PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLIII, Issue 49, 11 December 1918, Page 696

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Otahuhu.— On or about the 26th ultimo, from FRANK DUANE’S washhouse in Church Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled 28in. B.S.A. bicycle, nickel rim*, steel mud-guards, piece missing from flange of back sprocketwheel, thumb-screw for making handles fixtures, new Dunlop tires ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Waihi. —On the 26th ultimo the premises of WALLACE AND CO., grocers, Seddon Street, were broken into, and the safe, which contained £4OO, blown open by gelignite. There was nothing removed from the premises.

Paero a .—ERNEST NICHOLSON DAVIES’S cow (branded B on left rump) has been found dead. The other cow is still missing. (See Police Gazette, 1918, page 652.)

Hamilton.—l7th ultimo, from outside the Commercial Hotel, the property of GEORGE PARKHOUSE, Viotoria Street, a gentlemen’s black - enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, straight rusty handles, grip brake, rat-trap pedals ; value, £4. Identifiable.

Napier. —27th ultimo, from the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Garage, the property of WILFRED ROBINSON, 8 Ashridge Road, a gentlemen’s black-painted bicycle with a red or green stripe in it, black down-turned-handles, rattrap pedals, chain-adjuster on side of back fork; value, £4. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. —On or about the 17th September last, from PERCY BALDWIN'S paddock, a chestnut horse, nine years, about 14 hands, white star on forehead, long mane and tail (tail docked), one knee slightly enlarged, ambling movement; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Rongotea. —On or about the 3rd instant, from WILLIAM V. SMITH’S paddock, a dark-bay aged gelding, small white blaze on face; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Featherston.— Between the 30th ultimo and the 2nd instant ERNEST WILLIAM JOHN SMITH’S jeweller’s shop at Featherston Camp was broken into, and the following articles stolen therefrom: Five 18 ct. gold ladies’ rings, set with three diamonds, cross-over pattern, numbered 13, 17, 18, 20, and 21 respectively in roman figures on inside; an 18 ct. gold ladies’ ring, set with three diamonds, oross-over pattern ; may have “ xxiii ” on the inside ; two 18 ct. gold ladies’ rings, set with two sapphires and one diamond, cross-over pattern; an 18 ct. gold ladies’ ring, set with three pearls and two diamonds, half-hoop pattern ; two 18 ct. gold ladies' rings, set with four small diamonds and three opals, half-hoop pattern ; eight 18 ct. gold ladies’ rings, set with five diamonds, half-hoop pattern; an 18 ct. gold ladies’ ring, set with three diamonds, cross-over pattern ; five 18 ct. gold ladies’ rings, set with sapphires and diamonds, or rubies and diamonds, half-hoop pattern ; and a 9 ot. gold ladies’ pendant, set with seven pearls and two or three aquamarines (one pearl missing), with a fine trace-pattern neckchain attached: total value, £152 2s. fid. Portion identifiable.

Upper Hutt. Heretaunga Railway-station, the property of GARTH GALLOWAY, Defence Forces, Trentbam, a hand “ Silent ” sewing-machine, Willcox and Gibbs, England, makers; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— On the Ist instant ALFRED WINTERBOURN’S dwelling at 17 Office Road was broken into, and the following property stolen therefrom : Three silver medals for rowing and a Fire-brigade Medal with “ Winterbourn ” engraved on them ; a ladies’ silver open-face Geneva watch with chased baok; a gold bar brooch, set with a pale-red stone in centre; three electric flat pocket-torches; a blackhandled and white-handled Bengal razor : total value, £7 15s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —4th October last, from Lichfield Street, the property of DAVID WELLESLEY WORSFOLD, 157 Bordesley Street, a gentlemen’s black - enamelled Swift bicycle, No. w ith Run well transfer on it, upturned handles with clack grips, nickel rims, rat-trap pedals, celluloid mud-guard on back wheel, Dunlop tire on front wheel, Michelin tire on back wheel; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 27th September last, from the Postoffice bicycle-stand, the property of HENRY LAURENCE STEPHENSON, 324 Stanmore Road, a gentlemen’s blaokenamelled Banfield bicyole, No. 26168, outrigger handles with black grips, nickel rims, rubber pedals, steel mudguards, racing-saddle, Trilith tires ; value, £9 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— lßth October last, from the tramwayshed in Fitzgerald Avenue, the property of LESLIE ALEXANDER HARDING, 113 Riccarton Road, a gentlemen’s blue-enamelled free-wheel Runwell bioycle, No. 859, curved handles with blue grips, rims lined with red, rattrap pedals, back-pedalling brake, steel mud-guards, Dunlop tire on back wheel ; value, £5 10s. Identifiable.

Timaru. —26th October last, from Stafford Street, the property of LEONARD A. LODGE, National Bank of New Zealand, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Vicking B.S.A. bioycle, No. 289 or 295, three-speed gear, back-pedal-ling and rim brakes, disk on handle-bars, steel pedals, celluloid mud-guard on front wheel, steel mud-guard on back wheel ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Timaru. —l7th ultimo, from the Post-office bioycle-stand, the property of JOHN CONROY, Fairview Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled, free-wheel Fritz bicycle, steel pedals, back-pedalling brake, Michelin tires; value, £5. Identifiable.

Timaru. —14th ultimo, from a right-of-way off George Street, the property of WILLIAM THOMAS, 108 Craigie Avenue, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle with Spillane Bros., Temuka, transfer on it, steel pedals, back-pedalling brake, tape on handle-bars; value, £5. Identifiable.

Timaru. —On or about the 20th ultimo, from GUY ROLLITT’S dwelling in High Street, a gold-cased fine-hair platted ring, mounted with a gold shield ; a gold band ring with “VIC” on it; a plain gold band ring; and about £1 in silver money: total value, about £7. Identifiable except money.