PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LVI, Issue 4, 28 January 1931, Page 64

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Avondale. —18th instant, the property of HARRY GORDON PARKER, Thomas Street, a cheque for 195., drawn on,,the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., Auckland, No. 16398, in favour of 11. Parker, dated. 12/1/31 ; and £1 10s. 3d, in money. Cheque only identifiable.

Auckland. Between the 30th November last and 2nd ultimo, from 140 Victoria Street, the property of GEORGE WILLIAM GRAHAM, a gentlemen’s gold - filled hunting Waltham watch, “ George Graham, June 18th, 1923,” engraved on inside of back case ; value, £lO. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Jim Crawford, age about twentyseven, height 5 ft. 11 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, ruddy complexion, auburn hair, no upper teeth, bottom teeth decayed. Believed to be identical with James Senior EVfcCardell, alias Frederick Thompson, referred to in Police Gazette, 193Uj>ag6 25. Arrested, 3.

Auckland. —12th instant, from the dwelling of AGNES RUSSELL, 21 Omahu Road, a ladies’ 18 ct. gold ring, set with a large diamond in centre in claw setting and three small diamonds on each side, slight neck of gold raised round each of small diamonds ; value, £SO. Identification doubtful.

Auckland. —On the 4th December last the dwelling of JEAN RUSSELL, 12 Fairfax Road, was broken into and the following stolen : A ladies’ 18 ct. gold hunting - watch, No. 60374, “ R.E.R.” on front of case, Russell make; a gold rope-pattern chain, about 15 in. long, spaced at intervals with blue enamel ; a cigarette-lighter ; an amber cigaretteholder ; a dark-brown leather handbag, size about 16 in. by 8 in; : total value, £3O. Identifiable.

Wathi. —9th instant, from the dwelling of MARY JOHNSTONE, Owharoa, a double-barrelled breech-loading shotgun, No. 2687, 12 gauge ; and a quantity of gelignite and detonators : total value, £2. Gun only identifiable.

Masterton. HADFIELD, Victoria Street, Carterton, a black portable His Master’s Voice gramophone ; value, £9. Identifiable. The gramophone was stolen from Wong Nam’s, Victoria Street, Masterton.

Wellington. —l7th instant, from Victoria Street, the property of PHILIP HERBERT CHARLES SAUL, bootmaker, 195 Ohiro Road, a single-cylinder 1927 model Harley-Davidson motor - cycle, registration No. 16 : 372, engine No. 8.9531, pillion seat with padded back, glass of front headlight cracked ; value, £4O. Identifiable. x . fL-J . .

Wellington. —lst instant, from 354 The Terrace, the property of WILFRED RALPH ANDREWS, a gentlemen’s 18 ct. gold watch, No. 82205, “ Russell and Sons, London,” on dial, “ E.L.” in monogram on front case ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Wellington. 2oth ultimo, from the office of DONALD CRANKO, 37 Panama Street, a Remington portable typewriter in black case, No. N.E.84290 ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Wellington. —On the sth instant the dwelling of BERTRAND AMBROSE MOORE, 5 Sefton Street, was broken into and the following stolen : A hoy’s navy-blue suit, branded “ P.D.C., Palmerston North,” on coat, fit a boy about sixteen years; a white twill shirt, size 2, with “R. S. Reed ” marked on it in ink, and branded “ Cox and Coy., Ltd., Outfitters, Napier ” ; a -box, size 6 in. by 4 in., painted black with gold lines ; two purses ; and about ss. in money : total value, £8 3s. Portion identifiable.

Wellington. Between the 27th and 29th ultimo the premises of PATRICKS DRAPERY STORES, LTD., Cuba Street, were broken into and the following stolen : Twelve pairs of ladies’ Delia silk hose, twelve pairs of ladies’ Weldrest silk hose, twelve pairs of Jersey silk bloomers, six pairs of fleecy bloomers with artificial silk stripes, six pairs of cream silk and cotton bloomers, six pairs of navy - blue cotton bloomers, eight pairs of cotton fugene bloomers, a pair of Locknit bloomers, a Locknit silk vest, three suspender-belts, and five ladies’ artificial silk Happi coats ; total value, £2O 10s. 7d. Identification doubtful.

Wellington. Between the 15th and 16th ultimo the premises of the ALASKA FUR DEPOT, 103 Willis Street, were broken into and the following stolen : A ladies’ doveshade natural rabbit-skin fur coat, banded style, lined with grey brocaded art silk with sea-green floral design, three fur buttons and brown elastic loops in front, crush collar gathered to long lapels ; value, £22. Identifiable.

Matauea. —Between the 15th and 17th November last, from outside the shop of HILDA GERTRUDE WALSH, Bridge Street, a penny slot machine, size about 20 in. by 4 in., containing P.K. chewing-gum ; value, £5 12s. Id. Not identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the 21st and 22nd instant the shop of JOHN DOUGLAS BEST, 29 Princes Street, was broken into and the following stolen : Two fibre suit-cases, size 22 in. and 24 in. ; six gentlemen’s woollen lumber jackets of various colours ; a gentlemen’s blazer with blue and black stripes ; two gentlemen’s blue serge suits ; nine pairs of sports trousers, size 4, mixed colours, dummy cuffs, “ Best, Tailor,” on buttons ; three pairs of greenish, grey, and blue-grey trousers, size 6 ; gentlemen’s sports coats, size 4, mixed colours, Kaiapoi make ; eight shirts, Mazon make, of various colours, 15 in. neck ; a Horrocks shirt with blue stripes, 15 in. neck ; a pair of gentlemen’s Domo braces ; four Duplex collars, ribbed, size 15 ; six silk mufflers of various colcfurs ; sixteen gentlemen’s silk handkerchiefs ; a gentlemen’s large silk spotted handkerchief ; -eight pairs of Ait Silk socks, Pebman’s brand ; -three pairs of imitation pearl cuff-links ; five pairs of wirespring St. George arm-bands ; twenty - four imitation gold tiepins ; and an overcoat, &c. : total value, • £SO. Portion ■identifiable.