PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLVII, Issue 2, 18 January 1922, Page 30

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Freeman’s Bay.— -16th ultimo, from a dwelling at 101 Franklin Road, a £5 note and three £1 notes, the property of CHARLES WILLIAMS ; and a £5 note and eight £1 notes, the property of HENRY WILLIAMS. Suspicion is attached to a Woman (name unknown), age about forty-five, height about 5 ft. 5 in., medium build, fair complexion ; dressed in a dark dress, dark-cloth coat, and black straw hat.

Auckland. 23rd ultimo, from, a cash - register in EMANUEL GEORGE’S restaurant at 275 Queen Street, sixteen half-crowns and a pair of steel-rimmed spectacles with smoked glasses, total value £4 ss. Spectacles only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Two Men (names unknown). Description : First, age about forty, height about 6 ft., strong build, fair hair and complexion, clean-shaved; dressed in a brown suit and green soft-felt hat; stooping shoulders. Second, age about thirty-seven, height about 5 ft., strong build, dark hair and complexion, clipped moustache ; dressed in a grey suit and dark soft-felt hat.

Auckland. the 24th November last and the 13th ultimo, between Christchurch and Auckland, per s.s. “ Wingatui,” the property of SKELTON, FROSTICK, AND CO., Elliott Street, three pairs of ladies’ black-chrome onebar shoes, branded “ Zealandia Custom Grade,” on soles ; five pairs of ladies’ glace-kid one-bar shoes, with two buttons and a brilliant ornament on front of each, “ Zealandia Wood heel branded on soles ; two pairs of ladies’ glace one-bar shoes, “ Zealandia Custom Grade” branded on sole 3 ; and three pairs of ladies’ glace kid one-bar shoes, with a pearl button ornament on each, “Zealandia Custom Grade” branded on soles : total value, £l6. Not identifiable.

Thames. —On or about the 22nd ultimo ARTHUR COWAN WOODS’S store at Parawai was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom: A £5 note and a cheque for £1 10s. 6d. (recovered), six £1 notes, and £6 6s. in silver; total value, £lB 16s. 6d.

Huntly. —llth instant, from a dwelling in Great South Road, the property of DAVID FULLER, five £lO notes on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Cambridge.— Between the sth May and the 20th September last, from Te Miro Settlement, the property of DONALD MACKAY, dealer, Duke Street, a Shorthorn cow and a black-and-white Holstein cow with a rope-mark around neck; total value, £3O. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Henry Albert Print, age twenty-nine, height 5 ft. 7-|- in., farmer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, light-brown hair, hazel eyes, scar on right shin, round face ; dressed in a brown suit and softfelt hat; lisps. (See Police Gazette,' 1922, - page 34, and following paragraphs.)

Cambridge.lßth July last, from Te Miro Settlement, the property of FREDERICK ERNEST WALKER, settler, five empty cows, branded with a reversed C. & G. ; (one cow recovered); and a calf: total value, £SO. Identifiable. The recovered cow was sold by Henry Albert Print, referred to in preceding paragraph, who was acquitted for the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1922, page 34, and preceding and following paragraphs.)

Cambridge. Between the 16th March and the 26th April last, from Te Miro Settlement, the property of ARTHUR NORMAN MACKY, farmer, St. Hilda Road, a heifer (recovered) ; and two Jersey cross heifers in calf, earmarked with an upper quarter with two rectangular pieces out of right ear: total value, £45. Identifiable. The recovered heifer was sold by Henry Albert Print, referred to in preceding paragraphs, who was acquitted for the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1922, page 34, and preceding and following paragraphs.) .

Cambridge.— Between the 3rd and 31st July last, from Te Miro Settlement the property of JACOB ALBERT MARX, farmer, Rotorangi (two cows recovered), a Shorthorn cow and three Shorthorn three-year-old heifers, may be earmarked with a double triangle joined at apex and branded with a dumb-bell on near rump. The recovered cows were sold by Henry Albert Print, referred to in preceding paragraphs, who was acquitted for the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1922, page 34, and preceding and following paragraphs.)

Cambridge. Between the 3rd and 31st July last, from Te Miro Settlement, the property of JAMES LEWIS BROWN and CHARLES JOHN WARREN, farmers, Rotorangi, five cows (recovered); a blue Holstein cow with white markings, branded with a small circle in centre of Von near rump; a roan Shorthorn empty cow ; a blue-and-white Holstein small cow, earmarked with a double triangle piece out of right ear and branded with a dumb-bell on near rump ; a black-and-white Holstein large cow ; and four other cows : total value, £l5O. Identifiable. The recovered cows were sold by Henry Albert Print, referred to in preceding paragraphs, who was acquitted for the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1922, page 34, and preceding and following paragraphs.)

Cambridge. Between the sth May and the 18th July last from Te Miro Settlement, the property of EDWIN ALDBOROUGH MAY, contractor, Leamington, a heifer (recovered), and a two-year-old Jersey heifer in calf with a notch out of top of each ear ; total value, £l4. Identifiable. The recovered heifer was sold by Henry Albert Print, referred to in preceding paragraphs, who was acquitted for the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1922, page 34, and preceding and following paragraphs.)

Cambridge.—ALFßED ERNEST JAMIESON’S cattle stolen : The Holstein heifer with red ears, the two black Jersey heifers, and the yellow-and-white Shorthorn heifer have been recovered, having been sold by Henry Albert Print, referred to in preceding paragraphs, who was acquitted for the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1921, page 583.)

Hamilton. —23rd ultimo, from outside the King’s Theatre, the property of GEORGE MILLS, Frankton Junction, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, raised handles with black grips, /pedals’; value, £l2. Identifiable. O' Hamilton.3rd ultimo, 4rom the Showgrounds, the property of ROBERT SPENCER, Tramway Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled bicycle, straight handles, rubber pedals, mud-guard on back wheel; value, £6 10s. Identifiable.

Hamilton. —3rd instant, from Ward Street, the property of HERBERT BROWN, Victoria Street, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled B.S.A. bicycle, No. 16687, straight handles, steel rims, rat-trap pedals ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Hamilton.- or about the sth ultimo, from Paul’s Arcade, the property of JOHN MERTON BINGHAM, Clifton Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, No. 105296, upturned handles with black grips, rubber pedals, steel rims ; ' value, £5. Identifiable.

Hamilton. On the 6th ultimo ROY RICHARD MEYER’S dwelling at Ngahinapouri was broken into, and the following articles stolen therefrom : A ladies’ silver open-face keyless Swiss wristlet watch, No. 12870:, roman figures; a brownsilk -tie with brown flowers; a glass jar with a screw top; and a 9 ct. gold-mounted self-filling Swan fountain pen : total value, £4 6s. Identifiable.

Frankton Junction. 23rd ultimo, from Rafferty’s Commercial House, the property of SAMUEL OWEN JONES, factory hand, a light-brown suit-case with two nickel locks and “ Maunder ” on inside, containing a pair of black lace-up boots with rubber heels ; a -serge suit with a white stripe in it, “ Epping, Sydney,” on tab ; a pair of blue trousers ; eight starched collars ; eight soft collars ; three white cotton shirts ; a Tobralco shirt; a razor and strop ; a pair of scissors ; and a Post Office Savings-bank book, No. 17631, showing a credit of £4O in complainant’s name : total value, £l9 ss. 6d. Suspicion is attached to George Te .Taute Matthews, age twenty-five, height 5 ft. 9 in., box-factory hand, Maori, clean-shaved; dressed in a blue suit ; speaks, good English ; good X&eurirb

Frankton Junction. —13th ultimo, from Hutson’s boardinghouse in Main Street, the property of ALPHONSUS L. RODGERS, grocer, a light-fawn-gabardine overcoat, “ H.B. Everyday ”on tag; value, £4. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Hugh Rehu, age twenty-nine, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, Maori; dressed in a gabardine suit and black-felt hat; speaks good English.

Taumarunui.— the 17th and 21st ultimo, from a brief-bag at Taringamotu Railway-station, the property of CHARLES MARTIN WELLMAN, labourer, a gentlemen’s Omega watch, an Ansonia alarm-clock, a -handled German razor, and a Torrey razor strop ; total value, £4 6s. Identification doubtful. ' .

Taumarunui. —25th October last, from the person of CARL McKENZIE COX, advertising agent, Wellington, while in the Railway Refreshment-room at Taumarunui, several letters (recovered), two £5 notes, and seven £1 notes. Suspicion is attached to Phillip McManus, alias Peter McMasters, referred to in Police Gazette, 1922, page 15.

* New Plymouth. —On or about the 27th ultimo, from a bedroom at the White Hart Hotel, the property of LILA PAGE HOWARD, 19 Brougham Street, Wellington, a gold single-bar brooch, set with two red pearls, and may have “ George Watson, Christchurch,” on it; value, £3 15s. Identifiable.

New Plymouth. —2sth ultimo, from a cottage at the Terminus Hotel, a ladies’ 15 ct. gold shamrock-pattern ring, set with three diamonds in claw setting, value £lB, identifiable, the property of EVELYN HOOD, waitress ; and a ladies’ 18 ct. gold ring, set with two diamonds in claw setting, similar to illustration No. 83 in Police Gazette, 1911, page 6, value £2O, identifiable, the property of BIRDIE ZOE BOUTELL, housemaid.

Stratford. —On the 28th November last the MIDHURST DAIRY FACTORY COMPANY’S premises were broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A cash-box, 10 in. by 6 in., containing a £5 note on the Bank of New Zealand ; a £5 note on the Bank of New South Wales; a£l note ; £1 in silver and £1 in copper; a cheque for £lO 18s. 4d., No. 2627, on the Bank of New Zealand, in favour of Nora Coyne, signed by N. Coyne, with “ Teachers’' Temporary Account ” stamped on front; and a cheque for £2, No. 740141, on the Bank of New Zealand, in favour of H. Mills, signed by F. Green. Cash-box and cheque only identifiable.

Hastings. 24th ultimo, from WILLIAM WEBB’S washhouse at 821 Queen Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled bicycle, wide handles, two holes in bar, carrier attached ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Hastings. 3lst ultimo, from Karamu Road, the property of MAY DONALDSON, 808 Karamu Road, a ladies’ blackenamelled free-wheel bicycle, upturned handles, front- and back-rim brakes ; value, £9 10s. Identifiable. - ,

Feilding.3lst October ■ last, from outside Everybody’s Picture-theatre, the property of PETER TEWERI, Ranfurly Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Massey-Harris bicycle, down-turned handles, rat-trap pedals, half mud-guard on back wheel; value, £5. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. 27th ultimo, from the Central Hotel, Main Street, the property of EDWARD JOHN THOREAU, 20 Bourke Street,' a gentlemen’s green-enamelled 22 in. B.S.A. bicycle, No. 16225, with Hendie transfer on it, downturned handles, rat-trap pedals, steel mud-guards, Dunlop tire on front wheel; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. —24th ultimo, from Main Street, the property of WILLIAM OLIVER, 32 Broad Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Eadie Coaster Defiance bicycle, No. 27590, straight handles, rat-trap pedals, steel mud-guards ; value, £l7. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. 29th November last, from outside Ross’s Tea-rooms, the property of PETER LOCKHART SIM, 109 Cuba Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled freewheel 26 in. Massey-Harris bicycle, No. 648741, upturned handles with black grips (left one missing), rat-trap pedals, back-pedalling brake, Clincher tire on back wheel; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. —3rd ultimo, from a right-of-way at the Club Hotel, the property of THOMAS BROWNLEE, 182 Main Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled 22 in. B.S.A. bicycle, No. 1969, upturned handles with black grips, rattrap pedals, Oceanic tires ; value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. 6th ultimo, from Palmer’s seed-store, the property of ALFRED PARTRIDGE, 8 Pitt Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel 22 in. Victory bicycle, No. 70120, with Ideal transfer on it, upturned handles with black grips, back-pedalling and front-rim brakes, Oceanic tires, parcel-carrier attached ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Pahiatua. — Between the Ist February and the Ist August last, while in transit between Masterton and Pahiatua, the property of HENRY ARCHIBALD NEVINS, farmer, Makuri, a '3BO-calibre black-handled Colt revolver ; value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

Wellington. of erection in Miro Road, Miramar, the property of WILLIAM ORR : Two key-hole saws ; two pairs of pliers; a set of bits in a green-baize bag : two pairs of snips ; a fishing-line ; an iron plane (stock broken); a brace and bit, with “C. Harman ”on it; an apron ; a blow-lamp, with a dent on one side ; -two three-foot rules ; a 14 in. chisel; a jack-plane, with “W. Orr ” on it; three nail-punches a pocket-knife ; 200 copper-rivets; six sticks of solder; a pair of 12 in. pipe-tongs ; 6 ft. of iron pipe ; a hundredweight of white-lead, branded “ Hubbick ” on one end : total value, £l3 10s. Identifiable except iron, solder, and rivets.

Wellington.— Between the 7th and 9th instant the premises of MADAM MENERE (LIMITED), furriers, at 226 Lambton Quay were broken into, and the following fur coats stolen therefrom : A black full-length musquash overcoat, grey-squirrel collar, cuffs, and same material about 6 in. wide around bottom, two outside slanting pockets with dark-blue brocaded satin lining, three large buttons covered with musquash fur, each skin branded “ Madame Menere (Limited), Timaru,” inside lining ; ar-fuHdength-rabbitJur pvercoat-udth -satin lining; small ineidoaoeket : total value, £304 Bs. Identifiable. £/£/<2- / L^

. Wellington. — On or about the 7th instant. THOMAS FISHER THOMSON’S refreshment-rooms at Paekakariki were broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : An iron Chubbs safe, about 22 in. by 21 in., weighing about 5 cwt., containing 127 sovereigns in a tin with “ Whittaker on it; £sl in silver in a wooden tobacco-box ; a life-insurance policy for £3OO in the A.M.P. Society. in the name T. N. H. Thomson; 12 A.M.P. Society’s bonuses in the same name ; several receipts from A.M.P. Society ; a Standard VI proficiency certificate from West Christchurch School in the name T. N. H. Thomson; a birth certificate of T. N. H. Thomson, issued at Perth, Western Australia ; a fire-insurance policy for Paekakariki and Kaitoke refreshment-rooms, in the name T. F. Thomson ; an insurance policy for £750 in the Liverpool Company on a house and furniture at Paekakariki in the name Mrs.' Webb ; and several Government leases of refreshment-rooms at Paekakariki and Kaitoke : total value, £l9B. Safe and papers only identifiable. . , / ... •V.!.'Yv

Picton. 3lst ultimo, from a bedroom at the Federal Hotel, the property of GEORGE ALEXANDER LYALL, Kaponga, a gentlemen’s fawn-gabardine overcoat, with “ Lynx ” on inside of collar, oil-stains on cuffs and at bottom ; a green knitted scarf; a pair of military hair-brushes in a tan-leather case ; seventeen Camelias cigars ; a tan-leather pocket-wallet, containing two fishing licenses in the names of J. J. O’Reilly and G. A. Lyall, issued at Hawera and Stratford, and about two dozen Millward trout hooks and flys ; a fawnleather wallet, with “Cast Case on outside, containing a spoon-bait, a sea-minnow bait, and several Red-loop casts : total value £ll 13s. 6d. Identifiable.

Rangiora.— Between the Bth and 10th ultimo, from a paddock near Mandeville Railway-station, the property of WILLIAM McHUGH, farmer, a black half-draught mare, ten years, white on tip of tail, white star on forehead ; value, £2O. Identifiable. &SLMZ, Pap an ui. —l7th ultimo, from outside the Papanui Hotel, the property of THOMAS HOLMES, 26 Halton Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle, No. 32004, with J. E. Congreve transfer on head, reversible handles with black grips, red line on rims, back-pedalling brake, steel mud-guard ; value, £lO 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —19th ultimo, from Manchester Street, the property of GEORGE JOHN THOMAS MALLOCH, 34 St. James Street, a gentlemen’s bicycle, No. 25256 or 25265, black-enamelled with red lines, upturned handles, rat-trap pedals, steel mud-guards ; value, £7. Identifiable. Christchurch. —9th ultimo, from a yard at Archer’s shoeing-forge, the property of JAMES ALLAN, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Royal Superb Swift bicycle, No. 478694, upturned handles, Eadie Coaster hub, rubber pedals, steel mud-guardsr'Railroad tires ; value, £B. Identifiable. xfji /V \ Christchurch. 7th ultimo, from the Public Library, the property of PHILLIP GEORGE MULLIGAN, 433 Wilson’s Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Swift bicycle, No. 596606, reversible outrigger handles, nickel rims, rat-trap pedals, steel mud-guards, Oceanic tire on front wheel, Railroad tire on back wheel, Olliver lock attached to saddle ; value, £lO. Identifiable. Christchurch. —12th ultimo, from Cambridge Terrace, the property of CHARLES ERIC WINSPEAR, 61 Perth Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Speedy bicycle, No. 7777, Eadie Coaster hub, back-pedalling brake, rat-trap pedals, steel mud-guards with flaps, Dunlop Railroad tires ; value, £ll 11s. Identifiable. Christchurch. — ultimo, from Kilmore Street, the property of EDWARD JAMES AUSTIN, 124 North Avon Road, a gentlemen’s black - enamelled Swift bicycle, No. 571599, wide upturned handles, Brooks Champion saddle ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —17th ultimo, from the Brighton Racecourse, the property of WILLIAM ROBERTSON, insurance agent, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, No. 2203, straight handles, -speed hub, rubber pedals, backpedalling brake, steel mud-guards, British tires ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — ultimo, from a yard in High Street, the property of ARTHUR EDWARD BARTON, 350 Tuam Street, a gentlemen’s black - enamelled Baker bicycle, No. 100748 or 100743, raised handles, rat-trap pedals, BarnetGlass tire on front wheel, Marvel tire on back wheel; value, £9. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —14th September last, from FREDERICK GEORGE CLARK’S washhouse at the Esplanade, New Brighton, a ladies’ black-enamelled free-wheel Avon bicycle, No. 254317, upturned handles, rubber pedals, front brake broken, steel mud-guards ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 2Btli ultimo, from the Tepid Baths, the property of WILLIAM JAMES TULL, 24 Glasgow Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel John Bull Transfer bicycle, No. 509234, straight handles, rat-trap pedals, BarnetGlass tires ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch. On or about the 26th ultimo, WAYMAN WATSON BURN’S dwelling at 181 Woodham Road was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom: A Coney sealskin overcoat with red and green floral lining, two inside pockets ; a dress-girdle of blue and fawn beads ; a pair of gold-drop earrings ; a pair of silver earrings, set with diamonds and aquamarines in a bar; and five keys on a ring : total value, £lB 10s. Identifiable. / , / Timaru. —15th November last, from a bedroom in the Empire Hotel, the property of LILLIAN DIXON, 134 Dee Street, Invercargill, a Kodak Junior No. 2 camera, with “L. Dixon ” scratched on it; value, £B. Identifiable.

Waikouaiti. — On or about the 27th November last, from a hut at Flag Swamp, a yellowish rug with a red border about 4 in. wide, value £l, identifiable, the property of MICHAEL KITCHEN, farmer : and a light-grey-tweed sac coat, a pair of grey saddle-tweed trousers (size 6), and a towel, value £2, identifiable, the property of JOHN JAMES RUDDY, groom. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about thirty-five, height about 5 ft. 6 in., medium build, dark complexion, dark short hair ; dressed in a grey-tweed suit and a dark soft-felt hat; tidy appearance.

Dunedin. —On or about the 20th ultimo, from SAMUEL MORGAN PARK’S dwelling at 12 Garfield Avenue, Roslyn, a ladies’ grey-suede purse with a twisted catch, containing £1 Bs. 3d. ; and a vest pocket Kodak camera with extra lens in brown-leather case, 8 in. by 6 in: total value, £6 13s. 3d. Identification doubtful. Dunedin.— -Between the 23rd December last and the 3rd instant the dwelling of HENRY TURNER, 5 Driver’s Road, was broken into, and the following articles stolen therefrom : A blue-and-white Doulton tea-set; six silver teaspoons; three silver teaspoons, with “ Norva ” on handles ; a dozen rustless knives ; a gold expanding wristlet watch ; two silver watches ; two link bangles ; a ring, set with two amethysts ; a jewel-case ; a small cameo brooch; a gold nugget brooch, shaped like a skull (pin broken); a pair of gold sleeve-links, with “ H.T.” on them ; a ring, set with eight diamonds (one missing) ; a ring, set with three emeralds and two diamonds or three diamonds and two emeralds; and a bronze heavy vase : total value, £B4. ,/ « Dunedin. —-23rd ultimo, from the Savoy Dining-rooms, the property of EDGAR THOMSON SHAND, Wylie’s Crossing, Taieri, a gentlemen’s greyish-green raincoat, silk lining with grey stripe over each shoulder (value £5 55.), containing a cheque-book on the Bank of New Zealand, Dunedin, containing cheques numbered 796110 to 796120. Suspicion is attached to Gordon McHugh, alias A. A. Cameron (age about twenty-six, height 5 ft. 6 in., good build, fair complexion, light-brown hair ; dressed in a dark-grey suit) who uttered two of the stolen cheques at tuix/tchurch on or about the 11th instant. x£k2 £

Dunedin. —10th instant, from a bedroom in the Leviathan Hotel, the property of HILDA WHITE, Tisbury, Invercargill, a ladies’ black-leather bag, containing a pair of ladies’ blackkid gloves, size 7 ; a gold brooch with ivy-leaf between two hearts on it, “ Mizpah ”on one heart; a £lO note ; a£s note ; three £1 notes ; and a 10s. note ; total value, £l9 17s. Brooch and gloves only identifiable.