PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLIX, Issue 2, 16 January 1924, Page 28

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland.— On or about the 12th ultimo the premises of the NEW ZEALAND MEAT PACKING AND BACON COMPANY’S premises in Stanley Street were broken into, and an attempt was made to open the safe by explosives.

Auckland. —2nd ultimo, from the person of ALFRED HUGH KERR, clerk, 5 Great South Road, while on the Queen Street Wharf, a brown-leather wallet, with “ Compliments from the Dennystown Forge Company ” in gold on inside, containing £4 10s. in notes; total value, £5. Wallet only identifiable.

Auckland. —1 1th ultimo, from the dwelling of MARGARET HOOD at 6 Domain Street, a pair of cream bloomers, a white slip-bodice with dark spots on it, a gold Nellie Stewart bangle, and 14s. ; total value, £9 16s. 6d. Identifiable except money. Suspicion is attached to Lola Cooper, age eighteen, height 5 ft., domestic, medium build, dark complexion, dark hair (buster cut), eyebrows meet, decayed teeth ; dressed in a blue dress or costume and black hat.

Auckland. — On or about the 18th ultimo the office of R. 0. CLARKE (LIMITED), pipe-manufacturers, in' Beaumont Street, were broken into, and the following money and articles stolen therefrom : £l4 10s. 5d.; a cut-glass creamjug; an aluminium mug, with Darling on it; a book entitled “ Pride of Palmor ” ; a handkerchief ; and a pair of garters : total value, £ls Is. sd. Identifiable except money.

Auckland. Between the Ist January, 1923, and the 26th November last, from the dwelling of WILLIAM PETER McARTHUR, Kelvin House, Hobson Street, a 32-calibre five-chamber Young America revolver, with “ W.P.Mc. A.” on butt, in a brown-leather holster value, 12s. Identifiable.

Auckland. — Ist ultimo, from the person of DAVID LITTLE, 68 Williamson Avenue, while attending Takapuna races, a brown-leather wallet, containing £22 10s. Wallet only identifiable.

Auckland.— 24th November last, from EDMUND HUGH CARROLL’S dwelling at 22 Cheltenham Terrace, Devonport, a pair of small opera-glasses with black grip and gold rims; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Auckland. 26th ultimo, from the person of FREDERICK ROBERT ROCKLEY, 175 Grey Street, while under the influence of liquor, a gentlemen’s silver keyless Rotherhams watch; a 15 ct. gold fetter-and-three-ovals double watchchain, with a gold quartz pendant about an inch long attached ; a nickel Railway watch, English numerals, glass cracked ; and about £8 : total value, about £3B. Identifiable except money.

Auckland. —On or about the 28th November last, from a bedroom at 2 Waverley Street, the property of LILIAN LUCAS, domestic, a ladies’ gold expanding wristlet Rolex watch, No. 1112622 and G. 580, blue-enamel ring on dial, “ L.M.L.” on back case ; value, £ll 11s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —25th ultimo, the property of SAMUEL KINGSBERRY, labourer, Waimihia, a black-leather wallet, containing two £lO notes on the Bank of New Zealand, and a railway ticket (Auckland to Waimihia) ; total value, £22. Not identifiable.

Auckland. instant, from the Parnell Baths, the property of RONALD WILLIAM ADAMS, schoolboy, 8 Omahu Road, a gentlemen’s Argyle bicycle, registered number 18381, black, painted with green and gold lines, half-moon handles, Railroad tires, La Grand saddle; value, £6 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland.— the 15th and 17th ultimo, from a bedroom at 34 Alba Road, Epsom, the property of DAISY MAY PALMER, domestic, a green-leather wallet, containing three £1 notes, a 10s. note, and receipts and papers relating to the purchase of a house; total value, £3 15s. Wallet only identifiable.

Auckland. - car between Symonds Street and Princes Street, Onehunga, the property of KATHLEEN GREY, Princes Street, Onehunga, a brownleather suit-case, 26 in. long, with “J.G.” in black on one side, containing a fawn overcoat with a beaver collar, a green woollen dress, a silver-backed mirror, a hair-brush, three blouses, six letter-cards, and other articles of underclothing ; total value, £2O. Identifiable.

Auckland. —4th ultimo, from a wharf, the property of ALLEN COURTNEY, labourer, 23 Farrar Street, Grey Lynn, a clerical-grey coat; a 9 ct. gold ring, with “ Floccis ”on it; a pair of green garters, a lace handkerchief ; and a pearlhandled pocket-knife: total value, £5 11s. Identifiable.

Auckland. Between the 10th and 13th ultimo, from JAMES ALEXANDER SNEDDEN’S drapery show-room at the junction of Khyber Pass Road and Symonds Street, a pink-georgette frock (recovered); a tan-morocain frock, skirt long at sides, with drapings, jazz bodice in black, green, and petunia velvet finish, coatee without sleeves, folded on front with Oriental buckle; a pale-grey-georgette frock, long waist, square collar to waist at back, red beads on each shoulder, belt 3 in. wide with beads on front; and eighteen pairs of grey and black Milanese and silk hose : total value, £sl 2s. Bd. Frocks only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about forty, height about slt. 9 in., medium build, dark hair and complexion ; dressed in a dark suit and grey cap. He sold the recovered frock to Sadie Ilayter, Shakespeare Hotel.

Auckland. —29th ultimo, from a veranda at the Wellesley House, the property of JOHN HARVEY, a brown-leather suit-case, containing three suit-lengths of dark-grey-striped English cord-cloth, with “ Campbell & Anderson, Taber & Disbury, Alta,” on each piece ; a boys’ brown suit, made by Hudson Bay Co. ; two blue children’s overcoats ; a brown cap ; three Arrow collars, size 16J and 17 ; and a boys’ brown-striped shirt: total value, £l7 16s. Identifiable.

Auckland. On or about the 30th ultimo the premises of COLLINSON AND WILLIAMS, mercers, at 203 Symonds Street were broken into, and the following clothing stolen therefrom : two dozen cashmere and woollen socks ; four Duro Dye Champion shirts; a gentlemen’s dark doublebreasted overcoat, “ Cambridge Clothing ” and “ Mackay Logan ” brand, size 5 ; and a quantity of ties and handkerchiefs : total value, £ll 15s. 2d. Not identifiable.

Auckland. — 2lst ultimo, from a bedroom at 32 Hobson Street, the property of COWAN THOMPSON, cook, a gentlemen’s gold - plated Royal keyless hunting - watch, No. 629374 a gentlemen’s silver open-face watch; als ct. gold cable-and-rope watch-chain; and £1 in silver: total value, £l2 15s. Identifiable except money.

Auckland. — lst instant, from a dressing-shed at Shelly Beach, the property of JAMES CHARLES ROGERS, 25 Summer Street, Ponsonby, a gentlemen’s silver open-face Stewart Dawson wristlet watch, black dial, illuminated figures and hands, “ J.C.R.” on back of case, leather wristlet with a silver buckle on it attached ; value, £4. Identifiable.

Auckland. —lst instant, from a bedroom in the Victoria Hotel, the property of JOHN WILLIAM BETTS, labourer, Mareretu, £63, including nine £5 notes, Nos. 164921, 640827, 054469, 079044, 425032, 451434, 692058, 564420, and 641430.

Waihi.— l6th ultimo, from outside RICHARD MALCOLM LEACH’S dwelling in Mataura Road, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled free-wheel Eagle bipycle. No. 289, Railroad tires; value, £B7 Identifiable, s L y*7 /' , / o / Y-

Panmure. — On or about the Ist ultimo, from- an engine, the property of MOUNT WELLINGTON DOMAIN BOARD, a Webster Tri-Polar Oscillator magneto, from a 2 horse-power Emerson engine ; value, £7 10s. Identifiable.

Frankton Junction. October, from a train between Frankton Junction and Auckland, the property of WILLIAM BUTLER, Ecelor Avenue, Auckland, a striped mandoline with a name and “ 1900 ” on inside, brass plate attached to adjusting-screws ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Hamilton. — Bth ultimo, from a dressing-shed at the lake, the property of STUART WILSON, teacher, a gentlemen’s silver wristlet watch in a brown-leather wristlet, radium hands and numerals ; value, £3 10s. Identifiable.

Hamilton. 9th ultimo, from a dressing-shod at the lake, the property of EDGAR JAMES LACHLAN, clerk, Manning Street, a pair of youth’s flannel trousers and a black rubber belt ; total value, £1 ss. 6d. Identifiable.

Hamilton.— 2lst November last, from a dressing-shed at the lake, the property of CYRIL BARLOW, 28 King Street, a gentlemen’s silver hunting Omega watch, No. 5076950, with “C. A. Barlow, 18/10/22,” on back; value, £5. Identifiable.

Cambridge. —3rd ultimo, from outside the Town Hall, the property of HERBERT WILLIAM SMALES, farmer, Thornton Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, curved handles, grey tire on front wheel, red tire on back wheel; value, £7. Identifiable.

Taumarunui. — 2nd ultimo, from a bathroom at the Jutland Hotel, the property of CHRISTINA MEARS, waitress, a 9 ct. gold locket-ring, with “ C.M.” on it, containing a photograph ; and a gold tooth-shaped small band ring : total value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

Gisborne. 2oth October last, from the s.s. “ Arahura,” between Napier and Gisborne, the property of CECELIA McKAY, 584 Aberdeen Road, a Maori mat, about 4 ft. square, made from kiwi-feathers, yellow-and-black borders, several green feathers dotted over mat; value, £SO. Identifiable.

Rahotu. —Between the 20th and 21st ultimo, from the dwelling of THOMAS EDWARD LARKING, farmer, Hepton Road, Okato, a P.T.F.A.M.F.S. and Co., Hertford, U.S.A., 1911 model automatic Colt Army pistol, No. 333938, in a leather case ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Stratford. sth ultimo, from the roadside, the property of CHARLES SPECK, contractor, a light-bay draught gelding ; white face and off hind foot; value, £4O. Identifiable.

Wanganui. —7th ultimo, from Williams and Harpers, auction-rooms, the proprty of ARTHUR JOHNSTON, auctioneers, 50 Durie Street, a quarter-plate folding Klito camera, anistigmat lens ; value, £3 10s. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. llth November last, the property of WELLS BROS., Cuba Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel 22 in. bicycle, top bar recently rewelded ; value, £5. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about twenty-eight, height 5 ft. 7 in., medium build; dressed in a dark-grey suit. He took the bicycle from a boy, one of complainant’s employees, while in Rangitikei Street.

Palmerston North. — l6th November last, from a bathroom at the Masonic Hotel, the property of FRANCIS ARTHUR LENNIE PHILIP, a gold signet shield ring, with “ L.P.” on it; value, £5. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. — ultimo, from The Square, the property of OSWALD CYRIL McNAUGIIT ironmonger, 58 North Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel 24 in. B.S.A. bicycle, No. H 55, upturned handles with black grips, New Champion tires ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. —7th ultimo, from The Square, the property of EVELYN BLANDFORD, shop-assistant, a ladies’ black-enamelled bicycle, No. 278102, with Conqueror transfer on it, upturned handles with one black grip, Mansfield saddle, “ M. 8.” scratched on front forks, red tire on back wheel; value, £7 10s. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. 27th November last, from behind ERAK JESPERSEN’S dwelling at 824 Ferguson Street, a gentlemen’s free-wheel 24 in. B.S.A. bicycle, No. 350411, upturned handles with black grips ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Masterton. — On the 25th ultimo, the shop of PETER ALECK JOHANSEN, confectioner, Queen Street, was broken into and £2 and a quantity of chocolates stolen therefrom ; total value, £2 6s. Not identifiable.

Masterton. Between the 24th and 27th ultimo the shop of NICOL AND CO., tailors, in Queen Street was broken into and a blank cheque, No. 8220979, on the Bank of Australasia, Masterton, stolen therefrom.

Wellington. 22nd December last, from a cellar in Staples and Co.’s brewery, the property of EDGAR ROBERT NEAL, cellarman, 26 Devon Street, a gentlemen’s gold-filled hunting Rolex watch, No. 637542; a gold fetter-and-oval watch-chain, with a 1914 war medal (with Edgar Robert Neal, No. 8/2454,” on it) attached; a gentlemen’s gold ring, set with a moonstone; and a gold heart locket, set with a white stone : total value, £ls 7s. Identifiable.

Wellington.- —3oth November last, from outside the mantle department at the D.1.C., the property of AGNES TRESSA ALDRIDGE, 157 Onepu Road, Lyall Bay, a brownleather suit-case, with dark-green lining, containing a molesilk knitted ribbed skirt with elastic band at top, and a fawn striped gabardine skirt; total value, £l4. Identifiable.

Wellington. — l4th ultimo, from a bedroom at Barrett’s Hotel, the property of LESLIE MAY, a £1 note, a 10s. note, and 3s. in silver; total value, £1 13s. Not identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about thirty, height about 5 ft. 8 in., medium build, dark complexion, hair, and eyes, mole on one cheek; dressed in a blue-serge suit, light-felt hat, and tan boots, and usually carries a gabardine overcoat. -He is also suspected of having set fire to the Bristol Hotel and Barrett’s Hotel.

Wellington. “Muritai,” the property of WILLIAM STEWART WALLACE, chemist, 86 Willis Street, an Adams Box Form camera, with a T.T. and H. lens (originally a magazine camera), patent cover on front for lens and view-finders; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch. Between the 1 7th and 19th November last, from a motor-car at 81 Kilmore Street, the property of CLIVE GILBERT ALBERT VOICE, 1040 Colombo Street, a BX4 Heco magneto, No. 45121; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Christchurch. Between the Bth and 9th November last the dwelling of FREDERICK WILLIAM MAPLES at 277 Fitzgerald Avenue was broken into, and the following articles stolen therefrom : A blue-serge suit; a pair of Bannockburn trousers ; a grey Borsalino hat, size 6$ ; a grey Woodrow hat, size 6J: a pair of white blankets; two fawn, red, blue, and black Wilton rugs; a leather suit-case; a rose-pattern eiderdown quilt; a quantity of stainless cutlery; a grey, green, and fawn check Petone rug; a ladies’ gold open-face wristlet watch; a silver teapot with an ivory knob on top; and papers referring to shares in the Beath, Schiess, and Felstcad Company, Australia: total value, £IOO. Mostly identifiable.

Christchurch. — lsth October last, from the Y.W.C.A. Hostel, the property of JANE SPEARS, a ladies’ blackenamelled free-wheel bicycle, No. 24712; value, £6 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — lst October last, from a bicycle-stand at Canterbury College, the property of WALLACE LLOYD GRENFELL, 94 Southampton Street, a gentlemen’s blueenamelled racing Butler bicycle, No. 1321, rubber grips, celluloid mud-guards, Dunlop Railroad tires ; value, £24 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —4th October last, from the Boys’ High School, the property of CYRIL CLAUDE NEWTON, 12 Selwyn Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Favourite bicycle, No. 93568, two-speed gear, Michelin French tires ; value, £lB. Identifiable.

Christchurch. Bth October last, from outside the dwelling of MICHAEL O’BRIEN at 289 Wilson’s Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Demurgue bicycle, No. 934, straight handles ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —22nd October last, from the premises of BERTRAM PAULI at 12 Chancery Lane, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled bicycle, No. 1007 ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —l7th November last, from outside the Strand Picture-theatre, the property of JOHN ALFRED JACKSON, 48 Hazcldcan Road, a boys’ black-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, No. 4136 ; value, £4. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — lsth November last, from the New Zealand Refrigerating Company’s office in Hereford Street, the property of AUSTIN RAYMOND MERRETT, 3 Whareora Terrace, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Speedy , bicycle, No. 4730 ; value, £l7. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —17th ultimo, from a tool-shed in Marshlands Road, the property of CHARLES W. HARRIS, builder, 131 River Road, a dandy-brush, a scythe, two Ward chisels, a Page’s patent Auto wire-strainer, several gimblets, a pair of pinchers, a keyhole-saw, a cross-cut saw, an oil-can, a 3 ft. rule, a pair of trousers, and a pair of black shooter boots; total value, £5 11s. 9d. Identifiable. Also a steel chain tape in a leather case, a j cwt. of nails of various sizes, and 4 gallons of raw linseed-oil; total value, £4 ss.—the property of —FIN DEL, 10 JDerby,Street. /

Christchurch. —17th ultimo, from a bedroom at the Wellington Hotel, the property of WILLIAM CHARLES EVANS, hotelkeeper, a gentlemen’s silver open-face watch, silver dial, with a name on inside of case ; and a gold fetter-and-spring double watch-chain, twisted wire in links, with a medal with “ W.C.E.” on it attached : total value, £l7 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to McLennan, age about forty, height about 5 ft. 8 in., showman, medium build, dark complexion, hair turning grey, clean-shaved ; dressed in blue trousers, brown coat, and grey cap ; stooped. yf) J <L-/

f / Christchurch.— lst ultimo, from Cashel Street, the property of GEORGE ALLEN MANGIN, land agent, 149 Western Terrace, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled B.S.A. Kent bicycle, No. 2800 ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 27th November last, from a vest in Dalgetv’s store in Moorhouso Avenue, the property of ALFRED BILLETT MANSFIELD, labourer, 242 St. Asaph Street, a gentlemen’s open-face keyless gun-metal watch, No. 632634, gold hands, Roman numerals, brass ring around dial; value, £5. Identifiable.

Linwood. On the sth instant the dwelling of the REV. JOHN PATERSON at 120 Rolleston Street was broken into, and the following articles stolen therefrom : A gentlemen’s gold hunting-watch, with “ J.P.” on outside of case and “ Presented to Rev. John Paterson ” on inside of case ; a short gold bar watch-chain, with a Masonic pendant attached ; a ladies’ gold open-face keyless watch ; a gold chain about 4 ft. long, with a gold heart pendant with “ A. Willis, Xmas, 1900,” on it attached ; and a ladies’ gold ring, set with an emerald and a diamond : total value, £74. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about twenty, height about 5 ft. 7 in., medium build ; dressed in a grey suit and cap ; smart appearance. .

Pleasant Point. 7th ultimo, from a yard at Point Hotel, the property of LESLIE FODEN, carpenter, 7 Butler Street, Timaru, a gentlemen’s black - enamelled bicycle, Kelly adjustible handles with leather grips, dent in front tube; value, £3 10s. Identifiable.

Otautau. 2oth October last, from a shed, the property of JOSEPH PULLEY, fruiterer, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel 28 in. B.S.A. bicycle, No. 13696199, curved handles ; value, £5. Identifiable.