PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume L, Issue 41, 14 October 1925, Page 587

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Newton.24th August last, the property of SIMON SPITZ, 155 Karangahape Road, a gentlemen’s dark-blue-enamelled free-wheel Perfection bicycle, 22 in. frame, reversible handles, Barnet-Glass tire on front wheel, Dunlop Railroad tire on back wheel; value, £lO 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. On the 16th ultimo the dwelling of ELIZA ORME, 10 Marsden Avenue, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : Two gold rings (recovered) ; a gentlemen’s 9 ct. gold band ring, set with a red stone in claw setting ; a small clock with bevelled glass ; a quantity of Greys cigarettes ; and £1 12s. 6d. in money : total value, £lO 12s 6d. Identifiable except cigarettes and money. . Suspicion is attached to John Buckley, alias Herbert Leslie Buckley, alias Thompson, age twenty-one, height 5 ft. 6Jin., painter and labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion and hair, grey eyes, right little finger stiff, scar over left eye, on left foot, and on tip of right forefinger; dressed in a blue or grey suit. (See Police Gazette, 1925, page 513, and Photographs, 1923, pag6 78/and following paragraphs.)

Auckland.—On the 13th ultimo the dwelling of ARTHUR FOOTE, 41 Lucerne Road, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A brown -leather suit-case with nickel fasteners, a ladies’ old-fashioned silver open-face wristlet watch, dial studded with small jewels, tortoise-shell case ; and ss. in money : total value, £7 15s. Identifiable except money. Suspicion is attached to John Buckley, alias Herbert Leslie Buckley, alias Thompson, referred to in preceding and following paragraphs Sjj. y-

Auckland.On the 17th ultimo the dwelling of HERBERT STAPLES, Kingston Avenue, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A pair of gentlemen’s navy-blue-serge trousers ; a heavy woollen singlet, with “ Commonwealth Unshrinkable Underwear ”on it; a pair of woollen underpants ; a ladies’ open-face silver keyless watch, engraved cases, “ E.M.8.” in centre of gold shield on back, blue figures on dial; a gentlemen’s open-face keyless silver wristlet watch, luminous figures; a gentlemen’s open - face silver “ Fratarini ” watch; a quarter Canadian paper dollar; a leather brief-bag; and 3s. in money : total value, £l4 18s. Identifiable except money. Suspicion is attached to John Buckley, alias Herbert Leslie Buckley, alias Thompson, referred to in preceding and following paragraphs. _

Auckland. — On the 15th ultimo the dwelling of HELEN RITCHIE, 44 Esplanade Road, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A gold ring (recovered), a pair of gold-mounted horn-rimmed smoked glasses, a gold, band ring, a large black-handled magnifying-glass, a brown-leather suit-case, and a nickel two-cell electric torch ; total value, £6 7s. fid. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to John Buckley, alias Herbert Leslie Buckley, alias Thompson, referred to in preceding and following paragraphs. .

' Auckland.On the 18th ultimo the dwelling of WILLIAM JOHN HOCKING, 6 Wes thou me Road, Remuera, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A gentlemen’s watch (recovered) ; a gentlemen’s heavy navy-blue-serge suit, “ Made by J. Brown, Newmarket,” on tab, grey lining and inside pocket in vest, cuff bottoms in trousers ; and about £2 Is. in money : total value, £l9 13s. Identifiable except money. Suspicion is attached to JohlL Buckley, alias Herbert Leslie Buckley, alias Thompson, rejwredyo in preceding paragraphs. 1 0/

Auckland. Between the 16th December last and the 31st January, from the dwelling of CHRISTINA MASTERTON TODD, 60 Balmoral Road, two long gold muff-chains ; a gentlemen’s gold open-face watch, gold dial, scroll on back of case ; a ladies’ gold half-hunting keyless Rotherhams watch, No. 203004, “ 1.D.” on back of case ; a gentlemen’s 15 ct. gold single-curb watch-chain ; a gold horse-shoe tiepin ; a tiepin set with an amethyst; a gold enamelled medal, with two roses and “L. B. Todd ”on it; an old-fashioned gold ring, set with a cluster of pearls and red stones ; a gold bar brooch with two earrings in centre ; a woman’s head gold-mounted cameo brooch ; a gold chain necklet, set with about thirty pearls ; and four sets of gold studs and cufflinks : total value, £SO. Identifiable.

Auckland.On the 4th instant the dwelling of CLAUDE HERBERT GRANT COWAN, Vincent Street, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : About £3 10s. in cash, among which were two sovereigns and a half-sovereign ; a small pearl cross ; a plain gold cross ; a small gold fancy cross with sea-pearl inset; a small onyx brooch with pearl inset; a turquoise brooch ; a gold brooch with red stone in centre ; a gold brooch with head of Dutch girl in centre ; a swastika brooch ; a gold bar brooch with amethyst in centre ; two fine gold chain bracelets ; a fine linked gold bracelet; a gold band bracelet with scroll on top, fastens with clip; a blueenamel pendant; a pale-blue-enamel locket with pink rosebuds on front; a round gold locket with photos inside ; a small blue-enamel pendant with garnet inset and shield on back ; two gold fancy chain necklets ; a fine gold chain necklet; a small gold ring, set with sapphire ; a gold ring, set with pearl and two diamonds ; a small greenstone tiki; two cameos with figure of Mercury on each ; a large oval white-enamel pendant with large white sapphire in centre ; a gold triangular brooch with blue butterfly on it; a string of mother-of-pearl beads ; a gold bar brooch, set with green cat’s-eye ; a gold bar brooch with college arms on it; two large onyx cameos ; three small onyx cameos ; a largo shell cameo brooch, with two small cameo drops attached; a cameo bracelet; a cornelian cameo ring ; a cameo safetypin ; a large cameo brooch with horse and chariot inset; and a large malacite brooch : total vabfe, £63 10s. Identifiable except money. VHjL&'/

Auckland. —2nd ultimo, from premises in Fort Street, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Post and Telegraph Department), a white-canvas sheet, 12 ft. by 12 ft., branded “P. & T. Dept.” ; and a green-canvas sheet, 8 ft. by 4 ft., may be branded “ P. & T. Dept.” : total value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Ellerslie. —Between the 13th and 19th ultimo, from the Public Works camp at St. Heliers, the property of HENRY THEODORE SPENCER, a gentlemen’s silver hunting keyless watch, “ Made by Henry and Coy, London,” on dial, “ Made expressly for Electrician ” on inside of back case ; and a rolled-gold watch-chain, greenstone bars, mounted topaz pendant, and silver match-box with “ H.S. to L.R.” on it: total value, £B. Identifiable.

Hamilton. —25th August last, from a motor-car between Horotiu and Hamilton, the property of GEORGE WILLIAM WOOD, Ngaruawahia, a boy’s black-enamelled bicycle, straight handles ; value, £4. Identifiable.

Hamilton. l7th ultimo, from Victoria Street, the property of CLAUDE NEWELL, 18 Thames Street, Claudelands, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Swift bicycle, straight handles ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Hastings.On the 25th or 26th ultimo, the shop of THOMAS HONNOR, Karamu Road, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : About 20 yards of navy-blue serge, 36 yards of Fox’s -grey worsted, and about eight suit-lengths of brown and grey assorted colours ; total value, £92. Identification doubtful.

Feilding. — Bth August last, from the railway-station, the property of ROWENA KATHERINE USMAR, 7 Ross Street, Marten, a -coloured dress-basket, containing a hot-water bottle ; a pair of ladies’ canvas slippers ; a red-cloth workbag ; a small trinket-box ; a jewelled dagger brooch, set with opals and pearls ; a Kruger sovereign brooch with grapeleaves on it; a gold wedding-ring and a quantity of ladies’ clothing, &c. : total value, £32 IQ£ identifiable.

Feilding.— llth ultimo, from a shed in Stafford Street, the property of ELSIE HALES, Kimbolton Road, a ladies’ black-enamelled Argyle bicycle, No. 4764, 22 in. frame, upturned handles, “Bain, Feilding, "j on transfer; value, £B. I den tifiabl e u/',i/'i'S'

Wellington.—3oth ultimo, from a shed at the Kilbirnie School, the property of FREDERICK WINSTONE McCOURTIE, Lyall Bay, a gentlemen’s free-wheel Lombard bicycle, No. 5612, upturned handles, black grips, “F. W. McCourtie ” punched on one crank, acetylene-lamp attached ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch.-*-11th or 12th August last, from the Art Gallery, Armagh Street, the property of CORA WILDING, St. Martin’s Road, a water-colour picture of Stockholm in white mount, C. Wilding” painted thereon; value, £6 6s. Identifiable.

Christchurch.3lst August last, the property of JOHN EDWARD HALL, 276 Hereford Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled fixed-wheel Butler bicycle, No. 0610, turneddown handles ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Lyttelton. — 7th or Bth ultimo, from a cabin on the s.s. “ Hororata,” the property of WILLIAM P. LLOYD, engineer, a gentlemen’s open-face rolled-gold Waltham watch, “ W.P.L.” engraved on back, black figures 1 to 12, red figures 13 to 24 (Continental time); and a gold-filled watch-chain, with locket attached-.: total value, £6. Identifiable.

Ashburton.On the 7th or Bth instant the sample-room of the KAIAPOI WOOLLEN COMPANY was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : Two Kaiapoi rugs, grey and brown check; two dark-check Pareora rugs; a yellow check Ruahine rug ; a dark-check Taieri rug ; three pieces of lace ; five art-silk ladies’ underskirts ; three cotton frocks; six ladies’ silk vests ; seven pairs ladies’ silk bloomers ; a dozen pairs gentlemen’s braces ; two dozen pairs gentlemen’s dark and fancy coloured socks ; and two dozen gentlemen’s ties : total value, £4O. Identification doubtful. Suspicion is attached to W. Martin, age about fifty-six, height 5 ft. 6 in., hawker, native of Australia, medium build, fresh complexion, fair hair turning grey; dressed in a grey suit; plausible manner.

Dunedin. —10th August last, from the Empire Hotel, the property of JOSEPH CARTER, licensee, a gentlemen’s dark-grey-check English-worsted suit with double blue stripes forming squares ; a gentlemen’s black cotton overcoat, loose fitting, small burnt hole in right sleeve ; and eleven gramophone records, Nos. X. 9499, X. 9468, X. 9521, 3795, 3792, 2472, 3810, B. 1915, B. 1882, 3609, and X. 9467 : total value, £l2. Identifiable except suit.

Dunedin. l2th ultimo, the property of ALEXANDER WILSON, Caversham, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled freewheel Royal bicycle, No. 012964, 21 in. frame, upturned outrigger handles, red Barnet-Glass tires ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —24th ultimo, from Rattray Street, the property of CHARLES THOMAS FINDLAY, 173 Main South Road, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Rival bicycle, No. 13891, 24 in. frame, upturned handles, black grips; value, £7 10s. Identifiable.