PERSONS WANTED.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLVII, Issue 17, 3 May 1922, Page 269

PERSONS WANTED.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). That he may be compelled to maintain his son, who is in the care of Frank Wilson, 51 King Edward Street, Frank Lawler, age thirtyeight, height about 5 ft. 8 in., tally clerk, native of England, strong build, fair complexion, grey hair, blue eyes, grey moustache, prominent left upper tooth, tip of right little finger missing, right ring-finger bent, butterfly on left forearm ; well dressed in a dark-grey-tweed suit and fawn soft-felt hat; talkative. M' C> 'X Z,

Auckland. 2oth ultimo, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his two children, inmates of Auckland Industrial School, George Glover, age about fifty-one, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer and carpenter, native of Scotland, stout build, grey moustache ; quiet manner ; fond of drink. Arrears to 22nd October, 1920, £7B 4s. - (See Police Gazette-, 1919, page/632^5 . 1 -

Auckland. —14th ultimo, for escaping from Auckland Mental Hospital, John Holston, age thirty, height about 5 ft. 6 in., musician, native of America, medium build, sallow complexion, dark-brown hair, hazel eyes, scar on forehead, scars on left arm ; dressed in a moleskin suit. (See Police Gazette, 1914, pages 331 qh.d 466, and Photographs, page 26.) aSTsus'jitd /l/7 g/3-7^ Auckland. 29th December last, for theft of two rugs (recovered), value £4, : the property of Len Albert, farmer, Pukekohe, George Cullen (name probably fictitious), age about twenty-six, height 5 ft. 10 in., labourer, Maori, strong build, copper complexion, black hair, brown eyes,' clean-shaved ; well dressed in a chocolate-coloured suit and brown cap ; erect gait. The rugs were stolen from the Maori Hostelry, Gittos Street, and sold at the Waitemata Loan Company’s pawnshop for 12s. 6d. No warrant. -

Rotorua. —Between the 4th February last and the 6th ultimo, on warrant for theft of £7O 7s. 6d., the property of Charles Edward Kusabs, motor-proprietor, Edward Llewellyn Phillips, age thirty-nine, height 5 ft. 6 in., clerk, native of Wales, slight build, fresh complexion, grey hair and eyes ; smart appearance ; fond of drink. Accused was employed bv complainant and collected the above amount for fare's and iaiMtoac.ojyt fo» it. 2 f / 2".

W Air aw A. 2nd ultimo, for breaking and entering the dwelling of Lidia Williams, Pukehou, with intent to commit a crime, Man (name unknown), age about thirty-seven, height about 5 ft. 5 in., slight build, clean-shaved ; dressed in a dark suit and cap. No warrant.

Wanganui. 24th ultimo, on warrant for failing to maintain his wife, Elizabeth Coombes, Arthur Henry Coombes, age forty-six, height 6 ft., labourer and stoker, native of New Zealand, medium build, dark complexion, dark hair turning grey, grey eyes, dark moustache, stooped shoulders ; usually dressed in a dark suit and grey-felt hat; slight impediment in speech. (JLW*-<x-i/-€G 2/ /£f <2- -

Wanganui. —l7th August, 1920, on]' warrant of commitment to military custody for seven days in default of paying £1 fine and costs for failing to render personal service, Frederick George Harvey, age about twenty-three, height 5 ft. lb in., labourer, native of New Zealand, thin build, fair complexion, light-brown hair, large nose and ears, clean-shaved ; usually dressed in a dark-tweed suit and brown-felt hat ; suffers from asthma. (See Police Gazette, 1920, page 724.)

Feilding. —7th February last, on warrant for theft of a bicycle (recovered), value £B, the property of Harold Batten, -trainer, Denbeigh Street, Charles Gill, age twenty-four, height 5 ft. 10 in., sawmill hand, native of New Zealand, strong build, dark hair and complexion. The bicycle was stolen from outside Everybody’s Picture-theatre, and it was subsequently found hidden ngarjaccusecße father’s residence at Eketahuna. "'2-^'

Wellington. 27th March last, .on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child, of whom Florence Minnie Cross, Belmont Road, Lower Hutt, is the mother, Arthur Percival Leonard Thompson, age thirty-five, height 5 ft. 10 in., tunneller and labourer, native of Australia, medium build, fair hair and complexion, blue eyes, left ring-finger deformed ; dressed in a blue suit and green-felt hat. Arrears to 22nd March last, £BS 165. : 6d. (See Police Gazette, 1914, page 556.)

Christchurch. —17th October last, that she may be compelled to maintain her three children, inmates of Christchurch Receiving Home, Flora Ellen Waite, age thirty-two, height 5 ft. 6 in., domestic, native of New Zealand, medium build, dark-brown hair, hazel eyes ; suffers from goitre ; wears spectacles.

Christchurch. l4th ultimo, for escaping from the Salvation Army Reformatory Home, 175 Papanui Road, Mavis Ramsay, age nineteen, height 5 ft. 4 in., domestic, native of New Zealand, medium build, sallow complexion, dark hair, brown eyes ; dressed in a black skirt, white blouse, and brown-tweed overcoat with fur .collar. (See Police Gazette, 1922, page io &i^ Waimate. —17th March last, that two notices of fines and costs for 10s. and £2 7s. for drunkenness and breach of his prohibition order may be served upon him, William Mahoney, alias Nugent, alias Martin, alias Muldoon, alias John Murphy, alias James McCoy, age fifty-one, height 6 ft. 1 in., labourer, native of Tasmania, strong build, fresh complexion, lightbrown hair, blue eyes, large nose, scar over left eye and under chin; dressed in a blue suit and grey-felt. hat. /(See Police Gazette, 1922, page 160.)

Dunedin. 27th March last, on warrant for failing to maintain his wife, Catherine Campbell, James Street, Balclutha, John Campbell, age fifty-six, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, thin build, long features, pointed dark beard, left eye artificial ; usually dressed in a dark suit and soft-felt hat. His photograph is filed in Hie Inspector’s office, Dunedin. -O'CG- A. KL( M K.

Dunedin.— Sydney Taylor, theft of Morris Morrell MacDonald’s bicycle : The sL&ltjjHeicycJe has been recovered by the Timjmi nolicp Qx P^U'^nco Jiamßshof), where it was sold for tlO lly'ai'mkn wh|> gave the;name W. Taylor, and who is believed to be identical with accused. (See Police Gazette, 1922, page 244.) * j. 3 22 -