PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume L, Issue 30, 29 July 1925, Page 433

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Ponsonby.-—On the 7th ultimo the premises of WILLIAM J. WEST, second-hand dealer, 290 Ponsonby Road, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A gentlemen’s bicycle, black-enamelled with green lines, upturned handles ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). —4th ultimo, from the Auckland Railway-station, the property of JOHN DODS, 167 Queen Street, an old Gladstone bag, containing a pair of gentlemen’s tan shoes, size 8 ; a pair of gentlemen’s darktweed trousers ; three old blue-and-while-striped shirts ; two soft collars; an ebony-backed hair-brush ; three pair of socks ; six knitted ties ; a dozen handkerchiefs, some marked “B. Dods ” ; a No. 6 football; and a gold-mounted Waterman fountain pen : total value, £ll. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to a Man (name unknown), age about forty, height about 5 ft. 6 in., strong build, fresh complexion, small dark moustache.

Auckland. — HUNTER AND SONS’ premises broken into : Alexander Rea, referred to in Police Gazette, 1925, page 385, has been charged with this offence by the Auckland police, and a coat and trousers recovered. (See Police Gazette, 1924, pages 149 and 195.)

Auckland.2sth ultimo, the property of SARAH ALICE FIELDER, 18-Shefbournp Road, a ladies’ gold Roles wristlet watch with gold expanding bracelet?, number about-1091384, figure “12 ” red, “ Rolex ”on inside ; value, £7 10s. Identifiable. -

Auckland. —9th April last, the property of GEORGE HOWARD; bushman, Matamata, £l6 in notes, a gentlemen’s fifteen-jewel luminous dial silver wristlet watch, and a gentlemen’s silver English lever watch, dust-cover missing; total value, £29. Identifiable except money.

Auckland. Between the Ist and 30th ultimo, from Warkworth House, Queen Street, the property of MARY K. SCOTT, Scots College, Wellington, a round gold brooch, set with about ten moonstones in claw setting ; a worn gold ring, set with three stones, one stone red ; a 9 ct. gold weddingring, with “ Pascoe ”on it; part of a gold brooch with minature ladies’ shoe attached ; and a dress-ring, set with a moonstone, “T. Long ”on it: total value, £B. Identifiable.

Auckland.3rd instant, from Albert Street, the property of the NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE COMPANY (Limited), a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Unity bicycle, 22 in. frame, reversible handles ; value, £9. Identifiable.

Auckland. About 25th May last, from 420 Mount Eden Road, the property of ROSA QUINN, 8 Burleigh Street, a ladies’ 18 ct. gold half-hoop engagement-ring, set with five diamonds in claw setting, “A. T. Long ” on inside ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Auckland.On or about the 13th April last, from a hut at Kawakawa, the property of PETER FOX, Railway Street, Ellerslie, a gentlemen’s rolled-gold hunting keyless watch, chased cases with shield in centre, front case has been repaired near stem ; and a butcher’s steel with horn handle : total value, £5 10s. Watch only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Stephen Bishop, age twenty-five, height 5 ft. 6 in., slaughterman, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, scar on back of left hand. (See Police Gazette, 1925, page 272, and Photographs. 1922, page 29.) jSZfvu*- zfr-'f'zC,.

Matamata. —7th instant, from a paddock at Waharoa, the property of WILLIAM BRINDLE, fanner, Hinuera, a five-year-old fawn-coloured Jersey cow with black rings round eyes, dehorned, earmarked with two V-shaped pieces out of one ear and one V-shaped piece out of the other ear ; value, £3O. Identifiable.

Rotorua.On the 4th ultimo the dwelling of JOHN ORR, farmer, Te Ngae, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A 12-bore single-barrel -loading shot-gun, No. 49916, “ Harrington and Richardson Arms Coy ” makers ; a -303 Lee-Enfield rifle, “ No. 1646 ” on barrel and “ No. 27 ” on stock; a pair of Army and Navy field-glasses in black-morocco-leather case; a travelling-rug; a brown woollen singlet; and six silver spoons. Guns and field-glasses only identifiable.

Waitara. —sth ultimo, from the dwelling of ARTHUR LEONARD FROST, share milker, Bell Block, a 9 ct. gold bar brooch, set with three sapphires (one missing); value, £2 ss. Identifiable.

New Plymouth.7th May last, from a hut in Avenue Road, the property of YOUNG HAI, market-gardener, £3 10s. in money and a gentlemen’s double-cased keyless silver Swedish lever watch with luminous dial; total value, £7. Watch only identifiable.

Woodville.Between the 11th and 13th instant the offices at Woodville Railway-station were broken into, and the following, the property of SARGOOD, SON, AND EWEN, Wellington, stolen therefrom : One fawn and one greymixture gentlemen’s pull-over sweater's ; six ladies’ overcoats, velour, fawn, and brown colours, several with fur collars ; six ladies’ wool and cotton combinations, natural and cream colours; two dozen silk and Cashmere ladies’ hose, assorted colours ; eight cream-coloured children’s vests ; five suits of gentlemen’s striped pyjamas ; two gentlemen’s dark shirts with collars attached ; and a gentlemen’s Maral singlet: total value, £45 18s. Identifiable.

Marton. —sth instant, from the rear of the post-office, the property of ARTHUR HUTTON, clerk, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled free-wheel Blackman Bros, bicycle, upturned handles, Earl Cord tires ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Wellington.lßth ultimo, from outside the Terminus Hotel, the property of JOHN BRODIE, traveller, care of Briscoe and Co., a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Argyle bicycle, No. 2697, adjustable handles, nickle-plated headforks, Eadie Coaster hub, No. 9817-96-2089-98; value, £lO 10s. Identifiable.

Havelock.On the 4th instant the dwelling of Dr. McClymont was broken into, and the following, the property of EMMA GRACE DAVIS, housekeeper, stolen therefrom: A navy-blue woollen gabardine dress, embroidery and beadwork on front, half-lined with brown satin ; a fawn cotton georgette dress trimmed with saxe blue; a black-velvet frock lined with pink silk ; a salmon-pink frock with crepe de Chine cuffs and collar; and a tussore-silk slip-bodice edged with torchon lace : total value, £l7 ss. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —4th March last, from Gloucester Street, the property of CHARLES WILLIAM WELCH, 110 Jeffries Road, a gentlemen’s free-wheel Syme B.S.A. bicycle, No. 11859, outrigger handles, black-enamelled with green lines, Michelin tires ; value, £l3. Identifiable.

Dunedin. About the 7th ultimo, from a bedroom in the Rugby Hotel, the property of DAVID CHITTOCK, farmer, Moa Creek, a gentlemen’s open-face silver watch, “ W. Baker, Gore,” on dial. “ D.C.” on back, ribbon guard, silver albert, and oval photo-frame attached ; value, £2. Identifiable.