PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLVII, Issue 50, 20 December 1922, Page 741

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. — the night of the sth instant GEORGE DYER’S drapery-shop at 390 Dominion Road was broken into, and a safe damaged by explosives and the following articles stolen therefrom : A brown-leather brief-bag with green lining ; a white-silk shirt, size 4 ; a silk canoe-shirt; two white-silk handkerchiefs ; several tunic shirts ; six pairs of black-silk socks ; a pair of Melanese socks ; three pairs of white-silk ribbed stockings ; six pairs of black-silk stockings ; two cakes of soap ; a bottle of scent; a pair of scissors ; tooth brushes and paste ; a toy pistol; several pairs of gloves ; and 16s. 10d. : total value, £l3. Not identifiable.

Auckland.—22nd ultimo, from clothing in a horse-box at Otahuhu Racecourse, the property of MATHEW COONEY, Wilson Street, Ellerslie, a silver open-face split-second stopwatch, with “ M.C. from S.M.R.” on inside of back case ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Auckland.— ultimo, from a bedroom at the City Hotel, the property of JOHN PATRICK McPHEE, bushman, Mangapeehi, a navy-blue-serge suit with black Italiansilk lining, “ McConnell Bros.” on tag of coat; value, £l3 13s. Not identifiable.

Auckland. —On the 2nd instant IDA POTTER’S dwelling at 60 Market Road was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : Two sovereigns and about 2s. 6d. ; a Canadian 50-cent piece ; two 25-cent pieces ; a 10-cent piece, and three 5-cent pieces ; also a Ceylon 5-cent piece : total value, about £2 9s. Not identifiable.

Auckland. —2nd ultimo, from ALICE AMELIA KING’S dwelling, a gold heart tie-pin, with the Lord’s Prayer on one side and a snake on the other side ; a silver brooch, with “ Alice ”on it; and a£l note : total value, £3 10s. Identifiable except money.

Auckland.—On the Ist ultimo FLORENCE DONALD’S dwelling at' 38 Oliphant Street was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A grey rough-tweed suit, size 5, made by E. D. Lees, Auckland ; and a pair of gentlemen’s lace-up tan boots with rubber heels, size 7 : total value, £6 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland.—On the 3rd instant PAUL CITANOVICH’S drapery-shop at 59 Victoria Street was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A pair of gentlemen’s blackleather light boots, size 9, with “ Royalty Brand ” on them ; a pair of gentlemen’s Derby boots, size 7; two pairs of cream-and-grev-striped Zealandia brand pyjamas ; six pairs of ladies’ black-silk stockings, size 6; three gentlemen’s Roslyn flannels with a black tape around neck of each ; and a dozen white singlets, lace on necks, and some with lace fronts, with “ Cotton, Made in Canada,” on each : total value, £8 19s. 6d. Identification doubtful.

Auckland. —Between the 29th ultimo and the Ist instant, from under the Methodist Church in Ponsonby, Road, the property of ARTHUR LAURENT, 32 Wapiti Avenue, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled 24 in. Whitworth bicycle, straight handles, Dunlop red tires, parcel-carrier attached ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Tuakau. — March and June last, from a hut at Onewhero, the property of DUNCAN CAMERON, farmer, a double-barrelled 12-gauge breech-loading shot-gun, No. 6050, “ Hazards Klynker, Bayard Special Make ”on it; value, £6. Identifiable.

Putaruru.Between the 6th and 10th instant, from the dwelling of FRANCES McLEOD, refreshment-room keeper, a gold engagement-ring, • set with two diamonds and two rubies in claw setting, “G ” on inside ; eighteen Commercial Bank of Australia £1 notes ; and £5 in silver : total value, £29. Ring only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Mabel Cathie, age twenty-one, height 5 ft. 6 in., domestic, native of New Zealand, stout build, fresh complexion, black hair, brown eyes ; dressed in a dark skirt, light blouse, and black hat. Suspect, who was in the employ of complainant when the theft was committed, has .beep interviewed, but no evidence resulted. a t/.L, » ty/A- *

Matamata.—On or about the '26tfi ultimo, from ALBERT MAYES’S dwelling at Taihoa, six shirts, with “ A.M.” on collar of each ; a white-silk shirt; twelve white-silk collars ; a cigarette match-lighter ; and two £1 notes : total value, £5 15s. 6d. Identifiable except money. Suspicion is attached to Albert Bettridge, age about twenty, height about 5 ft. 5 in., labourer and cook, strong build, fair freckled complexion, ginger hair, several upper front teeth missing ; dressed in a light-grey suit and a light-grey-felt hat. He was sharing a room with complainant when the articles were stolen. /y New Plymouth.—On the night of the 6th instant the premises of MICHAEL ZEMBA AND CO., clothing-manufac-turers, were broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : 400 yards of crepe de Chine and silk of various colours, seven crepe de Chine blouses of various colours, seven boxes containing eighty-four pairs of grey, white, black, and brown silk hose ; a box of silk thread and coloured beads ; a box of elastic ; and a small embroidery-machine : total value, £250. Identification doubtful.

Napier.On the night of the 15th ultimo the goods-shed at the rail way-station, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Railways Department), was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A set of W. and T. Avery counter-scales, with a porcelain platform with “ Avery ” on it, cast-iron weight-pan with “ Sole Agents, Australasian Scale Company,” on it; and a set of weights of J oz. to 4 lb. in ounces ; a dozen Worcester cups and saucers with .a gold rim on each ; and a quantity of Hudson’s and Nestle’s chocolates : total value, £lO 10s. 4d.' Not identifiable.

Pahiatua. —On or about the 26th ultimo, from the dwelling of GEORGE THOMAS SCALES, at Ruawhata, a 9 ct. gold wedding-ring ; an 18 ct. gold engagement-ring, set with six diamonds ; a ladies’ gold watch, with a gold small-link chain attached ; and several postal notes, value £1 3s. : total value, £l4 13s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to James Thomas, alias Bray, alias Trevarthan, alias Brady, alias Harry Grey, age forty-one, height 5 ft. 3 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, slight build, fresh complexion, brown hair going bald, blue eyes, one gold upper front tooth, clean-shaved ; dressed in black trousers, dark coat, light overcoat, and greyfelt hat. He was in the employ of complainant when the articles were stolen. (See Police Gazetto, 1921, page 384, and Photographs, 1909, page 16.) / / W 3 /Ay 2^

Wellington. —MAßA CORKILL’S dwelling broken into : Edward Cecil Hatfield, referred to in Police Gazette, 1919, page 405, has been arrested for the offence by the Wellington police. The stolen property has not been recovered. (See Police Gazette, 1922. page 514.) m m n {^Christchurch. 9th ultimo, the of JjEDWIN HENRY LOUGH, a pair of small black folding Minim Jield -glasses, a 4J X lens, “ Nagretti and Zambra,” on side, in a tan-leather|case ;j value,’^ldentifiable.

Christchurch. —On the night of the|sth instant EMERSON CLAKSON BROWN’S tailoring-shop at 280 Stanmore Road was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom: A gentlemen’s tweed coat, a dark-grey-tweed coat and a pair of trousers, a pair of blue-serge trousers and vest, a suitlength and a trouser-length of blue serge, a suit-length of grey tweed, a coat-length of marine flannel, a suit-length of brown tweed, two suit-lengths of grey tweed, and a metal Boyproof watch ; total value, £3O. Identifiable.

Christchurch. FOWLER, clerk, a gold hunting keyless Elgin watch, No. 12728540, gold hands, roman figures ; value, £5. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about twenty-five, height about 5 ft. 8 in., medium build, sallow complexion, dark hair brushed back, dark eyes; dressed in a dark suit (no hat). He was given possession of the watch by Butcher, jeweller, Colombo Street, with whom it was left for repairs.

Timaru.2Bth October last, from Sophia Street, the property of JOHN EDMONDS, ironmonger, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled free-wheel bicycle, outrigger handles painted with aluminium, Railroad tire on front wheel, Michelin tire on back wheel; value, £6. Identifiable.

Timaru.Bth ultimo, from outside the post-office, the property of JAMES GEOFFREY BYRON, labourer, Otipua, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, No. 303, wide handles, one rubber and one steel pedal, Bates and Oceanic tires ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Dunedin. or about the Bth instant, the property of JAMES ALCORN, care of Public Works Department, a 6 lb. steel maul, pointed at one end, with “ J.A.” on it; an adze with a hole in blade and leather on handle ; a 1 in. and a 14 in. chisel; an oil-stone ; a brace and bit with a 6 in. crank ; a spokeshave ; a two-foot rule ; a Homnediew auger ; a spanner; an oilskin overcoat, with “J. Alcorn ” written on it ; and a dungaree coat: total value, £5 7s. 6d. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —On or about the Bth instant, the property of NICHOLAS JOSEPH RYAN, care of Public Works Department, a single and a double block; a large L. Holmdale auger ; a claw-hammer ; three Mathieson augers ; two crowbars, about 3 ft. 6 in. long, believed to have an arrow brand on them; a crosscut saw and a large one-man saw, believed to have an arrow brand on each : total value, £4 15s. 6d. Identifiable.

Dunedin.- — the Ist and 20th ultimo, from THOMAS McCARTEN’S dwelling at 74 Princes Street, a 15 ct. gold hunting Rotherhams watch, with “ J.R.” engraved on it; a gold Maltese cross, with “P. J.K.” on sach side ; and a gold watch-chain, similar to illustration No. 26 in Police Gazette, 1911, page 1: total value, £42 10s. Identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the 26th and 30th October last, from NELLIE DONOHUE’S dwelling at 81 York Place, a ladies’ dark-brown-tweed overcoat with two inlet side pockets, round collar with three buttons on one side and three button-holes on the other side, belt 2 in. wide, large brown-bone buttons ; value, £4 15s. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —30th October, last from the George Street School, the property of INA MIRA WINGFIELD, schoolgirl, 655 Castle Street, a girls’ light-fawn overcoat with cloth buttons, two patch pockets ; value, £3. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Miss E. Anderson (name probably fictitious), age about nineteen, height 5 ft. 3 in., stout build, fresh complexion. (See Police Gazette, 1922, page 712.) ■ Dunedin. —On the 4th ultimo the premises of the NEW ZEALAND HARDWARE COMPANY (LIMITED), Cumberland Street, were broken into, and a brown-leather writingcase, a writing-pad, and a quantity of envelopes, value £3 10s., stolen therefrom. Identification doubtful.

Dunedin. —25th ultimo, from clothing at the Oval Cricketground, the property of GILBERT THOMAS RIPPIN, 27 Hope Street, a silver keyless Waterbury watch, No. 12447912 ; a gun-metal German watch, with “ Captured from German Officer Cambria 1918 ” on back, in a celluloid case ; and a 9 ct. gold reef-knot watch-chain, with a locket with a Masonic emblem on one side and “ From Leitch to Leitch ” on the other side : total value, £ls 10s. Identifiable.