PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XL, Issue 8, 24 February 1915, Page 145

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Whangaroa. —On or about the Ist instant, from the dwelling of ALBERT KENNY, butcher, Kaeo, a pair of pigskin leggings; value, £1 ss. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Alfred Holden, age twenty-three, height 5 ft. 8f in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, dark hair and complexion, brown eyes, flat nose, (See Police Gazette, 1914, page 619.)

Auckland.— THOMAS HENRY HODGEN’S bank-book stolen: Frank Patterson is suspected of this offence. Description: Age about twenty-six, height about 5 ft. 9 in., slight build, stooping shoulders, clean-shaved, fair hair and complexion, thin face ; quiet appearance ; very talkative ; a prominent cricketer. (See Police Gazette, 1915, page 77.)

Auckland. —4th instant, from the Palmerston Buildings, the property of HENRY ALDER, a Behrs bolt pistol, hammerless, wooden stock, in soft brown-leather case ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Auckland.— Between the 18th November and the 25th December, 1914, from the s.s. “ Rimu,” at Onehunga, the property of the NORTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, twenty sheets stamped with the company’s flag, and thirteen dessert-spoons, some branded “N. S.S. Co.” and the others “ Dunedin-Invercargill S.S. Co.” ; total value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland.— Between 8.30 p.m. on the 10th and 8 a.m. on the 11th instants the premises of IVIERSON BROS., cycle agents, 170 Symonds Street, were broken into, and the following articles stolen : Three 32-calibre revolvers and three 22-calibre revolvers ; also 3,000 ball-cartridges, some of which are hollow-nosed : total value, £l2. Identifiable.

Auckland.— 6th instant, from a stable in Gladstone Road, Parnell, the property of FRANK MARKS, a light pig-skin saddle (English style), a leather girth and surcingle, and a pair of nickel stirrup-irons ; total value, £2. Identifiable.

Kingsland. —Between the 20th and 26th December, 1914, from Point Chevalier, the property of JOHN ANDREW EVANS, labourer, a 10 ft. rowing-boat, “ J.E.” outside stern, painted light green ; value, £3. Identifiable.

Gisborne. —9th instant, from the dressing-shed at Waikanae Beaoh, the property cf NOEL HENBY BULL, law clerk, a black-leather pocketbook (recovered), containing £4 10s. in notes and gold ; a leather tobacco-pouch ; an old silver hunting English lever watoh, number supposed 105804, “Robert Cole” engraved inside case; a Oct. gold doublecurb chain ; and a silver case, containing a nail-file and pipe cleaner : total value, £ls. Identifiable except money.

Taumarunui. —l4th instant, from the Grosvenor Hotel, the property of THOMAS HINTON, farmer, a silver halfhunting watch (similar to pattern No. 1 in Police Gazette, 1911, page 1) ; an 18 ot. gold chain, about 16 in. long, fetter pattern (similar to pattern No. 20 in Police Gazette, 1911, page 2), with an 18 ct. gold pendant, consisting of two fernleaves (engraved in centre “T. Hinton, from Girls and Mother”) and a metal sovereign-case, containing £2 10s. in gold, attached: total value, £lB 10s. Watch and chain identifiable.

New Plymouth.— On the 12th instant the dwelling of WILLIAM RIGBY WOOD, 611 Devon Street, was broken into, and the following articles stolen : A lady’s open-faced gold watoh, maker Brett, Chester, with a gold chain, long and short links alternately ; a lady’s gold ring, with four or five dull-blue stones (one missing) ; a gold brooch, heavily gilded and ornamented, made of two long earrings joined and set with a greenstone near each end ; a pebble brooch, set in chased gold ; a silver thimble in case ; a gold nugget (about Joz.); a lady’s crocodile skin purse, containing about ss. in silver and a crooked sixpence, two “ Primrose League ” badges for button-holes, with gilt P on white-enamel ground, which is in the form of a clover-leaf —very rare in New Zealand : total value, £2B Bs. Identifiable except cash.

New Plymouth. —On or about the 10th instant, from the dwelling of JOHN JAMES CHAPMAN, Devon Street, a gold locket, set with two rubies and a pearl in the shape of a forget-me-not; a long gold muff-ohain; a gold brooch, set with two rubies and a diamond, similar to pattern No. 48 in Police Gazette, 1911, page 4 : total value, £5 10s. Identifiable.

New Plymouth. —On the 10th instant the dwelling of JOHN PATON, Gilbert Street, was broken into, and the following articles stolen : A lady’s gold hunting Waltham lever watoh, No. 1410376, “ M.G.P.” probably outside case, key-winding; a dress-ring, set with two small diamonds and a ruby; a silver - mounted crocodile - skin purse; and a crocodile-skin card-case : total value, £8 ss. Identifiable.

Napier. —On or about the sth instant, from the Defence Office, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT, a black cash-box, containing £4 in gold and silver. Box identifiable.

Hastings. —On the 9th instant the dwelling of RAU AKUHATA was broken into, and the following articles stolen: A 9ct. gold bar brooch, set with a garnet; a greenstone heart; and a child’s money-box, containing coppers : total value, 13s. Identifiable.

Dannevirke. —On or about the 29th ultimo, from a paddock at u Tamaki, the property of ALBERT WORSNOP, coal-merchant, a bright bay half-draught gelding, eighteen years old, 15 hands, star on forehead, docked tail; value, £35. Identifiable.

Bull’s —lsih instant, from the dwelling of ARNOLD ALEXANDER GUILD, Halcombe, an open-face nickel watcn, a pair of trousers, a white soft shirt, a pair of braces, a purse, and 15s. in cash: total value, £2 7s. 6d. Identifiable except cash. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about thirty, a swagger, medium build, height about 5 ft. 7 in., dark hair and complexion, small dark moustache ; dressed in a dark suit with a square-cut; coat.

Levin. —25th ultimo, the property of CHARLES REID, farm labourer, a gentleman’s black-enamelled bicycle, rubber pedals, black grips, Cambridge tires; value, £5. Identifiable.

Dannevirke. —Between 6 pan. on the 4th and 7.30 a.m. on the sth instants the premises of JOHN C. DAVIDSON, ironmonger, Miller’s Road, were broken into, and the following articles stolen: 10 gauge glass-cutters, “Red Devil” brand; a tube-vice, “Footprint” brand, No. 384; seven Ayres tennis-balls ; five dozen Dixon’s red and black carpenters’ pencils; three white-metal conical oil-cans; ten round copper oil-cans; three quarter-pint “ K ” oil-feeders; and a three-quarter-pint “K ’’oil-feeder: total value, £2 19s. 3d. Not identifiable.

Petone. —On or about the 13oh instant, from the Railwaystation, the property of ALFRED BLANDFORD, porter, a gentleman’s Champion bicycle, No. 44612, free wheel, rubber pedals, upturned handles, black grips, Dunlop tire on front wheel, Silvertown tire on back wheel; value, £5. Identifiable.

Wellington. —l2th ultimo, from the Queen’s Wharf, the property of JOHN KEIR, carrier, a gentleman’s Phillips Special bicycle, No. 4631, turned-down handles, black grips, new tires ; value, £4. Identifiable.

Wellington. —3oth ultimo, from the person of FREDERICK GEORGE CRAY, assurance manager, a gentleman’s 18 ct. gold hunting-watch, plain ease, “ FGO ” in monogram on front case, “ Presented to F. G. Gray by Insurance clerks, Dunedin, 1908,” inside back case ; value, £lB. Identifiable.

Wellington. —On or about the Bth instant the post-office at Paekakariki was broken into, and the following articles stolen, the property of MISS STREET, Postmistress : A silver-backed hair-brush and comb, a piece of velveteen, and 15s. 6d. in cash; total value, £1 10s. Brush and comb identifiable.

Wellington. —l4th ultimo, from outside the Barracks in Buckle Street, the property of GEORGE B. GUTHRIE, clerk, a gentleman’s free-wheel bioycle, No. 469, B.S.A. parts, back wheel new, Continental tire, upturned handles, rat-trap pedals; value, £4. Identifiable.

Westport.— Between the Ist December last and the Ist ultimo, from the main road between Westport and Te Kuha, the property of STEPHEN ATKINSON, contractor, a large instantaneous-grip vice and a Buffalo forge ; total value, £5. Identifiable.

Greymouth.— 9th instant, the property of THOMAS DALY, clerk, a gentleman’s B.S.A. bicycle, rubber pedals, steel mud-guards, medium handles, black grips, Dunlop tire on back wheel, Clincher tire on front wheel; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Geraldine.— GßlFFlTHS BROS.’ missing sheep : A hundred of the lambs have been found : not stolen. (See Police Gazette, 1915, page 112.)

Timaru. —25th ultimo, the property of STEPHEN CUNNINGHAM, labourer, a gentleman’s black-enamelled bicycle, straight handles, black grips, rat-trap pedals, stays on back mud-guard broken ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —31st December last, from the tea-rooms in Princes Street, the property of BELL SAMPSON, proprietress, a lady’s gold dress-ring, set with three large diamonds ; value, £3O. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —4th instant, from Pine Hill Road, the property of GEORGE SPENCE, a gentleman’s Royal Albion bicycle, free wheel, rubber pedals, up-turned handles, black grips ; value, £lO 10s. Identifiable.

Waikouaiti.— On or about the 24th ultimo, the property of WILLIAM FRASER, a gentleman’s Ruby Special bicycle, No. 3202, free wheel, rat-trap pedals, turned-down handies ; value, £l4 10s. Identifiable.

Gladstone.— On or about the 4th December last, from the dwelling of EDWARD RICHARDSON WILSON, a gentleman’s Victory bicycle, No. 68998, free wheel, Dunlop tires, leather gear-case ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Invercargill. —-Between the 20th ultimo and the 6th instant, from a shed at the back of complainant’s house at Waikiwi, the property of JAMES TAYLOR, dealer, two pig-skin saddles, recently restuffed, with nickel stirrupirons; value, £3 10s. each. Identifiable.