PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 32, 13 August 1913, Page 489

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland.— 2nd ultimo, from the person of JOHN MORRISON, labourer, care of Railway Department, Taumarunui, a gentleman’s open-face silver English lever watch, No. 25425, “ John Duncan Rothsay ” on dial; value, £6. Identifiable.

Auckland. —23rd ultimo, from Manukau Road, the property of FREDERICK THORNE, labourer, care of City Council, a new black oilskin coat with a velvet collar, “ Eddiertone 4252” stamped inside; value, £1 ss. Identifiable.

Newton. —Between 3.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. on ths 27th ultimo, the shop of CHARLIE TIE, laundryman, Karangahape Road, was broken into, and the following articles stolen : five Mexican dollars, two twenty-cent Chinese coins, a pair of socks, and about £2 9s. in silver and copper ; total value, about £3 10s. Identification doubtful.

Mount Eden. —Between 10 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. on the 27th ultimo, the shop of SHOON LEE, laundryman, Symonds Street, was broken into, and the following articles stolen: a twenty-five cent American coin, three new pocketknives, and 17s. in silver and copper; total value, £1 3s. American coin only identifiable.

Newton. Benedict’s Hall, the property of EVELYN HILL, 211 Great North Road, a lady’s purple three-quarter knitted coat ; value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

Epsom. AUSTIN SMITH, an inmate of the Costiey Home, a gentleman’s rolled - gold keyless Geneva hunting - watch, with London, Paris, and Berlin medals stamped on inner case, and a metal curb chain with Pope Pius IX medal attached; total value, £2. Identifiable.

Onehunga. —Between the 12th and 14th ultimo, from the s.s. “ Rarawa,” the property of CAPTAIN NORBURY, a large pair of binoculars, painted black; value, £5. Identifiable.

Otahuhu. —3lst ultimo, from the stable at the Star Hotel, the property of CLAUD WILLIE, drover, Upper Queen Street, Onehunga, a light training-saddle, nearly new, with nickel stirrup-irons, and a leather girth ; value, £5 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to William Bailey, alias Walter Clues, a hawker, referred to in Police Gazette, 1910, page 17,'and two other men. First: Age about twenty-seven, height about 5 ft. 3 in., medium build, light-brown hair, red face, one leg crippled ; dressed in dark clothes. Second: Age about twenty-seven, height about 5 ft. 7 in., fair complexion, light-brown hair.

Papakura. —2Bth May last, from the lamp-room at Drury Railway-station, the property of the RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, a porter’s uniform coat, a table-of-fares book, and 10s. Id. in money; total value, £2 2s. Id. Not identifiable.

Karangahake. GEORGE NORMAN McGRUER, mine-manager, an oldgold buckle ring; a gold-and-diamond ring, similar to pattern No. 74, Police Gazette Illustrations, 1911; a gold-and-diamond ring, similar to pattern No. 80, Police Gazette Illustrations, 1911; a gold-and-turquoise ring, with a small diamond between each turquoise, similar to pattern 89, Police Gazette Illustrations, 1911 ; a specimen brooch of Coromandel gold quartz; a cable bangle with a Kruger sovereign attached ; a heart-shaped locket, with a spray of fifteen diamonds attached to necklet; a gold heart-shaped ring, with the monogram “L. M. H.” engraved on it; a gold ring with the stone missing; a bottle of perfection whisky : total value, £53 10s. Jewellery only identifiable.

Napier. —Between 7.40 p.m. and 10.45 p.m. on the 19th ultimo, the dwelling of D. W. HURSTPIOUSE, engineer, Shakespeare Road, was broken into, and the following articles stolen: A plain gold band bracelet, engraved inside “ Janie Kirk from Dan,” and the date ; a gold cable bracelet, without padlock; an amethystneicklet, with gold chaiu and amethyst dropb; •beliotrope/tfimetian necklace; a string of pink-coral beads4/a/-s|tring.of fjink imitation coral beads ; a small plain .silver -\vi istlct-v/jyfch, English figures, with figure “12” in'red, narrow green-leather straps with silver buckle; a small plain/dark-®ak clock; a Rhine-stone pendant, with chain attached ; an electric flashlight lamp ; and £2 in gold : total value, £23 14s. Identifiable, except money.

Palmerston North.— 3lst ultimo, the property of WIL' LIAM McKENZIE, reporter, a gentleman’s Raleigh bicycle, nearly new, No. 304179, free wheel; value, £l4. Identifiable.

Wellington. —l2th ultimo, from a bedroom at the Empire Hotel, the property of CHARLES BENNETT, settler, Masterton, a gentleman’s heavy green overcoat, striped, nearly new, belt at back, yellowish-leather lining; value, £6 6s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —28th ultimo, from the Public Library, the property of CHARLES ARTHUR ELLISTON, bootmaker, 413 Manchester Street, a gentleman’s Bell bicycle, No. 2436 ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —15th ultimo, from the Coloseum, Gloucester Street, the property of JOHN GAVE, message-boy, 31 Essex Street, Linwood, a gentleman’s Twiss bicycle, No. 5960, fixed wheel, no brakes, green grips ; value, £6 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — 2nd instant, from the person of CHARLES HILL, labourer, 157 Montreal Street, a gentleman’s openface Swiss watch ; a rolled-gold chain, fetter-acd-tbree-ovals pattern; a gold-mounted greenstone pendant, with gold horse-shoe in centre ; and a round metal match-box : total value, £4. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —On the 26th ultimo, between 6.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. the dwelling of WALTER LEONARD PENGELLY, carter, 397 Madras Street, was broken into, and the following articles stolen : A lady’s short gold neck-chain ; a gold shield-shaped medal brooch, with “ N. O. B. A.” on front and “ Won by W. Pengelly ” and date on back ; and a round-shaped gold-mounted photo-pendant, with photo of man on one side and photo of boy on the other side; total value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— l9th ultimo, from the person of ROBERT BOYD, 234 Edgeware Road, St. Albans, a gentleman’s silver hunting keyless English lever watch, Stewart Dawson and Co. makers, No. 288021 ; and a gentleman’s gold curb-pattern double watch-chain : total value, £9. Identifiable.

Christchurch.—2oth ultimo, from outside the Durham Street Church, the property of W. M. RICHARDSON, law clerk, 12 Parkes Street, Woolston, a gentleman’s Fleetwood Coventry bicycle, No. 33853, black - enamelled with gold lines, 24 in. frame, steel rims, pedals, and mud-guards, free wheel, Eadie coaster and front-rim brakes ; value, £8 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— Between the Ist and 10th ultimo, from the Excelsior Hotel, the property of CECIL HUMPHRIES, a gentleman’s Rover bicycle, No. F 10264, free wheel, rimbrake, celluloid guards ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —K. MELVILLE’S stolen property: John Smith and William James Matthews, alias James Lynch, have been arrested for this offence by DetectiveSergeant Connolly and Acting-Detectives Hammerly and Hail, Dunedin police. The stolen property has not been recovered. (See Police Gazette, 1913, page 427.)

Dunedin. —Between 25th and 30th ultimo, from the New Zealand Hardware Store in Cumberland Street, the property of WILLIAM STEWART, clerk, a gentleman’s Harris Special bicycle, Eadie hub, two guards, black-enamelled upturned handles, right grip has brake fittings but no brake, left grip has end broken ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —JAMES JOHNSTON’S stolen property: William James Matthews, alias James Lynch, has been charged with this offence by Detective-Sergeant Connolly and Acting-Detectives Hammerly and Hall, Dunedin police. The stolen property has not been recovered (See Police Gazette., 1913, page 473.)