PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume L, Issue 39, 30 September 1925, Page 559

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Newton. —sth instant, from Karangahape Road, the property of GEORGE LOMAS, I Portland Avenue, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, Michelin tire on front wheel, John Bull tire on back wheel; value, £9. Identifiablp -

Auckland. —26th ultimo, from a bedroom in the Hotel Northland, the property of SARAH ELIZABETH LEE, a gold band ring, set with cluster of nine diamonds and three sapphires in claw setting ; value, £3O. Identifiable.

Auckland. —7th instant, from a bedroom at 144 Hobson Street, the property of WILLIAM FRANCIS BICKERTON, a. coat and a pair of trousers (recovered), and a navy-blue vest with red lining in back ; total value, £5. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Charles Jones (name probably fictitious), age about twenty-seven, height 5 ft. 6 in., medium build, fresh complexion, hair turning grey, sharp features; dressed in a dark suit. This is the description of a man who pledged the coat and trousers at Bookman’s pawnshop for 12s.

Auckland. —14th instant, from 202 Queen Street, the property of MILDRED KIRKLAND, a ladies’ gold keyless wristlet watch, black English figures with red “ 12,” with gold expanding bracelet attached; value, £lO. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Rupert James Connell, age twentyfive, height 5 ft. 8 in., labourer, native of Australia, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, scar on right forefinger ; dressed in a dark-grey suit and dark-grey-felt hat. He has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted. (See Police Gazette, 1924, page 716, and Photographs, 1925, page 6.)

Auckland. 29th or 30th ultimo, from 16 Haultaine Street, the property of NELLIE PEARSON, a gold-mounted quartz brooch, with chain attached ; a pair of gold cufflinks, dumb-bell and shield pattern, with “ F.P.” engraved thereon ; a gold ring, set with Egyptian scarab in turquoise stone ; a plain gold locket; a gold locket with birds engraved thereon ; a 9 ct. plain gold cross ; a 9 ct. gold boomerang brooch ; a silver cigarette-case ; a pair of gold pince-nez ; a silver-plated jewel-casket, lined with faded pink silk ; a gentlemen’s gold ring, set with an amethyst; and several pieces of gold chain : total value, £7l 17s. Identifiable.

Hamilton. —16th or 17th instant, from a cash-box in their office, the property of D. McL. WALLACE (Limited), Ward Street, a cheque for £l2 12s. on Bank of New Zealand, Putaruru, No. 10885, drawn by J. C. Tomalin ; a cheque for £7 on the Bank of New South Wales, Matiere, No. 11263, drawn by W. W. Kelly cheque for £3B 7s. IQd. on the Bank of New Zealand, Maungaturoto, No. 3916, drawn by the Hakuru Dairy Company in favour of J. King : cheque for £2O lSp on the Bank of New Zealand, No. L 512076, drawn by E. H. Bagnall ; ,jx cheque for £24 on the National Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, No. 8039, drawn by E. M. Stewart; a .cheque for £34 14s. on the Bank of New Zealand, Hamilton, arawn by J. Bones ; a cheque for £4 10s., drawn by Bowler ; cheque for £6 (is. 6d, on the Union Bank of Australasia, Tauranga, drawn by M. D. Munro ; and £32 in banknotes : total value, £lB9 Bs. 7d. Cheques only identifiable. X cL ifri Te Kuiti. —Between the 6th and 11th July last, from his farm at Paemako, the property of JAMES O’MALLEY, farmer, a yellow Jersey cow, eight years old, dehorned,’ branded 49 on right rump ; a light brindle cow with black and yellow streaks on sides, eight years old ; a black-and-white Holstein-Jersey cross cow, five years old, earmarked on left ear, small turned-in horns ; a black Jersey cow, four years old* flfefcomVti,- *fc-ma*keslXii> ; - a brown-and black Jersey cross cow, eight years old, with broken tail; a black - and-brown Shorthorn-Jersey cow, dehorned, branded 49 on right rump ; a red Shorthorn-Jersey cow, eight years old, dehorned ; and a red heifer, three years old, with white feet and small straight horns : total value, £75. Identifiable.

Napier. Between the 26th June last and the 26th ultimo, from a shed in Tennyson Street, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Labour Department), a gentlemen’s dark-green-enamelled free-wheel, bicycle, front wheel missing, straight handles* rim-brakes, broad-arrow stamped on several parts of frame ; value, £3. Identifiable.

Napier. 3rd instant, from Owen Street, the property of ANDREW CHRISTENSEN, Artillery Barracks, a gentlemen’s free-wheel Massey-Harris bicycle, No. 94142, upturned handles, black grips, red reflector on rear mud-guard. Solar acetylene-lamp attached ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Wanganui. — loth ultimo, from Victoria Avenue, the property of A. L. HEALEY, cycle-merchant, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, No. 71573 over 904. upturned handles, 20 in. frame, Onward saddle, North Road tires ; value, £5 10s. Identifiable.

Wanganui. or about the 15th June last, the property of MARKS AND BOTTS, cycle-merchants, Victoria Avenue, a gentlemen’s bicycle, black-enamelled with red joints, 22 in. frame, upturned handles ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Wanganui. —2oth July last, from the Technical School, the property of GEORGE HOUSNELL MOSS, 35 Mahoney Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Warwick bicycle, No. 27581, 22 in. frame, Michelin tires; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Westport. — l4th ultimo, the property of PATRICK BRADLEY, a gentlemen’s -enamelled free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle, upturned handles, Dunlop Railroad tires ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Westport. DUNCAN, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled bicycle, upturned handles, rubber saddle ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —l6th instant, from Gloucester Street, the property of EDWIN DALTON, 53 Beresford Street, a greenenamelled electric model Harley-Davidson motor-cycle with side-chair attached, registered No. N.Z. 22211, engine No. 23. J. 11556, tank dented on each side; value, £BO. Identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the 25th June last and the 9th July, from the s.s. “ Karetu,” between Wellington and Dunedin, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Education Department), about five pairs of heather-mixture woollen socks, four pairs of boys’ tweed knickers, five tennis shirts, a Varsity shirt, twelve knitted ties, four grey-flannel singlets, seventeen pairs of black stockings, six calico aprons, &c. ; total value, £l2 11s. Id. Not identifiable.