PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLVI, Issue 7, 23 February 1921, Page 119

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Whangarei. -Between the 10th and 14th ultimo, from ROBERT AUGUSTUS BAKER’S bedroom at the Whangarei Hotel, a gentlemen’s gold hunting Waltham watch, with “R. A. Baker ” engraved on inside case ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Auckland. —On or about the 22nd ultimo, from off a motor-car outside the Town Hall, the property of JAMES PROCTOR BLAIR, 29 Elliott Street, a Dunlop Railwaytread motor-car tire, 30in. by in., No. K 43645, red tread, attached to a steel rim ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

, Auckland. —2Bth ultimo, from a waiting-room at the Grand Hotel, the property of MRS. SELBY LOWNDES, Remuera, a civet-cat-fur cape, dyed dark brown, about 6 ft. long and 2 ft. wide, lined with brown satin, two small outside pockets, chain and hook fastener; value, £SO. Identifiable.

Auckland. —-2nd instant, from Victoria Street, the property of MAXWELL COCHRAN, messenger, Devonport, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled low-frame bicycle, down-turned handles, rat-trap pedals, back-pedalling brake, Dunlop Railroad tires ; value, £sMos_ Identifiable.

Hamilton.— On or about the 9th instant BAILLIE LIMITED’S premises were broken into, and the following articles stolen therefrom : A vest-pocket Kodak camera, No. 144007 ; a developing-tank for a vest-pocket camera ; a pear-shaped perfume-spray, 4 in. high, wide at base, with De Nilliss on it ; and eight bottles with glass stoppers, containing chlorodyne, oil anethi, sweet spirits nitre, spirits of chloroform, chloral hydras, spirits aetheris, and tincture chloroform : total value, £8 14s. Identifiable except drugs. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about twenty-six, height about 5 ft. 7 in., medium build, fair complexion; dressed in a dark-grey suit and straw boater hat; respectable appearance.

Te Kuiti. — On or about the 27th December last H. McKAY’S dwelling was broken into, and a ring, set with an opal, and a double-bed counterpane, total value £ll, stolen therefrom.

Stratford. —10th instant, from a bathroom at the Club Hotel, the property of THOMAS REIDY, Wanganui, a gentlemen’s silver square-shaped wristlet watch, radium dial with “ Election ”on it; value, £7 10s. Identifiable.

Napier.— l2th instant, from outside the Provincial Hotel, the property of EDWARD CHARLES GREEN, 2 Dalton Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Argyle bicycle, No. 80746, upturned handles with ' black grips, back-pedalling brake, New Departure hub, rat-trap pedals, National saddle, Dunlop Railroad tires ; value, £l7 10s. Identifiable.

Hastings. —On or about the 28th ultimo, from a damaged motor-car on the Pakawai-Karamu Road, the property of HARRY ROBINSON, 18 Marine Parade, Napier, a Bosch magneto, cover-clip repaired with copper wire; a Ford kerosene tail-lamp, with white and green glass in it; a Prestolite cylinder, No. 522138 a Schebler carburettor; a nickel single-action pump ; a ratchet-jack ; a set of tire-levers ; a wheel-brace ; six spanners, sizes {■ in. to f in.; two special spanners ; and.a wheel and plug : total value, £55 11s. 6d. Identifiable.

Hastings. - 10th instant, from JAMES FINDLAY BISHOP’S bedroom at Ranfurly Private Hotel, a silver wristlet watch, illuminated dial, with “J. F. Bishop, No. 85321, N.Z.F.A.,” on back ; a tie-pin, set with a pearl; a light-grey sport’s coat; a brown knitted jersey with a large collar a pink-and-white check shirt; and a green-felt shabby hat: total value, £l3. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to William Nichoii, age nineteen, height 5 ft. 5 in., labourer and circus hanclTTair hair and complexion, brown eyes ; dressed in riding-breeches and the stolen coat, jersey, andhat - qnaAhA r II 'll*

Palmerston North. —On or about the 9th ultimo, from a yard, at the Trocadero Boardinghouse,r the property of CHARLES JOHNSTONE, 4 David Street, a . gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel 24 in. Defiance bicycle, No. 53847, upturned . handles with black grips with red rims, backpedalling brake, rat-trap pedals, Britannic tires, celluloid mud-guards ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Wellington.— Between the 19th ultimo and the 3rd instant, from off a motor-van in a blacksmith’s shop at Trentham, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Defence Department), a Bosch magneto to fit a six-cylinder car, with “ Sim’s, U.5.A.,” on it, six brass terminals; value, £l6. Identifiable.

Wellington.— lsth instant, from the Pier Hotel, the property of DAVID JAMES CONSTABLE, salesman, a Kodak folding film-camera, size No. 2C ; a light-grey worsted suit (small size), “J. T. Lewis, Tailors,” on tab of coat; a dark-grey colonial tweed suit (small size), with “ J. T. Lewis, Tailors,” on tab of coat; a brown imitation-leather suit-case, about 2 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 6 in.; a gentlemen’s fawn overcoat, with green check lining, side pockets, half-belt at back, double cuffs, “ Kirkcaldie and Stains ” brand on back ; and a light-grey Stetson hat, with a black band on it, size 6J, “ C. Smith, Ltd., Wellington,” on inside band : : total value, £46 Us. 6d. Identifiable.

Wellington.— Between 11th and 14th instant, from WILLIAM McGRATH’S bedroom at the Pier Hotel, a gentlemen’s .brown-tweed overcoat with vent at back; a pair of blue-vicuna trousers with side and a hip pocket a blue vest; a Union Steamship Company’s black - serge purser’s uniform, coat double-breasted, with three buttons with “ Union Co.” on them on each sleeve, gold braid on cuffs ; a black-handled Bengal razor ; a black-leather foldingwallet with a clasp fastener, and about £lB : total value, £47 10s. Identifiable except money.

Wellington. —l7th ultimo, from the Dominion Office, the property of CHARLES HIGGS, Hawera, a brown-canvas suit-case, lock in centre and a buckle fastener at each end, containing a pair of gentlemen’s suede boots, size 6, four cotton shirts, a brown tie, two grey ties, five soft collars (size 14. J-), and a pair of black socks : total value, £5. Identifiable.

Wellington.-— 4th instant, from off a clothes-line at 30 Ribble Street, Island Bay, the property of PHYLLIS HOBDAY, a navy-blue-and-white-check sponge-cloth costume, two ladies’ cotton singlets, a camisole trimmed with Valenciennes lace, and a pair of tussore-silk bloomers ; total value, £4 7s: Identifiable. M fix*.

Wellington. —-30th December last, from EDWARD TALLANTIRE’S dwelling at 26 Duncan Terrace, Kilbirnie, a gentlemen’s silver chased open-face English lever watch, gold hands, gold flowers on dial; and a silver watch-chain, with a ring and a watch - attached total value, £ll. Identifiable.

Wellington.— l2th ultimo, from a room in the A.M.P. Buildings, the property of VICTOR STANLEY BOYD, 284 Wellington Terrace, a gentlemen’s green whip-cord English-cut overcoat, wide at bottom, with bluish blanket lining, no vent, green-bone buttons, side-pockets with buttons on them ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Wellington.— Bth ultimo, from a motor-car in Victoria Street, the property of ARTHUR EMERSON MABIN, Karaka Bay, a brown-leather Gladstone bag, containing a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles, an ebony-backed hair-brush ; a small- razor, with “ Mabin ” on case ; a small clothesbrush ; an auto-strop razor in a nickel case ; and several collars and handkerchiefs, with “ Mabin ” on them : total value, £5. Identifiable.

Wellington. TON’S bedroom at Barrett’s Hotel, a silver necklace, consisting of twelve square links studded with brilliants across front and attached to a fine Belcher chain, a gold combination pendant and brooch, studded with pearls with a close-curb chain attached, a gold long chain with three blue stones attached, and nine £1 notes ; total value, £2O. Identifiable except money.

Wellington.— l2th instant, from Willeston Street, the property of EDGAR FRANCIS KAIN, traveller, 130 Tasman Street, a five-seater Ford motor-car, No. A.C. 532, engine No. C 214687, black hood, spot-light on front, back and front spiral-spring absorbers, coconut mats on footboards, spare wheel with cover attached to back value, £320. Identifiable. J. J? • J 7/

Seddon. — On or about the 10th ultimo, from Richmond Brook Station, a gentlemen’s silver English lever watch, with “ T.R.S.” on inside of back 'case, a brown-leather Gladstone bag, four singlets, and five pairs of underpants, total value £ls, identifiable, the property of THOMAS ROLLETT SLIGRTHOLM, rabbiter; also a silver match-box with ‘ R. 8.” on it, and a £1 note, total value £2 ss:, the property of RANNAL HOPKINS, gardener ; and a brown suit with a dark-green stripe through it, four pairs of underpants, and several singlets, total value £2O, suit only identifiable, the property of WALTER HIGHMAN, labourer. Suspicion is attached to Albert Beckett, age twenty, height 5 ft. 8 in., labourer, fresh complexion, fair curly hair, grey eyes. He may be in possession of a camera and two Winchester rifles. When conversing he frequently exclaims, “ Oh Gee.”

Christchurch .—^NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Post and Telegraph Department’s) bicycle stolen : It has now been ascertained that the correct number of the bicycle is “ 306.” (See Police Gazette, 1920, page 635.)

Christchurch. —19th November last, from the Union Rowing Club’s premises in Cambridge Terrace, the property of ASHLEY BRUCE MURRAY, 14 Chelsea Street, a gentlemen’s blue-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, No. 735, upturned racinghandles with black grips (one missing), celluloid mud-guards, Barnett-Glass No. 2 tires, 818 saddle ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — -Bth November last, from High Street, the property of WALLACE AND CO., chemists, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled bicycle, No. 137658, red rubber grips, rat-trap pedals, racing-saddle ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 2lst November last, from the Union Rowing Club’s premises in Cambridge Terrace, the property of FREDERICK KRATZER, 586 Barbadoes Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Rawson and Lowe bicycle, No. 414, one grip missing, mud-guard on back wheel, j in. hole in front bar ; value, £l4. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —11th November .last, from High Street, the property of WILLIAM GEORGE WRAY, 20 Onslow Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Star bicycle, No. 1624/25920, celluloid grips, back-pedalling brake, rubber pedals, Oceanic tire on front wheel, Dunlop Railroad tire on back wheel; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 2oth November last, from outside the Caledonian Hotel, the property of ERNEST JOHN DEAN BAMFORD, 31 Rutland Street, a gentlemen’s blue-enamelled bicycle, No. 1442, upturned handles with black grips, rat-trap pedals ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Christchurch. -12th November last, from Manchester Street, the property of the CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL, a ladies’ black-enamelled free-wheel Adams bicycle, No. 26048-33103, steel rims, rubber pedals, front brake, Michelin and Oceanic tires ; value, £8 10s. Identifiable.

Timaru. —21st instant, from a bedroom at the Grosvenor Hotel, the property of F. J. WILLIAMS, 11 Bond Street, Dunedin, a dark worsted suit, with “ W. Aiken ” on tab of coat; two Yale keys and another key; a white-bone-handle umbrella; and a silver-mounted crooked handle walkingstick: total value, £lO 15s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about twenty-five, height 6ft ; dressed in a dark suit; dirty appearance.

Ophir. —Between the 29th December last and the 9th ultimo, from ALFRED WATERS’S tent at Chatto Creek, a dark-grey-opossum rug with dark and bluish lining, “ A.W.” sewn on lining; value, £25. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Lewis Alexander McDonald, age twenty-two, height 5 ft. 4 in., labourer and seaman, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, clean-shaved, profusely tattooed on forearms; usually dressed in a dark suit and soft-felt hat. (See Police Gazette, 1921, page 5.)

Dunedin.— lsth ultimo, from AGNES DICKSON’S dwelling at 9 McKenzie Street, a ladies’ gold wristlet watch, octagon shape in centre of dial, forget-me-not’s and shield with “ J.D.” on it on back ; value £B. Identifiable.