PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LI, Issue 32, 11 August 1926, Page 523

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). — 18th June last, from a waiting-room at the Auckland Rail way the property of JANE COLEMAN, Orakei, a cane-fibre suit-case with leather handle, containing a henna-coloured jersey, open front; a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles in case ; a nailbrush, with “Coleman” thereon ; a book entitled The Frontier,” with “A. T. Coleman” on it a small box containing a gold bar brooch ; a brooch set with a diamond spray ; a shamrock brooch made of wood ; a gold band ring, with “ J.C.” engraved thereon ; a gold wedding-ring; a pair of ladies’ tan woollen stockings; a hot-water bottle; handkerchiefs, &c. : total value, £ls. Mostly identifiable.

Auckland. —3rd ultimo, from the Public Hospital, the property of REGINALD LEWIS SMITH, Grosvenor Hotel, a gentlemen’s rolled-gold keyless hunting Waltham watch, No. 2956984, “R.L.S.” engraved on back case, “ J. Sundall, Watchmaker,” on dial ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Auckland. JOSEPH PATRICK BATES, money, &c., stolen : He cannot now be located, and the complaint is supposed to have been fictitious. (See Police Gazette, 1926, page 406.)

Onehunga. —l4th ultimo, from Princess Street, the property of WILLIAM CHARLES COLDICUTT, Quadrant Road, a seven-seater Hudson motor-car ; value, £4OO. (Subsequently discovered destroyed by fire.)

Napier. l7th ultimo, from the dwelling of JOHN KING MITCHELL, 2 Clive Square, a gold half-hoop ring, set with five diamonds in raised claw setting ; a gold ring, set with five diamonds in square setting ; a white damask table-cover, daisy-spray pattern ; three Nevada silver tablespoons ; two Christopher Johnston dessert-knives ; and a Westclox Baby alarm-clock, black dial and white figures, &c. : total value, £4l 14s. 2d. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. WALTER NICHOLAS DYER, 55 Bourke Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel bicycle, No. 169, Coles brook transfer, 22 in. frame, upturned handles, black grips, North Road tires, Bosch electric light attached ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. — 3rd ultimo, the property of HORACE R. EDWARDS, Bank of New South Wales, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Reliable bicycle, No. 53744, 22 in. frame, upturned handles, no grips ; value, £7 10s. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. — On the 2nd or 3rd ultimo the shop of ARTHUR JOHN BERRYMAN, The Square, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A silver-plated Conn cornet with dent on one side ; a silver-plated Conn comet, No. 165116 ; and a silver-plated B flat soprano saxophone, No. 3202 : total value, £75. Identifiable.

Masterton. —7th June last, from Bannister Street, the property of WILLIAM CORLETT, saddler, a gentlemen’s bicycle, ladies’ saddle, Michelin tire on front wheel; value, £5. Identifiable.

Wellington. — the 29th ultimo and the 2nd instant the dwelling of FRANK OAKES, 14 Oriental Terrace, was broken into, and the following stolen therefrom : A ladies’ old-fashioned gold hunting-watch, chased cases, gold dial, long granny-chain attached ; a plain round gold bangle, set with three stones with pearl in centre, one stone missing ; a polished oak case, blue-plush lining ; a silver-mounted set of carvers with white-bone handles ; a round gold medal, with “ Frank Oakes, Wellington Competing Society, 1924,” engraved thereon ; and two gold-mounted black-ebony conductor’s batons, one with “Frank Oakes ” engraved thereon and the other “D. Clark, Hokitika”: total value, £ls. Identifiable.

Wellington. —sth ultimo, from Customhouse Quay, the property of THE VACUUM OIL COMPANY, a gentlemen’s free-wheel Warwick bicycle, black-enamelled with gold lines, 24 in. frame, down-turned handles, front brake ; value, £4. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —19th June last, from outside the Royal George Hotel, the property of ARTHUR LEONARD YOUNGMAN, 19 Devon Street, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled fixed-wheel. Victory bicycle, No. 23553 ; value, £7. Identifiable. "

Christchurch. —l2th June last, from Barrington Street, the property of HARRY BLISS, 242 Colombo Street, a gentlemen’s black - enamelled fixed - wheel Cramp bicycle, No. 1664 ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Christchurch.' —llth June last, from Cathedral Square, the property of CLIFFORD C. WILSON, Cathedral Square, a gentlemen’s black - enamelled free - wheel Kent bicycle, No. 3027, upturned handles ; value, £9 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 9th June last, from High Street, th e property of F. S. KIDDEY, 73 Poulson Street, a gentlemen’s fixed-wheel Syme bicycle, No. 12924, black-enamelled with white peaks, “ F. S. Kiddey ” stamped on pedal crank ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —12th June last, from Cathedral Square, the property of CLAUDE MEIER, 255 Kilmore Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled fixed-wheel bicycle, No. 888; value, £4. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —3rd June last, from Papanui Road, the property of ALEXANDER FREW BROWN, 35 Wooldridge Street, Harewood, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled free-wheel Swift bicycle, No. 500307 ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Leeston. 23rd ultimo, from Doyleston, the property of ALFRED THOMAS MILLAR, Irwcll, a gentlemen’s blackenamelled B.S.A. bicycle, No. 836819, racing saddle and handles, Michelin tire on front wheel, red Mosely tire on back wheel; value, £ls. Identifiable. C?_ -o/.

Dunedin. 29th June last, from a motor-car outside the Metropolitan Hotel, the property of JOHN McFARLANE STEWART, 23 Clarke Street, a suit-case and set of false teeth (recovered); a grey suit of clothes, size 5, maker McLeod, Dunedin ; six shirts with collars attached, size 16, assorted colours ; twelve ties ; seven pairs of socks, assorted

colours ; two pairs pyjamas, one pair striped green silk; a ladies’ small gold watch, second-hand missing; and a double 9 ct. gold large-fetter watch-chain : total value, £ls. Mostly identifiable.

Balclutiia. —Between the Ist January last and the Bth ultimo, the property of JOHN CLARK, blacksmith, a -22 Stevens Favourite repeater rifle, No. 404 ; value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

Invercargill. lst instant, from Leet Street, the property of JOHN HECTOR McDONALD, 248 Spey Street, a twoseater 1925 model Morris - Cowley motor - car, registration No. 83-462, engine No. 77073, painted dark grey, black mudguards, celluloid missing from back of hood ; value, £250. Identifiable.