PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 38, 25 September 1912, Page 529

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Rotorua. —l2th instant, from the bedroom of WILLIAM FREDERICK BELL, hotelkeeper, Putaruru, a green Roslyn rug, with black and brown lines; value, 12s. 6d. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to A. Anson or Hanson, age twenty-seven, height sft. 6in., engine-driver or labourer, speaks with foreign accent, thin features, fair hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion; hesitates when speaking, and appears to be suffering from nervous debility; dressed in grey trousers, dark coat, and Gem straw hat.

Palmerston North. —loth instant, from the Tiratu Sawmilling Company’s yard, the property of WILLIAM MUNDAY, labourer, a gentlemen’s Red Bird bicycle, No. 177202, upturned handles, leather grips, rat-trap pedals, front mudguard has been broken but riveted, new mud-guard on back wheel; value, £B. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Boy, name unknown, age about fourteen, height 4 ft. 11 in., dressed in dark knicker suit. He was last seen going towards Longburn.

Pahiatua. —Between Ist and 31st ultimo the shop of J. H. RICHARDSON, saddler, was broken into and the following articles stolen therefrom : About twenty dozen brass portmanteau locks, about twenty packets of portmanteau brass stud clamps, and a quantity of 1 in. tin harnessbuckles ; total value, £22. Packets only identifiable.

Wellington. —About 15th ultimo, from a shed at the Labour Department Offices, Ghnznee Street, the property of RICHARD ALFRED BOLLAND, Inspector of Scaffolding, a gentlemen’s black-enamalled B.S.A. bicycle, No. 1390, 24 in. frame, rubber pedals, rusty handles, leather grips, Eadie Coaster hub, front-rim brake, Bates tires, Brooks saddle, celluloid mud-guards, large bell, and has a shield with “Made by Sharland and Co. expressly for Labour Department ”on front; value, £7. Identifiable.

Seddonville. sth ultimo, from a railway-van at Granity, the property of OSCAR JAMES LUNN, linesman, a brown tin trunk, no lock, tied with copper wire and cord, and containing two pairs of dungarees, two flannels, two white shirts, two pairs of boots (one pair new), a razor (branded “ Galvin ”), a brown jersey, four pairs of socks, a green-tweed cap, and a pair of underpants; total value, £5 15s. Identifiable.

Qtira. —Between 17th July last and 13th ultimo, from a hut at Jacksons, the property of PHILLIP KENNEDY, sawyer, a gentlemen’s 9 ct. goid-mounted greenstone watch-

chain, bars about If in. long, with gold heart-shaped centrepiece with “ Kia Ora” engraved thereon ; value, £4 18s. 6d. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Thomas Williams, age twenty-two, height 5 ft. 10 in., labourer, native of Australia, medium build, fair complexion, light-brown hair, blue eyes, boyish appearance, clean-shaved.

Christchurch. —l3th instant, from the cloak-room of the Skating Rink, Hereford Street, the property of WILLIAM DIAMOND, student, a gentlemen’s silver hunting keyless Swiss watch, No. 16497; value, £3. Identifiable.

Ashburton. —18th ultimo, from near the Saleyards, the property of JAMES BREMNER, labourer, a gentlemen’s 22 in. black-enamelled Rudge-Whitworth bicycle, upturned handles (partly dented and cracked), mud guard on back wheel, rat-trap pedals, Brooks saddle ; value, £7 103. Identifiable.

Ashburton. —lst instant, from the porch at the Presbyterian Church, the property of THOMAS HORNE, surfaceman, a gentlemen’s rough grey-and-dark-striped doublebreasted overcoat, size 5, “ Defiance, N.Z. Manufacture ” on tag; value, £3 ss. Identifiable.

Ashburton. —22nd ultimo, from outside the Post-office, the property of NURSE FIELD, Ghiistchurch Hospital, a ladies’ Adnams bicycle, No. 321, rubber pedals, corded gearcase, rusty handles, fixed wheel, Westwood rims, steel mudguards, and oil lamp ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Palmerston South. —l4th instant, from the Railwaystation, the property of JOHN CHISHOLM, farmer, Goodwood, a gentlemen’s free-wheel black-enamelled Record bicycle, supposed number 124133, brake on inside of back wheel, narrow drooped handle-bars, no handle-grips or mudguards, new tires, Brooks saddle, very narrow fork cn back wheel, built for racing ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Invercargill.-— About 6th instant, from a hut at South Invercargill, the property of SAMUEL EDWARD BERRY, carpenter, a gentlemen’s silver hunting Rotherham watch, No. 232358 ; value, £3 10s. Identifiable.

Invercargill, —About 15th ultimo, from Grassmere, the property of ROBERT LESLIE PROCTOR, tea-merchant, an Irish setter dog, answers to the name “ Billie,” five years old, long straight hair; value, £IOO. Identifiable. An Irish setter dog, two years old, long straight hair ; value, £2O. Identifiable. And an Irish setter bitch, fourteen years old, long straight hair; no teeth, answers to name of “ Ruby ” ; value, £2O. They are ail pure bred, and wellknown prizewinners. Identifiable.

Bluff. —9th instant, from a room at Finnerty’s boardinghouse, the property of SAMUEL SMALL, labourer, a gold double albert chain, small links and four greenstone bars with heart-3haped greenstone pendant in centre and gold clasp for attaching to button-hole (“ Rein, Invercargill,” on back of clasp), and 18s. in silver coin; total value, £5 Bs. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Cooper, age about forty, height 5 ft. 8 in., supposed ex-soldier, loose build, light hair turning grey, reddish face, clean-shaved, quick slouohing gait; dressed in grey suit. (See next paragraph.)

Bluff. —9th instant, from a bedroom in Finnerty’s boardinghouse, the property of JOHN NEYLON, labourer, two half-sovereigns, about ss. in silver coin, a white-handle razor with “ N. J. King ” engraved on blade, and a number of private letters signed “L. G.”; total value, £1 10s. Razor and letters identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Cooper, referred to in preceding paragraph.