PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLIII, Issue 20, 22 May 1918, Page 315

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Newton. -On or about the 6th instant, from a motorcar, the property of ERNEST PERKINS, 26 Williamson’s Avenue, Grey Lynn, a four-cylinder 22 horse power Metz motor-engine ; value, £4O. Identifiable.

Auckland. —llth March last, from Wakefield Street, the property of MARK DRAKE, 6 O’Rorke Street, a gentlemen’s black-painted free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle, leather grips, back-pedalling brakes, steel mud-guards (front one fastened with wire), right side pedal has been broken ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Auckland. —lsth March last, from the City Council Markets, the property of ALFRED CALEY, 36 Mozley Avenue, Devonport, a gentlemen’s Raleigh bicycle, No. 9945 painted on frame, wide down-turned handles, rubber pedals (tied with cord), spring on right side of saddle broken, carrier attached ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Onehunga. —lßth ultimo, from Olsen’s bioycle-stand at Mangere Bridge, the property of JAMES EVANS, tramconductor, a gentlemen’s Excelsior bicycle, No. 53789, upturned handles (right grip broken), front-rim and backpedalling brakes, red glass let in back mud-guard ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. —l9th ultimo, from the person of FRANK BEARING PELLING, farmer, Eketahuna, while in the Clarendon Hotel, Palmerston North, a gentlemen’s

gold English lever hunting - watch, No. — g 1 value, £25. Identifiable.

Pongaroa. —On or about the 7th instant, from a horse on the roadside, the property of DENNIS BUCKLEY, Mangatiti, a new green-canvas horse-cover, with brown jute lining, strong straps, cross-strap at back passes through rings on leg-straps, “J. Boagey, saddler, Pahiatua,” on side and “DB” on shoulder; value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Wellington.— 29th ultimo, from a coat-pocket in P. Hayman and Co.’s warehouse at 44 Victoria Street, the property of JACK KELLY, 429 Adelaide Road, a gentlemen’s metal open-face keyless Swiss watch, “ Esmina ” on dial, with a metal single-link watch-chain attached; total value, 16s. Identifiable.

Wellington. —Between the 20t’n and 27th ultimo, fro a case while in transit between Auckland and Wellington, per s.s. “ Mapourika,” the property of ROSS AND GLENDINING, 25 Victoria Street, eleven and a half pairs of gentlemen’s leather-lined low Derby shoes, various sizes, punching round collar, vamp, and toe-cap, “No. 769 —D.G.” on inside and “Defiance’’ on soles; and three pairs of similar shoes, with “No. 942—A.8.” on inside and “ Defiance” on soles : total value, £l2 Is. 6d. Identifiable.

Wellington. —Between the 30th ultimo and 11th instant, while in transit per s.s. “Mapouriki,” s.s. “ Monowai,” and s.s. “ Putiki,” between Auckland and Wellington and Wellington and Dunedin, the property of ROSS AND GLENDINING, 25 Victoria Street, two pairs of ladies’ cloth-top boots, “ No. 880 V.C.” on lining and “ Defiance ”on soles; a pair of gentlemen’s tan shoes, “ No. 928 D.D.” on lining and “Defiance” on soles; four pairs of girls’ glacd shoes, with patent-leather toe-caps, sizes 9 and 10, “ No. 1069-668 ” on lining and “ Guaranteed solid leather ” on soles; three pairs of ladies’ kid leg glac6 golosh Balmoral boots, with patent-leather toe-caps, “ No. 1841-8661 ” on lining and “Guaranteed solid leather” on soles; four pairs of ladies’ glac6 golosh open-front boots, with patent-leather toe-caps, “ No. 1850-8002 ” on lining and “Guaranteed solid leather ” on soles : total value, £l2 15s. sd. Identifiable.

Christchurch. SYDNEY RONALD HOOD’S motorbicycle, &0., stolen : The side - chair has been found abandoned at Halswell. (See Police Gazette, 1918, page 285.)

Port Chalmers. —26th February last, from a vest in EDWARD McKEWEN’S hotel in George Street, a gentlemen’s rolled-gold keyless hunting lever watch and a gold curb double watch-chain (bar missing) ; total value, £B. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —26th ultimo, from an express, the property of LILY SUMMERFIELD, 1 Bathgate Road, a small yellow dress-basket, containing a gold brooch, set with pearls and turquoises (two turquoises missing); a gold gem ring, set with eleven brilliants and six rubies ; a red cameo bangle, fastened with wire ; an Empire fountain pen ; a silk pink jersey coat; a white embroidered camisole; a navy-blue veil; two skeins of black-and-white wool; and three pairs of rubber heels : total value, £7 4s. 6d. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —3rd instant, from an express, the property of JOHN ROSS, Criterion Hotel, a suit-case (recovered), containing a ladies’ gold wedding-ring; a ladies’ gold weddingring, with “8.R.” on it; a gold buckle ring; a gem ring, set with a diamond in centre and a ruby at each side; a ladies’ gun-metal keyless wristlet watch, “ Perfection ” may be on dial; deeds of a house and sections at Burnside in favour of John Ross; and a Bank of New Zealand passbook, with “John Ross ” on it: total value, about £5 16s. Identifiable. The suit-case was recovered in a reserve, where it had been cut open.

Oamaru. —4th February last, from a bedroom at Boyle’s Hotel, Hakataramea, the property of CHARLES BURDETT, care of Cardnos’s boardinghouse, Oamaru, a gentlemen’s rolled-gold hunting Elgin watch, No. 16929237; value, £3 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Bert Saunderson, height 6 ft., shearer, native of Australia, medium build, fresh complexion, black hair, cleanshaved ; dressed in check trousers and black coat. He has been interviewed by the Ashburton police without result.

Winton. —14th March last, from the person of Patrick Devereaux, Otautau, a gold locket (recovered), and a 15 ct. gold double watch-chain, one long link and three short links, with a fine gold wire entwining short links ; value, £7. Identifiable.