PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLIII, Issue 50, 18 December 1918, Page 704

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Freeman’s Bay. —loth September last, from the Rob Roy Hotel, the property of MRS. CHARLES BOYLE, a ladies’ white silk night-gown, trimmed with fancy lace; value, £3. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Woman (name unknown), age about thirty-eight, height sft. 11 in., slight build, fresh complexion; dressed in a dark-blue skirt, blue-silk blouse, white tam-o’-shanter, and a shabby overcoat, repaired between shoulders.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland).— Between the 4th and 7th ultimo from the s.s. “ Oneroa,” the property of ALFRED GEORGE FRANKHAM, Hellaby’s Buildings, three plain brown-leather boat-oushions, about 3 ft. long ; one dozen and a half knives, forks, and spoons ; a set of silver-mounted carvers; a box containing about a dozen plates, cups, and paucers; a dinner-bell; two small axes; two small mattresses; and two pairs of oars: total value, £lO. Identification doubtful.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). —3rd instant, from outside the Tepid Baths, the property of JEFFERY MARLER, Ellison Chambers, a gentlemen’s black-en-amelled free-wheel bicycle, American make, reversible handles with leather grips, back-pedalling brake, Silvertown tires ; value, £3. Identifiable.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). —28th ultimo, from outside the City Markets, the property of CHARLES THOMAS, 120 Victoria Street, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled bicycle, dent in top bar, rat-trap pedals, steel mud-guards ; value, £3. Identifiable.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). —22nd ultimo, from outside the City Markets, the property of ARTHUR JOHN HURNDALL, 10a Hamilton Road, Ponsonby, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Skeates and White bicycle, City Council No. 10841, straight handles with black grips, back-pedalling brake, rim brake on front wheel, steel mud guards, Dunlop tires, parcel-carrier attached; value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —On or about the 4th ultimo the Oratia Postoffice, near Waikumete, was broken into, and the following, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Postal Department), stolen therefrom: A post-office datestamp and about ss. worth of and £d. stamps.

Te Aroha.— 2oth ultimo, from HENRY COPPIN’S paddock at Tahuna, an aged roan pony, 13 hands, white star on forehead, slightly lame on near hind leg ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Gisborne. —2nd ultimo, from behind the British Empire Stables, the property of HENRY JAMES ALLEY, 353 Clifford Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Hercules B.S.A. bicycle, No. 376, forks painted red, hub brake, front mud-guard fastened with wire ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Gisborne. —l7th October last from the post-office yard, the property of LEONARD FAULKNER, 666 Gladstone Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, straight handles, portion of brake on back wheel, saddle broken, with a padlock fastened to it; value, £6. Identifiable.

Waverley. —Between the 16th and 30th ultimo from a bedroom at the Clarendon Hotel, the property of ARTHUR ALBERT FANTHAM, licensee, a gentlemen’s gold doublecase old-fashioned watch with “ Canterbury A. and P. Association, First Prize, value £25, awarded to A. A. Fantham, 1876,” inside case. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to J. Mcßride, age about thirty-seven, height about sft. Bin., barman and returned soldier, native of Australia, stout build, fair hair and complexion, blue eyes; dressed in a blue suit and dark cap ; clumsy gait.

Masterton. —Between the 2nd and 4th instant ARTHUR CHURCH’S store in Queen Street was broken into, and the following property stolen therefrom: About £2O, and a quantity of green Three Castles cigarettes; total value, about £2O 15s. Not identifiable.

New Brighton. —On or about the 10th ultimo, from a paddock, the property of WILLIAM WILKINS, Pages Road, a bay pony mare, five years, about 14 hands, black points, long tail; value, £5. Identifiable.

Riverton. —On or about the 25th October last from behind the Globe Hotel, the property of WILLIAM LINDSAY, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Massey-Harris bicycle, high frame, grips missing, steel mud-guards, new tires; value, £5. Identifiable.