PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume L, Issue 43, 28 October 1925, Page 617

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland.On the 28th ultimo the dwelling of HERBERT PERCY KISSLTNG, 22 St. Stephen’s Avenue, was broken into, and a quantity of furniture, value £ll7 (recovered), stolen therefrom. Suspicion is attached to Audrey Lionel Moore, ago twenty-three, height 5 ft. in., canvasser, native of New Zealand, medium build, dark complexion, dark curly hair, hazel eyes, scar behind left ear ; dressed in a grey or dark-brown suit and felt hat. He has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted. (See Police Gazette, 1924, page 379,

Auckland. —Between the 30th ultimo and the Ist instant the premises of CLARK, PURDY, AND CO., Nelson Street, were broken into and about twenty pairs of gentlemen’s boots, sizes 8 and 9, stolen therefrom ; value, £lO. Not identifiable.

Auckland.2Bth August last, the property of EDWARD STRONG, cook, Auckland Hospital, a brown-leather briefbag ; value, £2. Identification doubtful. Suspicion is attached to David Clark, alias Maxwell, age about twentyseven, height 6 ft., porter, slight build, fair complexion, long brown hair, blue eyes ; dressed in a navy-blue suit and greytweed overcoat and cap.

Auckland.—On or about 11th June last, from May beck Avenue, the property of ALEX LESLIE, Tauranga, a carpenter’s kit, with “A. L. Leslie ”on it; two saws ; two wooden gauges ; two planes ; a brace marked “XX ” ; several bits marked “X ”; and a square, compass, iron level, &c. : total value, £9 2s. Identifiable.

Cambridge.—24th or 25th July last, from the Town Hall, the property of . ALEXANDER JAMES MACINTOSH CROSS, Matamata, a double-breasted dark-khaki military officer’s overcoat, dark oxidized brass buttons, small tear in skirt, “ Mitchell ” on tape inside one sleeve ; a nickel electric torch and a khaki Jaeger woollen scarf: total value, £B. Identifiable.

Inglewood.—l7th August last, from a room in the Coffee Palace, the property of LEO LEUTHART, a black-leather purse, a £5 note, six £1 notes, a 10s. note, and a cheque, No. 358695, for £4 55., on the Bank of New South Wales, Inglewood, drawn by Rust and Butler in favour of L. Leuthart. Cheque only identifiable.

Wanganui.3rd instant, from a hut at Parihauhau, the property of JOHN ROBERT STOKES, a heavy -green double-breasted overcoat, straps on cuffs, bluish-tweed lining ; a -leather wallet, containing papers, &c. ; and eight packets of Yankee Doodle tobacco : total value, £6. Coat and wallet identifiable. Suspicion is attached to “ Viscount ” Lowther, age about twenty-five, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, strong build, dark complexion, black hair, dark eyes ; usually dressed in grey-flannel trousers, grey sports coat, and grey cap. -2 ~<24p jjf SCf- 'S'

Palmerston North.—7th instant, from Broad Street, the property of MATTHEW BERNARD DOOLAGHTY, 75 Broad Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Swan bicycle, No. 47966, 22 in. frame, narrow upturned handles, Dunlop tires value, £16.. Identifiable.

Palmerston North.—loth ultimo, from Cuba Street, the property of HOWARD EDWARDS, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle, No. 105724, 22 in. frame, upturned handles, one wooden and one leather grip; value, £5. Identifiable.

Palmerston North.2nd instant, from the Square, the property of ALFRED THORNTON, 11 Colombo Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Argyle bicycle, No. 95200, 22 in. frame, Reliable transfer, reversible handles with black grips, red Barnet-Glass tires, front forks nickelled ; value, £l7. Identifiable.

Palmerston North.—Bth August last, the property of DOUGLAS STONEHOUSE, Central Hotel, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Argyle bicycle, No. 1909, 22 in. frame, upturned handles, black grips, Onward saddle, Hendie Special tires ; value, £8 10s. Identifiable.

Palmerston North.7th ultimo, the property of JAMES COLLINS, Shamrock Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle, No. 3333, 24 in. frame, upturned handles, green-and-white grips ; value, £l4. Identifiable.

Wellington.—On the 14th or 15th instant the shop of HENRY TURNER, 34 Willis Street, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A Junior A portable Decca gramophone, No. 1422, in black case ; a Junior B portable Decca gramophone, No. 1423, in brown case ; four Crackajack mouth-organs in black cases, “ made in Germany ” on each ; four Atleta mouth-organs in red cases, marked “ Koch Marmonica ”; and twenty-four Colombia gramophonerecords : total value, £l7 11s. Identifiable.

Murchison.On or about the 23rd July last, the property of WARD BENNETT, a gentlemen’s smooth silver keyless wristlet watch, square face, round luminous dial, English figures, broad brown-leather strap with buckle attached jvjjlue, £4. Identifiable. . /(,'/3-026'

Christchurch. —12th August last, from Victoria Street, the property of TEE WONG, St. John Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel B.S.A. Bell bicycle, No. 025320 ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

| Christchurch.—2sth July last, from her residence at 790 Colombo Street, the property of GWENDOLINE MARSHALL, a ladies’ gold Rolex wristlet watch, round dial with facet edge, “ G.A.M.” engraved on case ; value, £l4 10s. Identifiable.

j Christchurch.—l6th August last, from Gloucester Street, the property of STANLEY KING, 6 Beresford Street, a gentlemen’s free-wheel Butler ■ bicycle, No. 1332-133724, black-enamelled with green stripes ; value, £l6 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — Ist or 2nd instant, from a boardinghouse in Manchester Street, the property of JOHN UREN, a gentlemen’s double-breasted brown-tweed overcoat, belt at back and straps on cuffs, brown lining, large brown buttons; value, £5. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to George Cuthbert Turnbull, alias Chow Turnbull, age thirty-five, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, strong build, fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, “ True Love ” and fern on right arm ; dressed in a dark-grey coat and cap and khaki trousers and puttees. (See Police Gazette, 1924, page 506, and Photographs^L922. 107.) „

Christchurch. —15th May last, the property of ANNIE ELIZABETH HERBERT, 128 Tancred Street, a ladies’ black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, No. 3327, Dunlop tires ; value,. £5. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — 19th or 20th ultimo, from a cabin on the s.s. “ Maori,” between Wellington and Lyttelton, the property of ERN WARNOCK, 85 Richmond Avenue, Auckland, a brown-leather suit-case ; a cardboard box; a gentlemen’s grey check worsted suit, branded “ Harry Bunker, Strand Arcade, Auckland”; a gentlemen’s striped silk shirta gentlemen’s blue cotton shirt; two gentlemen’s black-striped woollen shirts ; three suits of white pyjamas with blue stripes ; three gentlemen’s Fuji-si Ik shirts with 16£ collars ; six pairs of grey stockings ; twelve silk collars ; twelve linen collars ; and a pair of gentlemen’s black glace-kid Bostock boots, size 7, &c. : total value, £3O Is. Cd. Identifiable.

Christchurch. l7th August last, from Cashel Street? the property of ATHOL MERTON BROWN, 120 Radley Street, a gentlemen’s blue-enamelled Gamage racing-bicycle, No. 5330; value, £9. Identifiable. / / hJLst-emr-V lfr y *ly / / L

Ashburton. the 2nd and sth instant, from a motor-car between Ashburton and Dunedin, the property of ALLAN, SON, AND McCLURE, 5 Middleton Road, Dunedin, a plumb casing hatchet; a white Xylonite hair-brush ; two wooden-backed hair-brushes ; a dozen tortoise-shell vanityboxes ; a dozen mirror-faced vanity-boxes; a dozen toothbrushes, No. 1089 ; a dozen Hygenic tooth-brushes ; a white Xylonite mirror ; six Xylonite armlets ; a gold-cased Waltham hunting-watch; a Cortebert open-face nickel watch, seven jewels, model E ; a Cortebert open-face silver watch, fifteen jewels, model S ; a Cortebert gun-metal watch, seven jewels, model A ; a Leader open-face watch ; a morocco case with Cortebert in gold letters inside lid, containing eleven sample watches, as follows, all with “ Cortebert ” on —two ladies’ 18 ct. gold wristlet, one oblong and one octagon shape ; a gentlemen’s silver wristlet; a nickel wristlet; two open-face silver, fifteen jewels ; an open-face gun-metal, seven jewels ; two open nickel, seven jewels ; and two open-face nickel, fifteen jewels : total value, £4B Is. Identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the 2nd and 30th ultimo the unoccupied house of ELIZABETH STEENSON, farmer, Waitati, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : Three and a half pairs of blankets ; a red-and-yellow table-cover; two white linen tablecloths ; three linen tray-cloths ; a white woollen shawl with fringe ; four pairs sheets ; two quilts ; a quantity of knives, forks, and spoons ; a brown-leather portmanteau ; a ladies’ leather handbag; two pairs of scissors, &c. : total value, £l3. Identifiable.