PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLIX, Issue 50, 17 December 1924, Page 699

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. 2Bth ultimo, from the dwelling of FRANK MAURICE BUDD, clerk, 24 Seccombe Road, a gentlemen’s keyless hunting Waltham watch, second-hand missing ; value, £5. r Identifiable.

Auckland.— 2oth . ultimo, from. Symoncls Street, the proI perty .of ..JACK - GOOD, 16 Braxton Road, a ’ gentlemen's black-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, down-turned handles, nickel rims ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Auckland. 2Bth October last, from a bedroom at Rex; Court, Symonds Street, the property of LILY JOAN CORNES, a small grey-suede purse, containing two £1 notes, two 10s. notes, and about 3s. ; total value, £3 4s. fid. Purse only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to James Nolan, age; forty-two,) height 5 ft. 7 in., . labourer, native of England, 1 medium build, sallow complexion, dark-brown hair turning grey, grey eyes. He has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted.

Auckland. —Between the 14th and 16th ultimo, from a bedroom at the Empire Hotel, a ladies’ gold wristlet keyless Swiss watch, with safety-chain attached,, English figures, value £Bj identifiable, the property of ROSINA MOLLOY ; also a pair of gold shield sleeve-links, with “ J.W.’Von, each,, value £l, identifiable, the property of JOHN BIELBY WILLIAMS* Suspicion is attached William t Johnston (name probably, fictitious), age. about < thirty-five, 1 height about 5 ft. 110 in.j slight build, fresh complexion, brown hair; dressed in a! brown suit and light-felt hat.

Auckland. —22nd ultimo, from a cabin on the scow “Zingara,” the ! property of ■ CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS DUNN, seaman, a full-size, steel guitar, dark; brown with white around edge, bridge broken ; value, £7 10s. • Identifiable.

Auckland. — On. or about the Ist, ultimo, -from a, dwelling at 10 Burgess .Road, Devonport, . two pairs of , black woollen stockings,, and a black-silk blouse,,with .white silk crochet at bottom, . total value 18s. 6d. (blouse only identifiable), ; the property of, ALBERTA,; GREWAR ; also two . pairs of i black woollen stockings, a navy and black silk blouse beaded .on front and at bottom, and a brown-oilskin hat, total value £1 4s. 3d. (blouse only identifiable), the , property of MAUD KATHLEEN BROWN. Suspicion is ( attached to Lillian Tolley, ,alias Dixon, age about • thirty-three, height about 5 ft. 8 in., slight build, dark complexion,! brown, hair; walks with a limp; addicted.to drugs and liquor. She is accompanied by her daughter, Phyllis Tolley, referred to in Police Gazette, 1924, page. 634.

Auckland. — 2sth ultimo, from a bedroom at 't he Chelsea Boardinghouse, the property of PERCY DEVINE, a blueserge suit, m£dc- by Crowd Clot hi Company, Whangarei, “ Percy Devine ”on inside pocket of coat; a gentlemen’s gold keyless hunting-watch, made by -Russell, Liverpool, “ P. I).” on front case ; a silver curb watch-chain ; a safety-razor-blade case; a brief-bag; a black-leather wallet, containing four £l. notes and four 10s. notes on the Bank of New Zealand, a 10s. note on the Bank of New South Wales, a Post Office Savings-bank book in the name of Percy Devine, Pukekohe . (showing a credit of £6O), a river, oil engineer’s certificate in , complainant’s name ■ (issued at Auckland), .a 1924 diary with r complainant’s , name on it, , a pair of blue socks, a black-and-red tie, and a yellow-striped-poplin shirt : total value, £29 7s. 9d. Identifiable except s money. Suspicion is attached to Bruce McLeod, age about forty, height 5 It. 8 in., labourer and fireman, native of Scotland, strong build, sallow complexion, dark-brown hair turning grey, blue eyes ; dressed in a dark-brown suit and cap and tan shoes ;, swinging gait; rough appearance. He was sharing a! room with complainant when the articles were stolen.

Hamilton. Between the 3rd and 4th instant the BANK OF NEW ZEALAND (Hamilton North Branch) was broken into, and; the following,stolen therefrom :£3 .7s. 3d. in, silver and copper; about £2 ss. v worth of, penny and halfpenny postage-stamps ; about sixty halfpenny Post. Office lettercards, specially printed for Bank of New Zealand ; I ,and ; ,a cash-box, .10 in. by 6 in. -by 4 in. : - total value, £7 4s. 9d. Not identifiable, . x •—i / / _ pjL^ryx^-.y// 5 Hamilton. — AND .JONES’S shop broken into : The suspect, Walter John Lewis, has been interviewed by the To Awamutu. police,, but no evidence resulted. (See Police Gazette, 1924, page 687.)

Frankton Junction.— Between- the 4th and sth September last, from the railway-station, a brown patent-leather portmanteau, about 2 ft. by 1 ft., containing a pair of pyjamas, a black-handled : Bengal razor, a, pair of blue socks, and six black-and-white-striped soft’ collars ; total value, £6 3s. 6d., identifiable,-the property of EDWARD ERIC WARD, farmer; , also a j brown, brief-bag with “ F.W.L.” in black on one. side, a razor in a case with “ F.W.L.” on handle, a Ford camera, and a white shirt, total value £7 10s., identifiable, the property of FRANCIS BLAIR LEIGHTON, farmer.

Taiiiape. — Between the 15th and 16th August, last, while in, transit between Te ~Kuiti, and - Utiku, per railways, the property of H. W. NICHOLLS, farm hand, Utiku, . a black eighteen-month old prick-ear half-bred Kelpie dog ; answers to “ Nigger ” ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Petone. — the Ist and 2nd instant, from Jackson Street, the property of ERNEST JAMES COLLETT, fruiterer, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled 24 in. bicycle, upturned handles with one black grip ; value,- £6. - Identifiable.

Wellington. — l7th. ultimo,-irom the person of THOMAS HALL COLTMAN, jeweller, 183 Cuba Street, while under the influence of -liquor in the Brunswick Hotel, a gentlemen’s gold-filled i ting-watch, - with “ J.M.” ’on . outside of back case; a 9 ct. gold fetter watch-chain; a nickel-double sovereign-case; a Justice of the Peace badge; a 20-franc gold piece ; and an aluminium medallion : total value,, £ls. Identifiable. : Suspicion •is attached ,to John Simpson, age thirty-five, traveller. He has been interviewed by the Christchurch police, but no evidence resulted.

Wellington.— On the 10th July last the dwelling of ERNEST EDWARD HAMMOND at 5 Oriental Terrace was broken into, and the following stolon therefrom : A ladies’ gold open-face expanding wristlet watch, “ G. & T. Young ” on dial, “ N.H.” over “ 106-21 ” on back case ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Wharf (Wellington). —Between the 7th and 17th ultimo, from a locker at the rifle range, the property of WELLINGTON HARBOUR BOARD RIFLE CLUB, a 22-calibre single-shot Birmingham Small-arms Company No. 12 target rifle, No. 21763, “ No. 2” on butt; value, £B. Identifiable.

Temuka.— WILLIAM CHARLES MILES’S bicycle stolen : The suspect, Charles Frederick Brown, has been arrested by the Christchurch police for another offence and interviewed regarding this offence, but no evidence resulted. (See Police Gazette, 1924, page 626.)

Timaru. —Between the 30th October last and the 9th ultimo, from a veranda at the dwelling of SAMUEL ANDERSON in Le Cren Street, a. gentlemen’s black-enamelled Osmond bicycle, upturned handles, new front forks ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Port Chalmers.— On or about the 24th June last, from George Street Wharf, the property of PORT CHALMERS BOROUGH COUNCIL, a brass keystone meter, and a copper nozzle, with a 2 in. brass coupling attached ; total value, £l2 10s. Identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the Bth and 9th instant the shop of THOMAS CROZIER, draper, Gordon Road, Mosgiel, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A brown suit-case, a pair of grey blankets (Bruce make), six ladies’ Poneke vests, ladies’ and gentlemen’s boots and shoes, and other articles of girls’, boys’, and men’s clothing; total value, £53 13s. Identification doubtful/ Dunedin. Between the 29th ultimo and the Ist instant the shop of A. F. CHEYNE AND CO., drapers, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : Two Arionica gramophones ; six VoeaJion records ; a record-carrier ; two cardboard lunch-carriers; a mahogany eight-day clock, about a foot high, with “ Gilbert ”on dial; two ladies’ velour overcoats, one brown and the other blue; and a ladies’ fawn-gabardine overcoat : total value, £32 15s. fid. Identifiable. Also a quantity of tools, including three planes, a hammer, a saw, an oil-stone, and two small squares ; total value, £4 13s. fid. ; identifiable; the property of JAMES AITKEN, carpenter, Mosgiel. / V /// y a