PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLIX, Issue 46, 19 November 1924, Page 648

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. — l6th ultimo, from Napier Avenue, Takapuna, the property of RICHARD WYNE TRAFFORD, masseur, Omana Road, Takapuna, a light-tan-leather brief-bag, about 2 ft. long, containing a massage ncuritone, two white towels, and a book entitled “ Life of Ruskin,” with “ Mrs. Trafford ” written on inside ; total value, £S 12s. Identifiable except towels.

Auckland. —27th ultimo, from the person of CHARLES HEINO.LD, butcher, Upper Symonds Street, while asleep in a lavatory at the British Hotel, a ladies’ 9 et. gold openface Waterbury watch, and a gold watch-chain, consisting of a long link and two small links alternately, with a gold pendant with Australian coat-of-arms on it attached ; total value, £l2. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about thirty-six, pale complexion, dark hair; dressed in a navy-blue suit and black hat.

Auckland.— 2Bth ultimo, from a lavatory in Beresford Street, the property of AINSLIE FRANCIS" VAUNT 41 Cooper Street, a military belt with a snake buckle, containing a silver open-face Rotherhams watch, with “A. F. Valintinc ” on inside of back case ; also a 10s. note and ss. in silver : total value, £4. Identifiable except money.

Auckland. — 15th ultimo, from the Alexandra Hotel, the property of ALBERT. EDWARD NEVILLE, a gentlemen’s navy-blue waterproof trench-overcoat; value, £2. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Jack Moore, age about thirty-two, height sft. Sin., strong build, frrah complexion, auburn hair, blue eyes. '&//Q/'T.tl *• Auckland. —9th ultimo, the property of GEORGE CHARLES WALDRON, 43 Upper Vincent Street, a gentlemen’s fawn Stetson hat, size 6J, with a black band and white binding around edge ; value, £2 12s. 6d. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Leo Brosnahan, age thirty-six, height 5 ft. 7 in., hotel porter, medium build, brown hair; dressed in a light-grey suit.

Auckland. 9th September last, the property of WINFIELD JAMES THORNE, labourer, 102 Newton Road, a black-leather wallet, containing two £lO notes and two £5 notes ; total value, £3O 2s. 6d. Wallet only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Mary Neary, alias Clark, age fifty-five, height 5 ft. 34 in., prostitute, native of Denmark, medium build, fresh complexion, dark-brown hair, dark-blue eyes, mole on check, scar on forehead. The wallet was stolen from complainant whilst he was drunk in the suspect’s house. She has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted. (See Police Gazette, 1917, page 74.)

Auckland. — ultimo, from St. David’s Church, the property of WILLIAM ALFRED MILES, 100 Great North Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled bicycle, black grips, parcel-carrier attached ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Auckland. 7th instant, from Short’s Buildings in Queen Street, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Postal Department), a postal bag (recovered), containing about 400 letters, including a registered letter, No. 105048, addressed “ Matthews and Clark, Solicitors, Fourth floor, Brunswick Buildings,” posted at Parnell; a registered letter, No. 105264, addressed “S. Howden, Jeweller, Security Buildings,” posted at Carterton ; a registered letter, No. 105676, addressed “ Mr. Moses, 28 High Street,” posted at Te Kuiti: a registered letter, No. 105680, addressed “ Alfred Mason Griffiths, 8 Durham Street,” posted at Coromandel. Suspicion is attached to Two Men (names unknown) —(1) age about twenty-five, height about 5 ft. 6 in., native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion, auburn hair dressed in a dark-grey or brown suit and grey cap ; well spoken ; good appearance : (2) height about 5 ft., medium build, pale complexion, dark hair, clean-shaved; dressed in a blue suit and dark-felt hat. The bag and about 150 letters were found in lavatories.

Te Aroiia. —Between the 18th and 28th ultimo, from a bedroom at Lennard’s farm at Waihou, the property of PATRICIA RAMSAY, domestic, a dark-brown vanity handbag, about 10in. long; a ct. gold wishbone brooch, set with a ruby in centre ;. a 15 ct. gold circle brooch, with “ True Love ” on it, set with four amethysts ; an 18 ct. gold bamboo bangle, with broken safety-chain attached ; a plain gold armlet; an 18 ct. gold neck-chain ; a 9 ct. gold neckchain ; and an 18 ct. gold pendant, set with three amethysts and four emeralds, with a drop pearl attached : total value, £l7 17s. 6d. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Edward Dye, age twenty, height 5 ft. 2 in., farm hand, native of New Zealand, slight build, fair complexion, dark-brown hair, blue small eyes ; neatly dressed in a blue-serge suit and slate-coloured-felt hat; well spoken ; fond of horse-racing. He has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted. (See Police Gazette, 1923, page 603.)

Frankton Junction. 3lst ultimo, from the railway-sta-tion, the property of JAMES PASSMORE, care of Donaghy’s ropeworks, Auckland, a suit-case and other articles (recovered); a nickel curved spirit-flask, with “To Jim from H B T 18T0 - 24 ”in monogram on it; and a Gillette safety razor in a wooden box : total value, about £6 ss. Identifiable.

Putaruku. 2sth ultimo, from a bicycle outside Putaruru Hotel, the property of GEORGE GORDON GRANT, reporter, Matamata, a leather suit-case, about 20 in. long, with “ G.G.G.” in gold on it, containing a pair of military hairbrushes, with “ G.G.G.” in silver on each, in a leather case ; two suits of green-flannel pyjamas ; several handkerchiefs, collars, and tics ; a nickel bicycle-pump; and a nickel soapcase : total value, £5. 'Suit-cas/and brushes only identifiable. /icLcfriry I*-!// »j, 5 New Plymouth. —Between the 24th and 25th ultimo the Whitley Hall was broken into and a damask table-cover, value £1 Is., stolen therefrom, the property of the WHITLEY TRUST, Brown Street; also a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, red tires, parcel-carrier attached ; value £lO, identifiable, the property of FREDERICK WILLIAM GEORGE McLEOD, music-teacher, Gilbert Street.

Wanganui. — lst instant, from a motor-car in St. Hill Street, the property of FRANCIS CHERNSIDE HOGG, Liardet Street, New Plymouth, a brown-leather bag, about 20 in. long, with a silver plate on one side, containing a pair of flannelette pyjamas ; a clothes-brush; a crocodile-skin case containing a shaving-outfit (including two white-handled Bengal razors); a rolled-gold curb, fetter, and three or four oval double watch-chain, with a 9 et. gold medal with “S.C.M.R.A. A Grade Championship, Won by F. C. Hogg,” on it attached ; a silver spring-top pencil; a hair-brush and comb ; and several collars : total value, £8 17s. 9d. Identifiable except hair brush and collars.

Wanganui. —Between the,29th and 30th July last, while in transit between Wanganui and Auckland (per railways), the property of MAX MENDELS, second-hand dealer, Auckland, a gentlemen’s 15 ct. gold open-face Elgin watch, MM in monogram on back ; a gold scarf-pin, with Jewish emblem Kamara in blue enamel on gold background, about the size of a threepenny-piece ; a set of 9 ct. gold plain sleeve-links; and several papers in complainant’s name: total value, £25. Watch and pin only identifiable.

Palmerston North. — lßth October last, from outside the Post Office Hotel, the property of JAMES FITZPATRICK, labourer, 14 Palarmes Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel 24 in. bicycle, No. 279578, upturned handles with black grips, black tire on front wheel, Barnet-Glass tire on back wheel; value, £5. Identifiable.

Wellington.— Between the 30th September last and the 14th ultimo, from the showroom of ABRAHAM TOSSMAN AND CO., at 226 a Lambton Quay, a grey-brown dap squirrel three-quarter-length fur overcoat with blue-broche lining, wide sleeves, three buttons on front; value, £6O. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —20th September last, from Somerfield School, the property of CHARLES DEIBERT, 28 Richmond Terraco, a gentlemen’s blue-enamelled Gamage bicycle, No. 2115, racing-handles/ value, £l7 10s. Identifiable. A? i/fj Christchurch. September last, from Cashel Street, the property of WILLIAM ARTHUR BANKS, 7 Rolleston Street, a gentlemen’s Dumergue bicycle, No. 994, blackenamelled with gold lines, reversible handles, Bates Zealandia tires ; £6 10s. Identifiable. 3 -£0" r

Christchurch. September last, from the Edge ware Church, the property of ROY McCLURE ERASER, 20 Archer Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Twiss bicycle, No. 4828, upturned handles, Oceanic tire on back wheel, Mansfield saddle ; value, £O. Identifiable.

Christchurch. l3th August last, from Worcester Street, the property of GEORGE HULA BAKER, printer, a ladies’ black-enamelled free wheel B.S.A. bicycle, No. 570: value, £7 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —18th September last, from High Street, the property of HENRY BURSEN, 180 Barbadocs Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled 26 in. Butler bicycle, No. 345 ; value, £6 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 4th September last, from a right-of-way, the property of HENRY JAMES KERR, 105 Aldwin’s Road, a gentlemen’s Butler bicycle, No. 1820, blue-enamelled with gold lines, racing-handles, Dunlop Railroad tires; value, £2l. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —3rd September last, from Linwood Salvation Army Hall, the property of ETHEL HARRIS, 15 Wellington Street, a ladies’ black-enamelled Massey Silver Ribbon bicycle, No. 27053, broad handles ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 3oth September last, from Riccarton Road, the property of HARRY FRASER COULL, 29 Norwich Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle, No. 10857, outrigger handles, Liberty tires ; value, £8 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 23rd September last, from Canterbury College, the property of RAYMOND DANVERS BAKER, 28 Gloucester Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled freewheel bicycle, No. 14640, Kiddoy’s transfer on it in several places, Michelin tire on front wheel, Redfcrn tire on back wheel; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —29th ultimo, from a motor-car, the property of THOMAS FERGUS, medical practitioner, 236 High Street, a leather kit-bag, 18 in. long, with white removable lining, “ C.G.” on one side, containing two pairs of nickel midwifery forceps, a bottle of ether, a bottle of chloroform, a hypodermic syringe, a box of pituitrin, a skin-needle, and several lengths of silkworm-gut; total value, £7 10s. Identifiable.

Balclutha. — ultimo, from a schoolroom, the property of DAVID GREENFIELD ALGIE, Clyde Street, a gold ring, set with three opals and four diamonds in claw setting (diamonds set in pairs with single opal between) ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Gore. —23rd September last, from Trafford Street, the property of JAMES McKENNA, grocer, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled free-wheel Rover bicycle, upturned handles, Eadie Coaster hub ; value, £7. Aden tillable/ . "7/ / / “2^ s Invercargill. —Between tils' 23rd and 24th ultimo the shop of CHARLES DUERDEN, tobacconist, Mary Street East, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A khaki British Warmer overcoat, a quantity of tobacco and cigarettes of various brands, and £2 in silver ; total value, £lO. Overcoat only identifiable.