PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 19, 14 May 1913, Page 293

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Whangarei. —Bth March last, from the stable at the WhaDgarei Hotel, the property of ROBERT MARTIN, farmer, Ohau Valley, a light-bay gelding, 16 hands, seven years old, white star on forehead, a colonial saddle, a leather girth, a pair of nickel-silver stirrup-irons, and a bridle; total value, £35. Identifiable.

Auckland. —6th ultimo, from a dressing-room at His Majesty’s Theatre, the property of DAVID WILLIAM DOULL, plumber, Ward Terrace, Kingsland, a gentlemen’s slate-coloured raincoat, storm cuffs, straight-cut pockets, inside ticket-pocket, tartan lining, and one pair of gentlemen’s tan-leather gloves, lined with wool; total value, £2 13s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —Between the 25th and 28th ultimo, from the dwelling of WALTER EDGAR SUCKLING, optician, Upper Queen Street, a pair of Aitcheson’s patent prism binoculars, twelve diameters, central focussing motion, enclosed in a dark-brown leather case; value, £B. Identifiable.

Auckland.— lßth ultimo, from the dwelling of ANDREW DAVIDSON, labourer, Swanson Street, a gentlemen's silver keyless open-face watch, out of repair, “R. Asthon, Hastings,” on face, and a silver chain, small links, with compass and square pendant attached; total value, £1 10s. Identification doubtful. Suspicion is attached to a man nicknamed " Spider,” very thin, tall, and dark.

Ponsonby. —Between 6th and 14th ultimo, from a launoh at anchor off Wallace Street Beach, the property of RICHARD ARTHUR, engineer, Nelson Street, Auckland, a Wizard magnetto, “K.K.” type, value £5 10s., and three tins of benzine, value £l. Not identifiable.

Newton. —3oth ultimo, from an office at No. 60 Ponsonby Road, the property of MAUD CASLEY, shop-assistant, a ladies’ gold Elgin hunting keyless watch, No. 5558778; value, £4. Identifiable.

Tokomaru Bay.— 9th ultimo, from Mokomoko Station, the property of HARRY TURNOCK, gardener, a gentlemen’s dark-tweed suit with red strips, nearly new, “ R. J. Hill, Karangahape Road,” on tab ; value, £6 6s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to John Boyd, age about thirty-eight years, height 5 ft. 8 in., groom and labourer, native of England, medium build, fair hair and complexion, thin face; dressed in blue suit and felt hat. Suspect left the station on the date of the offence, supposed for Auckland.

Port Awanui.— Between the 17th and 23rd ultimo, from ashed on the premises of NORMAN GOW, bank-manager, Te Araroa, an almost new gentlemen’s saddle, English pattern, maker John McVay, Napier, seat and knee and thigh pads made of pigskin, skirting all round ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Dannevirke. —2lst ultimo, from the street, the property of HANS MADSEN KRIS, coachbuilder, a gentlemen’s 24-in.-frame black-enamelled bicycle, non-reversible slightly upturned handles, white grips, rat-trap pedals, “ Rangatere” on frame under seat; value, £6. Identifiable.

Woodville. —3lst March last, from the whare of Albert Boyne, of Troupe Road, the property of CARL BASIL GOTHARD, law clerk, a double-barrelled breech-loading hammerless gun, Damascus barrels, 12-bore, choked both barrels, Holloway and Sons, England, makers; value £ls. Identifiable.

Wellington. —l3th March last, from a cabin on board the s.s. “Pateena,” the property of WILLIAM WILLIS, merchant, care of T. Wingfield, P.O. box 500, Auckland, a pair of field-glasses, 12 lens - power, black - enamelled, “ W. Willis” stamped in black letters on each cylinder; value, £lO 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attaohed to Percival McKenna Braithwaite, age twenty-four, height sft. 2iu., clerk and racecourse-follower, native of England, dark complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. (See Police Gazette, 1910, page 369, and Photographs, page 45.) If located it is requested that he be closely questioned concerning his knowledge of the missing glasses.

Blenheim. —lst instant, from taeGlub Hotel, the property of ALBERT JOHNpGD!|Krrumiolder, 0 f Camphill, a brown-leath&r steehlined suit-case, 2 ft. 6 in. bylfa/6iji. of green-and-blue-shirt; a white leathen hair-brushes, brownbacked* two pair and letters ; grey-tweed vest; and a cheque-book on Dalgety and Co., Limited: total value, £7 2s. 6d. Identifiable.

Granity.— Between 19th and 20th ultimo, from the dwelling.of PATRICK NUGENT, miner, Millerton, a ladies’ gold open - faoed keyless watch, engraving on back; a diamond and ruby ring (four small diamonds set between three rubies) ; and a gold perforated heart tie-pin: total value, £ll 15s. Identifiable.

CHRiSTCHBpCH. —28th ultimo, from a paddock in St. Asaph Strep, the property of J.4MES GRANGER, horsedealei.lTuam Street, a light chesmut thoroughbred gelding, a goofclNteal of jwhi teOxTifTiace, four years old, 15 hands,_ms^qed' y^G shoulder; and a bay thoroughbred mly, wbitjjjj&aironAfgrehead, four years old, 15hanasTbranded “ G ” on nealTslioUider : value, £25 each. Identifiable,

Christchurch. —l6th ultimo, from outside Strange’s shop in Cashel Street, the property of PHG3BE GALLOPE, 8 Walthol Street, a gentlemen’s Bell bicycle, No. 885, fixed wheel, straight handles, green-and-white grips, one red tire ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —l9th ultimo, from tho rack at the postoffice, the property of JOHN TIPORA MARTIN PIKI, clerk, a gentlemen’s B.S.A. bicycle, No. 357, steel rims, rubber pedals, upturned handles, fixed wheel; value, £5. Identifiable.

Glenavy. —2nd instant, from the, school paddock, Tawai, the property of WILLIAM S. WILLIAMS, farmer, a new waterproof buggy-rug, brown-and-grey-check pattern on one side, fawn colour on the other, leather-bound, 6 ft. by 5 ft. ; value, £3 3s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Daniel Breen, age about twenty - six, height 6 ft., farmer and labourer, native of New Zealand, very stout build, fresh complexion, red hair, freckled. A search was made of his house without result.

Dunedin.- 30th ultimo, from the back of Ilowden and Montcrieff’s premises in Princes Street, the property of PHILIP SYDNEY WHITE, a gentlemen's Record bicycle, No. 1950, free wheel, back-pedalling brake, celluloid guard on back wheel broken, rat-trap pedals, blue-felt saddle-cloth ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Green Island. —3rd instant, from the Main South Road, the property of JOHN BLAIR, farmer, East Taieri, a set of gig-harness, nearly new, consisting of breast plate and traces, one rein, saddle, and breeching, silver-mounted ; value, £6. Supposed identifiable.

Invercargill. ALEXANDER CHISHOLM’S stolen property: One of the innoculating-needlss and a knife, the latter not described in list of stolen property, have been recovered by Deteotive-Sergeant Cameron in the Mataura River, and Samuel Hazlett sentenced to three months’ labour for the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1912, page 615.)