PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume L, Issue 3, 21 January 1925, Page 50

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). —29th ultimo, from the s.s. Norfolk,” the property of ROBERT SAMUEL ALLEN, steward, a gold open expansion wristlet small watch, several dents in case ; value, £4 4s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —6th instant, from a shed at the waystation, the property of GEORGE KERR HISLOP, 49 Ascot Avenue, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle ; value, £5 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. — Ist instant, from Great South Road, the property of HAROLD MEESON, Croydin Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled 22 in. B.S.A. bicycle, No. 82368, “ Skeates & White” on stay under saddle, rubber grips, Michelin tire on front wheel, Dunlop Railroad tire on back wheel; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Auckland.9th instant, from the shop of CIDRIO DUNCAN FORT, mercer, Customs Street, about nineteen £1 notes ; two 10s. notes ; a cheque for £3 on the National Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, No. K 126424, dated 21st December, 1924, drawn by Coward and Murray ; a cheque for £lO 2s. 6d. on the Bank of New Zealand, Hamilton, drawn by Clive Matthews ; two cheques for £1 each on the National Bank of New Zealand, No. F 324121 and F 324122, dated 6th and 7th January, 1925, drawn by Coward and Murray ; and a cheque for £1 on the National Bank of New Zealand, No. 319144, drawn by Whitehead and McArthur: total value, about £35. Cheques only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Ron Hunt, age about twenty-one, height about 5 ft. 6 in., salesman, native of England, medium build, pale complexion, fair hair; dressed in a navy-blue suit and darkfelt hat. He was wearing a silver watch-chain and a gold signet ring.-

Auckland. —2sth ultimo, from Manurewa, the property of HENRY NORMAN WAIN WRIGHT, farm hand, an autographic V.P. Kodak camera, No. 710048; a nickel cigarettecase ; an Onoto fountain pen ; a pair of grey-worsted trousers ; a gentlemen’s dark-grey woollen double-breasted overcoat, half-belt at back ; and £4 : total value, £lO. Identifiable except money. Suspicion is attached to Harold S. Conway, age about twenty-five, height about 5 ft. 6 in., farm hand and mechanic, strong build, florid complexion, red hair, blue eyes ; dressed in grey trousers, navy-blue coat, and blackvelour hat; impediment in, speech (stutters). C is • ? Y

Auckland.27th ultimo, from an overcoat in the Albert Hotel, the property of DUDLEY SEABROOK BROUGHTON, 20 Kerctu Road, a pair of Karl Zeiss Jena field-glasses, one slightly dampened, adjusting-screw loose ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Auckland. 29th November last, the property of CLEMENT OTTO, 51 Beresford Street, a gentlemen’s 9 ct. gold oval-link watch-chain, with a gold shield with “ Presented by W. A. Ansen for the best yellow Yorkshire canary in the show, 1914. Won by C. Otto,” on one side, and a canary on the other side ; total value, £l2. Identifiable.

Auckland. Between the 3rd and 4th ultimo, while on the train between Wellington and Auckland, the property of ARTHUR DAVID REID, stoker, H.M.S. “ Dunedin?’ a wallet containing three £5 notes (Nos. 804772, 809667, and 845135) and two £1 notes. Not identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Two Men (names unknown). (1.) Age about forty-four, height about 5 ft. 4 in., strong build, tanned complexion, dark-brown hair turning grey, blue eyes; dressed in a steel-grey suit. (2.) Age about fifty-five, height about 5 ft. 10 in., strong build, dark complexion, grey hair, brown eyes; dressed in a navy-blue-serge suit (no hat). They represented themselves as shearers and left the train at Taihapc.

Auckland. — lst instant, from the Grandstand at Ellerslie Racecourse, the property of EVELYN WILSON, Tauwhare, Hamilton, a ladies’ navy-blue woollen light overcoat, crimson lining, black-braid trimmings, honeycombed at sides, dome fastener on left side ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Auckland. —Between the 20th and 21st November last a building in Hayden Avenue was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom, the property of JOHN PERCY EVANS, builder: About forty rolls of 21 in. wallpapers, 3 ga lons of raw linseed-oil, 28 lb. of red oxide, 14 lb. of black paint, 141 b. of burnt turkey umber, six 4 in. and 3£ in. Arrow brand flat brushes, six 1 £ in. sash-tools, and .12 ft. of 2 in. galvanized pipe ; total value, £3O 16s. Not identifiable.

Auckland. — ultimo, from the United Service Hotel, the property of WILLIAM EVANS, licensee, a gentlemen’s navy-blue Melton overcoat, “ W. Bedford ” in white paint on inside of back, large bone buttons, belt at back; value, £5 ss. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about twenty-seven, height about 5 ft. 9 in., medium build, dark complexion, eyes, and hair; dressed in a blue-serge suit and black-felt hat. " .

Te Araroa. — the 7th and 31st ultimo, from unfenced land near Awatere River, a red cow, recently dehorned; a Polled Angus and Hereford cow and calf ; a strawberry roan cow and calf ; and two half Jersey steers, earmarked with a V-shaped piece out of tip of right ear and a V-shaped piece out of top of left ear, cows branded with a half-hoop over a diamond on rump, total value £22, identifiable, the property of ALFRED WILLIAM HICKS, farmer; and a red Polled Angus cow, white on head and belly, branded TG on left rump, and car-marked with a square notch out of bottom of right ear and two square notches out of top of left ear, value £5, identifiable, the property of THOMAS GERRARD, farmer and lineman. / ’9/^”

Taumarunui. Between the 12th March and the 30th October last, from paddocks at Taringamotu, the property of A. J. WACKROW, DONALD McLENNAN, D. WILSON, and W. J. NAPIER, farmers, forty-seven crossbred breedingewes, branded with 57 between shoulders, and two of them earmarked with a V-shaped piece out of tip and bottom of left ear; forty-two crossbred breeding-ewes, branded with a diamond and M on rump, and earmarked with a quarter out of bottom of one ear; thirty full-mouth crossbred breeding-ewes, earmarked with a long piece out of tip of right ear and a notch out of bottom of left ear; and sixty crossbred breeding-ewes, earmarked with a thistle-shaped piece out of bottom of left ear : total value, £358. Identifiable.

Ojpunake. —Bth instant, from King Street, the property of HUMPHREY WILLIAM GROVER, carpenter, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel 22 in. bicycle, upturned outrigger handles with black-celluloid grips, red tires ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. On the 2nd instant the dwelling of CHARLES HISTED, at the junction of Fitzherbert and Chaytor Streets was broken into and the following stolen therefrom : , A ladies’ gold ring, set with five pearls in claw : etting ; a ladies’ gold open-face watch, yellow dial, back chased ; a ladies’ silver chased hunting-watch; and a gold twisted-rope-pattern chain, with a gold heart and shamrock pendant and a gold chased cross attached ; a silver fetter-and-oval chain with tasselled ends ; a gold hoop ring, set .with three amethysts and two diamonds in claw setting; a gold hoop ring, set with a turquoise in claw setting; a gold cable bracelet, with a small padlock set with turquoises attached ; a plain gold cross, with a fine gold chain attached ; a gold cameo brooch, set with a woman’s head on pale-pink ground, fretted gold around edge; a gold ring, set with a moonstone in circular raised setting ; a gold wristlet Rolex watch, dented on dial, with a brown-ribbon band and gold clasp ; a pair of Indian chased gold drop earrings with screw catch ; a pair of gold circular earrings, set with turquoises; and a first-class return railway ticket, Auckland to Palmerston, No. 00508 : total value, £B3. Identifiable.

Eketahuna. —3rd instant, from a camp on Mount Bruce Road, the property of ARTHUR JAMES DOBBYN, overseer, a pair of white double blankets; a pair of black Zug boots, size 8 ; a pair of cotton denim pants, size 6 ; and a dark-tweed coat, makers Turvey and Offwood, Woodville: total value, £6 12s. fid. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about forty, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, strong build, fair complexion and hair, ginger moustache; dressed in a grey check suit and dark cap; foreign accent.

Wellington. —l7th November last, from the dwelling of THOMAS ALBERT KNAPP, 3 Binham Street, a silver wristlet Swiss watch, No.' 1800870, radium dial and hands, leather strap with “ Gem ”on it attached; value, £2 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Ted Condon, age eighteen, height 5 ft. 3 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, fair hair; dressed in a dark-tweed suit and light-felt hat.

Hokitika. About April last, from a motor-car in a garage in Revell Street, the property of AMOS WILLIAM DOWELL, hotelkeeper, a 1913 model D.U. IV type Bosche magneto ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —4th November last, from Cashel Street, the property of JOHN JOSEPH PALLANT, Shades Hotel, a blue-enamelled Gamage bicycle, No. 13008, racing-handles and tires ; value, £2l. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —lßth October last, from High Street, the property of HUGH McCULLOUGH, 21 Rolleston Street, a gentlemen’s blue-enamelled Butler bicycle, No. 1129, racing-handles, Barnet-Glass tires ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. October last, from Cashel Street, the property of ALBERT EDWARD WILSON, 15 Angus Street, a ladies’ black-enamelled free-wheel Cashmere bicycle, No. 1147, flat handles, nickel rims with green lines; value, £lO 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch.— lst November last, from Bedford Row, the property of F. R. JONES, 8 Bedford Row, a gentlemen’s red-enamelled free-wheel Red Bird bicycle, No. 88381, reversible handles, Barnet-Glass tires, electric headlight with dynamo attached ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 2oth November last, from Durham Street, the property of RAYMOND FLETCHER FORD, fruiterer, Colombo Street, a gentlemen’s black-cnamellecl bicycle, No. 33/2683 ; value, £9. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —14th November last, from Gloucester Street, the property of WILLIAM MOFFAT, 109 Bristol Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Butler bicycle, No. 47314 ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —l3th November last, from Lichfield Street, the property of WILFRED BRUNETTE MYHRE, 51 Rossall Street, a gentlemen’s blue-enamelled Kent bicycle, No. 2942, upturned handles, racing-saddle; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —26th November last, from the junction of Armagh and Manchester Streets, the property of HARRY EDISON REED, 417 Worcester Street, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled free-wheel Marvel bicycle, No. 2200, Eadie Coaster hub ; value, £B. Identifiable.

St. Andrews. instant, from a vest in the Masonic Hotel, the property of PATRICK LEO COLLINS, painter, 7 Princes Street, a silver open-face keyless Cymres watch, dial cracked, second-hand missing; and about 9s. : total value, about £2 9s. Watch only identifiable.

Temuka. l3th ultimo, from an outhouse at the dwelling of JEREMIAH TANGNEY, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel 22 in. B.S.A. bicycle ; value, £8 15s. Identifiable.

Cromwell. — ultimo, the property of WILLIAM PROCTOR, Tarras, a silver English lever watch, No. 8122684, “ K.W.P.” on inside of case; a gold medal, with “ W. Proctor, 100 yards champion, 1914, Wellington,” on it; and a rolled-gold short-link chain: total value, about £7. Watch and medal identifiable.

Dunedin. —Between the Ist and sth instant, from the s.s. “ Navua,” a brass eight-day round ship’s clock, about 6 in. in diameter, white dial, “ Mclnnes, Scotland,” on dial; and “ Navua ” and “ Smoking Room ” on back, value £B, the property of the Union Steamship Company; also a No. 2 Brownie folding camera, value £1 10s., the property of ROBERT THYNE CAROLIN, ship’s boy. Suspicion is attached to Steve Walsh, age about twenty-five, height about 5 ft. 7 in., fireman, native of England, medium build, reddish freckled complexion, ginger hair, protruding -lower lip; dressed suit and grey-tweed cap.

Dunedin. On the sth ultimo the shop of WILLIAM WATSON STEWART at 4 Castle Street was broken into and a quantity of pipes, tobacco, and cigarettes of various brands stolen therefrom ; total value, £3O. Not identifiable.

Dunedin. On the sth ultimo the shop of ALEXANDER STEELE at 142 Stuart Street was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : £3 17s. and a quantity of chocolates and cherries; total value, £4 12s. fid. Not identifiable.

Dunedin.— Between the 4th and 13th September last, while in transit between Auckland and Dunedin, the property of the UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY, 133 cinnamon and navy marocain, georgette, and crepe do Chine frocks, some beaded; total value, £145 -17 s. fid. Not identifiable.