners, 1910, page 12.)

Marton. —Bth or 9th instant, from the auction mart, the property of JOHN CARTER, draper, Wellington, six white honeycomb shawls, value £3 10s.; a black dog-skin muff, with silk fringe, value 14s. ; eighteen pairs of tan ribbed women’s hose; three dozen plain black-cashmere women’s hose ; a black-sealotte muff and necklet ; several fisher-caps of various colours : total value, £lO. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. —Between the 25th and 27th ultimo, from the premises of the Royal Hotel, the property of JOHN POWELL, labourer, a gentlemen’s Rudge-Whitworth freewheel bicycle, No. 382, 24 in. frame, front-rim brake, rubber pedals, Brooks saddle, steel mud-guards, Oceanic tires; value, £6. Identifiable.

Lower Hutt. —4th instant, from outside St. James’s Hall, the property of ALBERT HAYES, cycle mechanic, a gentlemen’s Velox bicycle, Yelox saddle and tires, Eadie Coaster hub, upturned handle-bars, green-celluloid grips, black-steel mud-guards, rubber pedals, black frame with indistinct gold and red lines ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Petone. —About May last, from the shop of W. L. JENNESS, jeweller, a ladies’ gold hunting keyless Geneva watch, No. 276543; value, £B. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —loth ultimo, from the Press office, the property of L. C. McCORMAGK, a gentlemen’s A 1 Special bicycle, No. 483, free-wheel and Eadie Coaster backpedalling brakes, Dunlop and Oceanic tires; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Cheviot.— 26th ultimo, from Wester’s stable, the property of MICHAEL BARRY, labourer, a black horse, aged, about 15 hands high, small white patch on forehead, legs somewhat stiff, broken to saddle and harness, mine and tail cut short, had on a new canvas cover, “J. J. McCaskey, Saddler, Cheviot, Singlesticks,” on it; total value, £6. Identifiable.

Lyttelton. —lst instant, from the Sailor’s Home, the property of HORACE SAVILLE, a dark-brown threequarter overcoat, blue stripe running through it, brown lining, turned-up cuffs, breast-pocket on each side, “ Gardiner and C 0.,” on tab, strap with two buttons on back, seaman’s discharge-book and papers in one of the pockets ; value, £1 15s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — Ist instant, from the Plumpton Park Racecourse, the property of N. H. PACKHAM, gardener, a Triumph motor-bicycle, 1912 model, number of engine 16637, number of frame 190149, registered number 4053, one pedal and one front-rim brake, steel mud guards and rims, rubber pedals, Clincher tires, two tool-bags on carrier; value, £BO. Identifiable.

Fairlie. —Ist instant, from the hut of ERNEST WILSON LEE, shepherd, Mount Nessing Station, a gentlemen’s nearly new fawn-coloured overcoat, “ Kaiapoi Woollen Mills ” below bottom button of coat; value, £2 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to John Williams, age thirty three, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer and seaman, medium build, fair complexion, fair moustache only ; dressed in dark-blue suit and black hard-felt hat. Supposed to have come to Wellington to join the s.s. “ Orari.” Identifiable.

Ravensbourne. Between the 23rd and 30th ultimo, from Orosland’s yard, the property of EDWIN LEACH, carpenter, a gentlemen's black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, B.S.A. fittings, Enfield frame, slightly turned-up handles, rat-trap pedals, celluloid mud-guards (back one repaired with bootlace), back-pedalling brake; value, £5. Identifiable.

Otautau. —Between 31st ultimo and 2nd instant, from a lumber-room in O’Brien’s Hotel, the property of JAMES G. GOW, stock agent, a Triumph motor-bicycle, 1911 model, free engine, top tube of frame slightly bent in front, the tube connecting the generator from the lamp, the plug where water supplied to generator missing, no brake on front wheel, Brooks saddle, registered number L'S. 153 painted white on small plate at back, number on machine-frame 176273, on engine 15844; value, £7O. Identifiable.