PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LV, Issue 25, 25 June 1930, Page 443

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. 4th instant, from his overcoat in a room at the University, the property of ROGER CASEMENT AICKIN, clerk, 28 Herbert Road, a cheque on the Bank of Australasia, Auckland, No. A 379723, for £2 145., in favour of C. Aickin and Sons by H. W. Seager ; and £5 19s. lid. in money: total value, £8 13s. lid. Cheque only identifiable.

Auckland. Between the 7th and Bth April last, from the launch “ Busy Bee ” at the Nelson Street Wharf, the property of MATE JANOVICH, 17 Wynyard Street, a pair of Zeiss field -glasses, “ Up to 6,000 yards ” stamped on them, “ J.M.” on bridge; value, £l2 12s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Huke Royal, height 5 ft. 5 in., fisherman, medium build, copper^omplexion, curly hair, brown eyes ; a Maori. a/7z & /IHUthZJCLL Jo/7/3 O.

Auckland. —Between the 3rd and sth ultimo, the shop of SKEATES AND WHITE, LTD., cycle agents, 48 Fort Street, was broken into and the following stolen : A boy’s blackenamelled B.S.A. pattern bicycle, No. 87008, front-rim brake, Eadie Coaster hub ; value, £3. Identifiable.

Auckland. —24th ultimo, from Queen Street, the property of the AUCKLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION, booksellers, Queen Street, a gentlemen’s Farmers’ Monarch Special bicycle, black-enamelled with red lines, No. 44607, upturned handles, Dunlop saddle, Dunlop tires, Eadie Coaster hub, rubber pedals ; value, £7. Identifiable.

Thames. — On the 12th instant, from the Kauaeranga Hotel, the property of RICHARD BARKER, licensee: A brown leather purse; an Oddfellows’ badge, blue-enamelled with gilt edges ; two receipts from Walkers, dentists, Auckland, for 13s. and £1 Is. ; and about £1 14s. fid. in money; total value, £1 17s. Identifiable except money. Suspicion is attached to George Barbrick, age nineteen, labourer, native of New Zealand, slight build, copper complexion, black hair, brown eyes; a half-caste Maori-Dalmatian; upper teeth believed to be missing; dressed in a grey sports coat, fawn trousers, blue and white football jersey, white cardigan jacket, fawn hat, and football boots. (See Police Gazette, 1929, page 691.) „ .

Hamilton. Between the 12th and 13th instant, from River Road, the property of HARRY JONES, manager, 110 River Road, a Baby Austin saloon motor-car, registration No. 44-019, engine Np. 88935, chassis No. 88689 .value, / £IBO. Identifiable. 2 3Ay 3 &

Opotiki. About the 16th April last, from the Central Boardinghouse, the property of the SHEFFIELD SUPPLY COMPANY, Albert Street, Auckland, cabinets containing a large quantity of cutlery and silverware, some branded “ Viner & Hall ” and some “ Sheffield Supply Company ” ; total value, £4B 6s. Identifiable.

Ruatoria. —Between the 21st and 23rd ultimo, from a dwelling at Tuparoa, the property of ALEXANDER ROSS, chainman, 506 Childers Road, Gisborne, a double-barrelled breech-loading 12-bore hammerless shot-gun, No. 9860, made by Liege Arms Co.; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Hastings. property of STANLEY KEITH HINGSTON, motor-driver, 408 Alexander Street, a Dodge three-seater motor-car, painted dark - blue with yellow wheels, 1919 model, registration No. 58-300, engine No. 570671, chassis No. 518273, small front wind-shields, small black hood, spare wheel on back fitted with Firestone tire ; value, £45. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name unknown), age about twentysix, medium build, fresh complexion, light-brown hair brushed back; dressed in a dark suit (no hat).

Eketaiiuna. — Between the 28th and 29th ultimo, the property of LEONARD AUGUSTUS WILLIAM BEAZLEY, labourer, Hamua, a gentlemen’s Farmers' Trading Co. Monarch Special bicycle, black - enamelled with red lines, reversible handles, Dunlop rubber saddle, carrier on rear ; value, £lO 15s. Identifiable. Suspicion. is attached to Sid ROSS, age twentyone, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion and hair; wearing a bluishgrey suit, yellow and black jersey, and fawn military overcoat ; an amateur boxer. He may be identical with Sidney Gordon Ross, referred to in Police Ga/ette, 4930, page 442. e A Q/V y / Lower Hutt. station, the property of WILLIAM HENRY CARTWRIGHT, turner, .Burnside. Avenue, a gentlemen’s greenish-blue-enam-elled Massey-Harris bicycle, No. 647880, Bulldog transfer, wide upturned handles, Brooks saddle, pack-pedalling brake, slight bend in top cross-bar ; value, £2. Identifiable.

Lower Hutt. 22nd ultimo, from Main Street, the property of JAMES HENRY SHERWIN, schoolboy, 10 Pretoria Street, a ladies’ black-enamelled free-wheel B.S.A. bicycle, upturned handles, Zenith tires, black celluloid chain-guard ; value, £3 10s. Identifiable.

Lower Hutt. —Between the 7th and Bth instant, from Porutu Street, the property of FREDERICK HERBERT PILCHER, nurseryman, Waiwhetu Nurseries, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Earl bicycle, No. 2171, upturned handles, no grips, Dunlop Roadster tire on rear wheel, rat-trap pedals, Bosch electric - lighting outfit attached; value, £5 10s. Identifiable.

Wellington. property of TIMOTHY GEORGE LINDON CRONIN, upholsterer, 27 Wilson Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled Couchman bicycle, * No. 3171, Copebrnan transfer, backpedalling brake, rubber pedals, one spoke broken- in -front wheel; value, £B. Identifia fI 3^ Wellington. RENE ROY, manager, 51 Aurora Terrace, a gold match-box (recovered) ; a gentlemen’s gold open-face Waltham watch, 15 jewels, glass screws on ; and a 15 ct. gold watch-chain, double fetter and single knot, every alternate link white gold, about 12 in. long: total value, £22. Identifiable.

Wellington. —On the 7th instant the dwelling of CHARLES EDWARD MORRIS, undertaker, 123 Overton Terrace, was broken into and the following stolen : A blueflowered eiderdown ; a blue morocco leather purse, containing a bunch of keys with white tag on them, marked “ Mrs. Morris, Hamilton Chambers ” ; two receipts from Hope Bros.; a rolled-gold Rolex hunting keyless watch, embossed case ; a ladies’ gold neck-chain with white metal sovereign -case, containing a sovereign and a half-sovereign ; and about £4 19s. in money; total value, £ll 17s. 6d. Identifiable "except money.

Wellington. station, the property of ERIC TAMATE BEAVEN, engineer, 25 Tomes Road, Papanui, Christchurch, a dark-brown leather suit-case, size 26 in., with “ E.T.8.” on lid, containing a navyblue suit, “Made by Beath and Co., Christchurch,” on tag and on inside pocket; a pair of silver-mounted military hairbrushes with complainant’s initials on them ; a pair of black shoes, size 7 ; a pink and white dressing-gown ; a lightbrown leather suit-case, size 26 in., may have complainant’s initials on it, containing a pair of golf-shoes with rubber soles, size 7 ; ' a gentlemen’s fawn woollen pullover ; a pair of plusfours ; two films on spools, size 16 mm., 100 ft. on each, taken of harvesting-machine : total value, £25. Identifiable. /Zee tnsoiccu

Wellington. TEPLITZKY, watchmaker, 9 Farish Street, four 18 ct. gold split-shank rings, each set with nine diamonds in a cluster, millcgrain setting in white gold ; a 15 ct. gold ring, claw-set with three graduated pearls; an 18 ct. gold cross-over ring, claw-set with five pearls; a 15 ct. gold ring, claw-set with one pearl; - and a small diamond : total value, £37 15s. Identifiable. / / • . / / y/ 1) 0

Nelson. —Between the 24th and 27th April last, the property of HENRY ROSE GIBBONS, vulcanizer, 92 Vanguard Street, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled B.S.A. bicycle, upturned adjustable handles, Mansfield saddle, Dunlop tire on rear wheel, small electric lamp and battery attached ; value, £3. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name'unknown), age about twenty-three, strong build ; may be dressed in a blue suit (no hat). The suspect was seen riding the bicycle in Glc.costoStee^

Havelock. On the night of the 7th instant the Rai Valley Post-office, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Post and Telegraph Department), was broken into and the following stolen : Three £1 notes and 10s. in silver. Not identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name unknown), age about thirty, height 5 ft. 7in.,medium build and complexion, brown hair; dressed in a dark-grey saddle-tweed suit. This man slept in an adjacent blacksmith’s shop on the night of the 7th instant, and also stole a rug (recovered) and a plum-coloured Hallenstcin Bros., Christchurch, hat from a/motor car in the yard of the Pelorus Hotel, Canvastown. %/lQvc/e/i/ ZZXMe/zfecO

Greymoutil — loth ultimo, from Herbert Street, the property of ROSA GLORIA WHALE, Preston Road, a ladies’ black-enamelled bicycle, No. 29-51639, Michelin tires, backpedalling brake, rubber pedals, no dress-guard netting on one side ; value, £9. Identifiable. _ /uccowMy /j/s/^-

Christchurch. - 30th ultimo, the property of BELL MOTOR-CYCLE CO., LTD., Lichfield Street, an Indian Scout motor bicycle, registration No. 25-123, engine No. A.G.359; value, £6O. Identifiable. Suspicion ; s attached to Man (name unknown), age about twenty-four, height 5 ft. 6 in., strong build, dark complexion ; wearing a blue coat and vest, grey trousers (no hat). He was permitted to take the motorbicycle for a trial run and failed to return it.

Christchurch. 26th ultimo, from Cashmere Hills, the property of ARTHUR FASS, 22 Conference Street, a gentlemen’s blue - enamelled fixed - wheel Butler B.S.A. bicycle, No. 5662, Brooks saddle, 2H-in. frame; value, £l7. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —27th ultimo, from Cranmer Square, the * property of HAROLD COURTNEY KEMP, clerk, 112 Totara Street, a gentlemen’s violet - enamelled fixed - wheel B.S.A. bicycle, No. 3043,. narrow handles, Brooks saddle, 22 in. frame ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 23rd ultimo, from Dundas Street, the property of DANIEL DOUGLAS, grocer, 687 Worcester Street, a gentlemen’s mauve-enamelled fixed-w'heel bicycle, No. 4497, Butler transfer, Brooks saddle, no mudguards, 21 in. frame; value, £ll 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. 23rd ultimo, from Oxford Terrace, the property of GEORGE DUGGAN, painter, 266 Oxford Terrace, a gentlemen’s black-enamelled racing-bicycle, No. 5284, Butler transfer, Granby cord tires, celluloid mudguards, 24 in. frame ; value, £B. Identifiable.

Christchurch. About April last, from a shed at the English Park, the property of SYDNEY. ALFRED JORDAN, labourer, 48 Cox Street, a gentlemen’s blue-enamelled racingbicycle, No. 5397, Butler transfer, no mudguards, 23 in. frame, wooden rims, 1 in. pitch block-chain; value, £l6. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — Between the 15th and 16th instant the shop of JOHN MARTIN SOUTH, draper, Amberley, was broken into and the following stolen : Two pairs of ladies’ -brown or fawn cotton gloves with fur tops ; six ladies’ woollen cardigans ; two gentlemen’s reddish-brown Roslyn cardigans ; a pair of gentlemen’s black Wellesley shoes, size 5 ; two travelling rugs with red and green checks ; thirteen pairs of gentlemen’s fawn and grey flannel trousers, Defiance, Roslyn, and Petone brands ; children’s and ladies’ Roslyn and Vedonis knickers ; 40 yards of Roslyn dress flannel in pieces of about 6 yards ; 12 yards of white roller towelling ; two Unique grey hot-water bottles ; a North British marble-coloured hotwater bottle ; a Conklin fountain pen, black with red ring at top, lever-filler, gold band and clip, which is broken ; and other articles of ladies’ and gentlemen’s wearing apparel, &c. : total value, £79 9s. 9d. Identifiable. . tdLdrfW 7*/^^

Dunedin. the 16th instant the dwelling of MARGARET ISABELLA BROWN, 275 York Place, was broken into and the following stolen : An oxidized silver necklace, set with brilliants ; a necklace of pale linked crystals ; a bar brooch with large pearl set in centre ; an imitation amethyst necklace with small silver beads between amethysts ; a brooch with three diamonds set in a 14 in. gold bar and two small clusters of diamonds below, safety chain attached ; a ladies’ gold band ring, set with a topaz ; a gentlemen’s gold signetring, set with a bloodstone ; a ladies’ gold band mourning ring, set with pearls and diamond, “ In memory of ” inscribed on it ; and a ladies’ gold dress-ring, set with an olivine, surrounded with diamond chips: total value, £34 12s. 6d. Identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the 4th ultimo and 11th instant, from the OTAGO UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, four antique Italian daggers (two with hilts and two without); a cross-bow bolt, relies from a.d. 1600, and may be marked from E. 26/20 to 24 : value, £l2. Identifiable. / / / Axccriwud/ /6/7/60.

Invercargill. —On the 15th April last, the property of RONALD JOHNSON, carpenter, 134 Tweed Street a Mark 111 -303 calibre Lee Enfield rifle, No. 1183, “No. 2.0 t ” over “23” on brass plate on butt; value, £4 Bs. 9d. Identifiable.