PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 43, 30 October 1912, Page 585

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. — 3rd instant, from the vest of W. it. WEBB, carpenter, at the Chief General Post Office building, a gentlemen’s silver hunting key-winding watch, “T. B.” in monogram on inside case, a centre second-stop ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Auckland. —19th ultimo, from the premises of DESMOND BROVVN, No. 43, Symonds Street, a gentlemen’s Rover bicycle ; value, £5. The bicycle was sold on the above date to Thomas, a second-hand dealer. Auckland, by a Man who gave the name of John Seymour (supposed fictitious) age about forty, height about sft. 10 in., labourer, rudaish complexion, brown hair, medium build, speaks with an English dialect; dressed in light clothes and slouch hat.

Auckland.— 24th instant, from ALFRED GOODARE, engineer, Ellerslie, while under the influence of liquor, an 18ct. gold open-faced centre-second stop-watch, No. 78036, made by Messrs. White and Co., Market Street, Manchester, and Coventry, England; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Auckland. —llth instant, from the waiting room of Dr. Purchess, the property of PRANCES SNELL, nurse, a ladies’ hand-bag, containing a gold bracelet set with amt thyst and pearls in figure of eight; a gold cable bangle ; a plain gold bracelet; and a cheque-book on the National Bank of New Zealand, Nos. in book 909145 to 909168 : total value, £l2.

Auckland. —Between the 28th and 80th ultimo, from the Y.M.C.A. Buildings, the property of JOHN HODSON. carpenter, six bevel-edged chisels J in. to in.; oue \ in. scribing gauge, an expansion-bit, all stamped “J. Hodson” : value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —Between the sth and 7th instant, from a section m Edendale Road, the property of STANLEY HENRY TILLETT, carpenter, a rip-saw, “S. T.” on handle; a“ spiret-ievel ” “ S. T.” on it; a level, “ T.” on handle ; a hammer with crack near the head ; al§ in. bevellevel edged chisel; a Jin. chisel; a compass marked W.: value, £l ss. Identifiable.

AueKtAND. —Between the sth and 7th instant, from a section in Edendale Road, the property of PREDIGE CLAUDE PLYGER, carpenter, a rip-saw, four and a half teeth to inch, “F.” on handle; a cross-cut saw, eight teeth

to inch, “ P ” on handle ; a 26 in. level, “ Flyger,” thereon; a bevel with “ F.” thereon; value, £1 13s. 3d. Identifiable.

Auckland, —Between 2Sth and 30th ultimo, from the Y.M.C.A. Building, Auckland, the property of DAVID MILNE DUNN, carpenter, a ratchet-brace, marked “ D. M. DUNN” ; an expansion-bit; an oilstone; a 4 in. chisel: value £2.

Auckland.— lßbh instant, from the National Insurance Comnany’s Office, Queen Street, the property of FLORA SIMPSON, charwoman, a black-leather band-bag containing two sovereigns, nine half-sovereigns, and about £4 in silver ; a ladies’ 18ct. gold half-hoop diamond and sapphire ring, in claw setting; a ring set with four diamonds and three sapphires, value £10; an 18 ct. gold ring with seven d amonds in gipsy setting, value £6 ; a set of false teeth connected with two gold clasps, a very small piece out of one of the bottom teeth on right side, value £6 65.; a set of black rosary beads (cross missing) ; five keys; and sundry papers : total value, about £33 ss.

Newton. —sth instant, from the shop of RICHARD THORPE, bootmaker, two pairs of second-hand boots, value £l. A man who gave the name of W, Wallace, age ab mt twenty-eight, he’ghfc about 5 ft. Sin. or 9 in., slight build, dark hair, clean-shaved, thin hard feature, reddish complexion ; smart active appearance; dressed in blue coat and trousers, dark-grey vest, white collar, black-tie, and small grey skull cap, sold the boots to M. Dennison, second-hand dealer, Hobson Street, for 3s. Other similar charges pending.

Rotorua. —sth instant, from the coat of ALBERT JOHN MORSE, carpenter, on the football-ground, Rotorua, a silver open-faced Wa'tham watch, “A. J. Morse” engraved on the inside of back case ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Rotorua. —14th instant, from a paddock, the property of WILLIAM CLEMhNT BROBERT, accountant, a lightbay pony mare, aged, about 13 hands high, short mane and tail, branded with 1- on near rump ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Tokomaru Bay. P. SNOWDEN, Te Puka Hotel, a gold dagger brooch, set with peails and rubies, small safety-pin attached, value £1 15s. ; a harp-sbapad gold charm, set with pearls and rubies, gold chain attached, value £4 15s. Identifiable.

New Plymouth. 27th ultimo, from the White Hart Hotel, the property of GEORGE ALFRED HARRISON, medical practitioner, Eltbam, a gentlemen’s rainproof fawn-coloured motoring-coat, lined with cloth known as camel fleece, “ Dexter ”on tab; value, £6 6s. Identifiable.

•Stratford. —11th instant, from behind the Commercial Hotel, the property of CHARLES ERNEST MEYENBERG, cattle-dealer, a black gelding, seven years old, about 14 hands high, clipped all over, scar on each knee; value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Wellington. ROBERTSON, Austin Street, was broken into and the following stolen : A ladies’ gold key-winding hunting Geneva watch, No. 119017, “J. P. M.” in monogram on case, value £8; a greenstone heart-shaped pendant, “ Kia Ora” in gold letters on it, value £1; a pnr of oblong-shaped gold sleevelinks, half chased, value £2; a greenstone ring-stiaped pendant, “N. Z.” in gold letters on it, value 155.; a goldmounted Cameo brooch, value 10s.; a bar-shaped greenstone brooch (pin missing), value 55.; a ladies’ gild muff-chain, small-link pattern, value £7; and a gentlemen’s 9 ct. gold albert chain, curb pattern, value £2 10s. : total value, £22. Identifiable.

Hokitika.- —2nd ultimo, from Sewell Street, the property of THOMAS KELLY, painter, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled free-wheel bicycle, No. 2600, American outrigger handle-bars (black and white tips), back-pedalling brake, Brooks saddle, 818 Oceanic tires; value, £6. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —l2th or 14th instant, from the shop of the SMITH TAXI COMPANY (LIMITED), a brass carburetter for motor-car, Z- nith make, stands about 7 in, high and weighs about 41b.; value, £8 10s. Identifiable,

Sydenham. Between the sth and Bth instant, from the shof -window of CHAR ES JOHNS iN, second-hand dealer, a Peerless gun-metal English lever watch, outer case slightly rusttd, value 12s. 6d. ; a roiled - gold keyless watch, No. 265881, value 7s. 6d. Identifiable.

Lyttelton. — CHARLES JOHN BADHAM’S property stolen. The following articles are also reported as missing : A ladies’ 18ct. gold fine-pattern neck-chain, ring attached, set with a small pearl, value £4; a heart-shaped gold locket with a ruby set in centre, value £2 155.; a ladies’ gold half-hoop ring, set with a sapphire and two diamonds, value £6 ; a pair of opera-glasses, covered with black material, value £1 10s. Identifiable. (See Police Gazette, 1912, page 561.)

Rangiora. —l4th or 15th instant from a shed, the property of JOHN ASHBEY, licensee Sefton Hotel, a black-leather gig-saddle, lined with blue cloth, double-sewn on each side, mckel-plated, breast-plate has extra-long traces attached, double sewn ; value, £5. All the harness is in good order. Identifiable.

Culverden. —26th March last, from a bedroom at the Waiau Hotel, the property of ISABELLA O’MALLEY, a ladies’ 14 ct. gold engraved hunting keyless watch, gold dial, Roman figures, dial discoloured, figures 5 and 6 or 6 and 7 slightly defaced, “ Urquhart, maker, Christchurch ” on dial, ring on watch missing, value £lO ; a 15 ct. gold bar brooch set with three greenstone shamrock-leaves on bar, the petal of one shamrock-leaf missing, value £2; a child’s zigzag silver brooch, set with a turquoise, value 16s.

Dunedin. —l2th or 13th instant, from Wain’s Hotel, a 15 ct. gold plain flat bangle, small chain attached, value £5; an enamelled bangle with blue streak running through the centre, value 10s. ; a blue-matrix bangle, one stone broken, value £3; a small carriage clock, inlaid with small pearls, value 155., the property of Mrs. THEODORE TOBIAS : a ladies’ gold open-faced keyless watch, “ C. F.” tm outside of case, black-silk ribhon chain with gold band, value £l2, the property of CLEO FERNANDOS: a ladies’ gold plain open-faced keyless watch, black-cord ribbon attached, value £5, the property of GLADYS BOWEN.

Anderson’s Bay. —Between 22nd and 29th ultimo, from a hut, the property of HaROLD OLIVER HOOGITT, a Wesley-Richards double-barrelled breach-loading gun, in yellow-leather case which may have “ H. 0. H.”or “ B. G. N.” on it; value, £ls. Identifiable.