PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume L, Issue 40, 7 October 1925, Page 571

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Whangarei.—Between the 22nd and 24th August last, the property of HILL AND HAGEN, second-hand dealers, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle ; value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

Whangarei. August last, from Bank Street, the property of CARLYLE GOODE, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled Earl bicycle, straight handles ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Newton.On the 12th or 13th ultimo the premises of BALFOUR MEARS IRVINE, optician, Salisbury Street, Heme Bay, were broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A pair of Zeiss binoculars in tan-leather case; “ Carl Zeiss, Jena,” and “ Deltrinton, No. 1246794, 8 x 13,” stamped on outside of case ; and a pair of French prism binoculars in tan-leather case, “ Lemaire, Maker,” stamped thereon : total value, £27 15s. Identifiable.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). —31st August last, the property of ARTHUR WOLSTENHOLME, Castor Bay Road, a gentlemen’s silver keyless hunting Elgin watch; value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland.—sth ultimo, from a room at 46 Cook Street, the property of ELZA HELEN HOOKS, an imitation - leather suit-case, containing two books of music, one darkbrown and the other navy-blue binding, “ E. H. Rooks ” in gold letters on each ; and several pieces of music, with “E. H. Rooks ” thereon : total value, £ls. Identifiable.

Auckland. —27th August last, from a bedroom at 17 Middleton _Road, the of HILARY CHARLES SISLEY, a gentlemen’s silver hunting Rotherhams watch, front case loose ; and a double silver curb watch-chain with guard missing : total value, £3 15s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Ronald Richard Olnev.. age seventeen, height 5 ft. 9£ in., lahtmTcr,' native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, dark-brown hair, grey eyes, scar on chin ; dressed in a navy-blue suit, brownish-grey Cardigan, and light-grey-felt hat. (See Police Gazette. 1925, page 542, and Photograph;, /{JY -

Auckland. 27th August last, from the Training College, the property of GLADYS MANN, 41 Surrey Street, Grey Lynn, a ladies’ 9 ct. gold keyless wristlet watch, No. 1067129, gold figures, with silk band attached ; value, £5. Identifiable. ■VWKjCk /4fe- ,

Auckland. —On the 12th ultimo the dwelling of ROBERT JAMES WALKER, 3 LiUington Road, Remuera, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A gentlemen’s blue-serge coat and trousers, “ H. Hunker and R. J. Walker ” on inside of coat ; a pair of gentlemen’s black boots, size 6, Flexile make ; a black-handled Bengal razor ; a small celluloid hand-mirror, with “ D.W.” thereon ; and a brown wooden-backed brash, &v. : total value, £l4 Is. 6d. Identifiable. s**' /w// <2- s ' *

Auckland. —On the 21st ultimo the dwelling of FRANK MORTON, 9 Bell Road, Remuera, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A (mahogany-mounted American -plate camera, black-morocco-leather finish, Bosch and Lomb lens ; a black-handled Ancona razor; an oval -shape 18 ct. gold locket, with “ Presented by Gimball Electric Company, Oakland, California, 1910,” inscribed thereon; and a plain gold banner tiepin : total value, £lB. Identifiable. ff

Auckland.—l4th ultimo, from a lavatory in Victoria Street, the property of GEORGE WHITTAKER, 3 Waverley Street, a pair of blue-serge trousers with cuff bottoms ; a gentlemen’s greyish-brown sports coat, well worn ; and a grey knitted woollen sweater: total value, £2 18s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name unknown), age about forty-eight, height 5 ft. 8 in., medium build, fresh complexion, grey hair dressed in a grey suit and grey-felt hat.

Auckland. ultimo, from a boardinghouse in Hobson Street, the property of WILLIAM JAMES HAWTHORNE, three Bank of New Zealand £5 notes, Nos. 923653, A 009075, and A 009079, and six £1 notes. £5 notes only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Watkinson, age thirty, height 5 ft. 8 in., strong build, sallow complexion : dressed in a dark suit and grey overcoat; erect gait.

Te Aboha. — ultimo, from a bedroom in the New Zealand Daily Company’s hostel, Manawaru, the property of RAYMOND HILL, a gentlemen’s nickel-plated open-face keyless watch. “ Hawera ,T_ on dial; and a£l note : total value, £3 10s. Watch only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Fuller Anderson, alias Gilbert Anderson, age nineteen, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, medium build, copper complexion, black hair, brown eyes, clean-shaved; well dressed in dark worsted coat and trousers, white (.woollen jumper, slatecoloured hat, and brown shoes ; a half-caste Maori ; plays a steel guitar. He is also suspected of stealing a £5 note, the property of ARTHUR GEORGE ELLIS. V

Whakatane.— May last, the property of LLEWELLYN THOMAS and FRANK LUSH, Edgecumbe, a gentlemen’s grey sports coat and a military overcoat ; total value, £5. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Horacio Acosta, age thirty, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, native of Argentine, liredium build, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes/ scar on top of head and on left forearm, pock-pitted face / dressed in a dark suit and cap ; talkative ; fond of drink. / Suspect took the clothing without authority,. and left a note stating he would return the property from Whakatane, /but failed to do so. (See Police Gazette, 192|, page 364.). yC/ . / 4, „ ~ YV

Wellington.—9th ultimo, from the Technical School, the property of^WILLIAM JOHN SUTHERLAND, 266 Adelaide Road, a gentlemen’s -enamelled free-wheel Swift bicycle, turned-down handles, Dominion tires ; value, £lO. Identifiable. g||j .

Rangioba.AßTHUß PATIENCE’S pocket-book, &c., stolen : The suspect, Robert Arnott, has been interviewed by the New Plymouth police, but no evidence resulted. (See Police Gazette, 1914, page 414.)

Christchurch. 7th ultimo, from King Edward Barracks, the property of NORMAN HAROLD TULLEY, 28 Tweed Street, a gentlemen’s purple -enamelled fixed-wheel Bell bicycle, No. 5550, upturned outrigger handles, 22 in. frame, Dunlop Railroad tires ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

—Between the 10th December last and the 16th February, from paddocks near Clark’s Junction, the property of NICOL AND SONS, Lee Stream, Outram, 214 ewes earmarked with two fore bits out of right ear, branded with a 5 on the left ribs, some in red and others in green paint; and 218 lambs, ewes earmarked with two fore bits out of right ears, and wethers similarly earmarked on left ears : total value, £733 12s. Identifiable by earmarks.

Dunedin. Between the 10th and 21st ultimo, from a hut in the railway-yards, the property of JOHN STEPHEN MORRISON, Burnside, a jack-plane, a Stanley plane, a keyhole-saw, a compass, a panel-saw, a dovetail-saw, a J in. beading-plane, a 1 in. rebate-plane, a § in. bevelled chisel, an expansion bit, a mortise-gauge, a bead-slip, all stamped “J. Morrison ” ; and two chisels, stamped “ N.Z.R.” : total value, £4 4s. 6d. Identifiable.

■ Dunedin. 22nd ultimo, from a motor-car in Moray Place, the property of GEORGE ROBERT STORY, 95 Stuart Street, a rug made with thirty Australian red-fox skins, some with tails on, lined with raft material ; vahfe, . £lO. Identifiable. <T *