PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LVI, Issue 15, 15 April 1931, Page 229

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Rawene. —On the night of the 23rd ultimo, the premises of MARGARET DINNISON LOW-SARJEANT, Beach Road, Kohukohu, was broken into and the following stolen : A fireproof safe, size 26 in. by 18 in. ; a ladies’ 18 ct. gold ring, set with four diamonds ; thirty imitation diamond rings ; two cheque-forms on the Bank of New Zealand, Kohukohu, Nos. 118078 and 118079, signed “U. M. Sarjeant, - per M. Sarjeant ” (amount not filled in) ; three sovereigns ; and about £1 10s. in money : total value, £3O. Portion identifiable.

Wiiangaroa. property of MORRIS KISSIN, a cash-box and cheques (recovered), two £lO notes, sixty-nine £1 notes, and £ls in silver ; total value, £lO4. Not identifiable.

Newton. READ, jeweller, 126 Karangahapc Road, a ladies’ 9 ct. gold wristlet watch with gold expanding wristlet attached, stock number between 50 and 89 scratched on inside of case ; value, £6 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Mars (name unknown), age fifty, height 5 ft. 9 in., strong build, cleanshaved ; wearing a dirty grey suit and an old fawn hat ; rough appearance. The suspect, who called at complainant’s shop, requested to be shown some watches, and after his departure the watch was missing.

Auckland. —6th ultimo, from the Prince Arthur Hotel, the property of WILFRED CHARLES WALDREN, 159 Hanover Street, Dunedin, a gentlemen’s blue suit with blue stripe in it, made by Hendry and Sons, Dunedin ; value, £9 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. the 26th January and 16th February last, from 125 Remuera Road, the property of CHARLES SHANAHAN, a violin, 1926 model; two pieces of carpet : and an adze and handle : total value, £l2. Identification doubtful.

' Auckland. —Between the 19th and 20th ultimo the shop of ELLA MAUDE RENNIE, 6 Espano Flats, St. Kevins Arcade, was broken into and the following stolen : A ladies’ cream georgette frock, floral design with golden-brown daisies, long sleeves, cape collar ; a green, white,, and black georgette frock, long sleeves ; a lime-green heavy georgette frock, cape collar, draped skirt, short in front and long at back ; a green floral taffeta evening frock ; a pink silk evening frock, floral 'design ; a pink-and-blue silk evening frock, floral design ; two woollen cardigans ; several pairs of silk hose ; and a quantity of silk underwear : total value, £23 9s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —4th ultimo, from the Victoria Hotel, the property of COLONEL FRASER, proprietor, a rough-coated Scotch collie pup, age two months, sable colour, black line down back, black face and white tip on tail ; value, £IOO. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Victor Henry Thomas, referred to in Police Ghzette, 1931, page 102. / L .

Paeroa. —Between the 7th and 9th ultimo, from a Fordson tractor, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Railways Department), two Ford motor ignition coils in wooden boxes with “N.Z.R.” burnt on them; value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

• Hamilton. CORNELIUS ALBERT COLLINS’S watchstolen : It has now been ascertained by the Hamilton police thafithe. number of the watch is 1808608. (See Police Gazette, 1931, ]ikge 146.)

Rotorua. Between the-sth and 7th ultimo, from the dwelling of DOROTHY MoGILL, Ranolf Street, a brown musquash fur coat, large size, pieces of old fur joined under cuffs, two fur buttons in front, lined with rose-coloured lining, large rolled collar lined with crepe de Chine ; value, £SO. Identifiable.

Rotorua. — On the 14th ultimo the dwelling of MICHAEL ANDREW SERCEN, Ohinemutu, was broken into and the following stolen : A ladies’ gold wristlet watch, black Roman numerals ; and a -cell electric Winchester torch with dent below reflector : total value, £7 7s. 6d. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Jimmy Loffley, age forty, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, medium build, copper complexion, black hair, brown eyes; a Maori. Pie has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted.

' Otorohanga. — 23rd ultimo, from the dwelling of FREDERICK PHILLIPS, solicitor, a gold bamboo bangle, fastens with clasp and small chain ; and a gold wristlet watch with gold expanding wristlet attached, may have “ Craven ” on it: total value, £B. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name unknown), age forty, medium height, strong build, grey hair and moustache ; wearing a dark suit and felt hat ; untidy appearance. /U,C<rrU*c(/ 27/3/3/_

Port Awanui. Between the 30th and. 31st ultimo, from the farm of DONALD HUGHES, Kakariki, a green tarpaulin, size 16 ft. by 20 ft., with “D.H.” printed on it, made by Wiseman and Sons, Auckland ; value, £lO,, Identifiable.

Tauto. —About 17th January last, from a hut, the property of WALTER BRUCE CHARTERIS, Reporoa, a Remington repeating -rifle, No. 667492, 1912 model, magazine-tube missing ; value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

Oiiura. About June, 1924, the property of LORENTZ ANGELL, a -chambered -22 calibre revolver, made by Richardson Arms Co., U.S.A.*; value, £1 10s. Identification doubtful.

Hastings. —Between the 3rd and 4th February last the shop of HENRY SYDNEY BUTTLE RIBBANDS, 401 Selwood Road, was broken into and the following stolen : Four His Master’s Voice portable gramophones, Nos. 17911, 170836, 116580, and 174003, “ The Bristol Piano Company ” stamped in gold letters on each ; total value, £39. Identifiable.

Taihape. Between the 27th June, 1929, and 27th January last, from a timber-mill at Pungataua, the property of C. AND A. ODLIN, LTD., Wellington, a set of pipe-dies, a Little Giant set of stock and dies, a small anvil, a hand-drill, a vice, three small circular saws, eight pulleys, two sets of truck-wheels, &c. ; total value, £94. Identifiable.

Wanganui.Between the 18th and 19th September last, from a shed, the property of LEONARD ELLIOT, farmer, Kai Iwi, four teat-cups, manufactured by Trelear’s Ltd., Hamilton, “ Trelear Ace ” stamped on each cup; value, £5 ss. Identifiable.

Paiiiatua. — February last, from a room in the Rutland Hotel, the property of SIDNEY ERNEST STONE, a gold Omega hexagon-shape wristlet watch, luminous dial, with dark - brown wrist - strap ; value, £B. Identification doubtful.

. Wellington. sth ultimo, from the Citizens’ Day Nursery, Cambridge Terrace, the property of LILLIAN MOORE, 18 Dorking Road, a ladies’ gold open -face wristlet watch, gold face, black hands, with black leather wrist-strap attached ; value, £5 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Boy (name unknown), age about eleven, height about 5 ft., medium build, dark complexion and hair, large brown eyes, scar or mark on left temple ; wearing dark shorts, brown woollen pullover, black boots and stockings (no hat).

Wellington. — llth February last, from the Y.W.C.A., the property of ANNIE ISABEL Mr KAY, 52 Waitoa Road, a ladies’ rolled-gold Swiss wristlet watch, No. 179327, “Presented by mother, 21st birthday, to A. I. McKay,” and date engraved on back, “No. 5190” scratched on back; value, £5. Identifiable.

Wellington. —sth February last, from the office of the Salvation Army, Cuba Street, the property of SYLVIA MAY GORDON, a ladies’ handbag (recovered) ; a ladies’ gold Rolex wristlet watch, No. 301017, “Clarke and Morris” on dial, with black ribbon wristlet attached ; and £1 2s. 6d. in money : total value, £5 18s. Watch only identifiable.

Wellington. —Between the 28th and 29th ultimo the office of the Regent Theatre, Masterton, was broken into, and the following, the property of J. C. WILLIAMSON FILMS (N.Z.), LTD., stolen : Three blue 2s. admission tickets, Nos. 83998, 83999, and 84000 ; a £5 note ; £33 in £1 and 10s. notes ; £36 Is. in silver ; and 2s. lOd. in coppers.

Wellington.2nd instant, from Owen Street, the property of ALBERT MITCHELL, 49 Daniell Street, an Essex motor-car, coach model, painted blue with yellow lines, Goodyear tires, artillery wheels, Michelin tire on spare wheel, Whippet mascot on radiator, registration No. 97 : 045, engine No. 5437p^chasrisvN r o. 474860; value, £125. Identifiable.

Aiiaura. Between the 3rd and 28th December last, from a paddock, the property of FREDERICK WILLIAM CAMPBELL, farmer, Totara Flat, two black-and-white Holstein steers, age one and a half years, earmarked with oblong piece out of centre of left ear ; total value, £6 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. Between the 17th and 18th ultimo the shop of DAVID MURRAY, 175 Armagh Street, was broken into and the following stolen : A -303 M.L.E. rifle No. 8442, body and barrel No. P.B. 4487 ; value, £3. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — 14th ultimo, from Smith Street, the property of KEITH HE WINS ON, 12 Park Road, a 34 horsepower A.J.S. motor-cycle, 0.H.V., 1929 model, painted black with red panel on tank, registration No. 27 : 191 ; value, £4O. Identifiable.

Timaru. RICHARD THOMAS WALTON, 5 Thomas Street, a gentlemen’s 9 ct. gold Swiss lever watch; value, £l2 12s. Identifiable.

Invercargill. —Between the 10th and 11th ultimo, from 196 Yarrow Street, the property of KATHLEEN BUTLER, a ladies’ grey kid leather handbag, size about 7 in. by 10 in., containing a ladies’ half -hoop ring, broken at back, set with five diamonds ; a small gold nugget; £1 in postal notes ; and about £4 in money :.. total value, £47 12s. Ring/and bag only identifiable. f .

Bicycles. Whangarei. — the property of Sydney Watts, a gentlemen’s black Slade Special, No. 54151 ; value, £4. Avondale.—4/2/31, the property of Alan Walter Bleakley, a Farmers’ Trading Co. racer, No. C. 0.3852, red with blue trimmings ; value, £7 10s. Auckland. 2o/2/31, the property of Harry Groves, a gentlemen’s black Farmers’ Monarch Special, No. 1.L.2930e ; value, £2. 23/2/31, the property of Gordon Mills MacClure, a gentlemen’s 8.5. A., black with green lines, Clarke’s Pioneer Cycle Works, Newmarket, transfer, No. 22436 on rear mudguard value, £B. 21/2/31, the property of James Henry Boyd, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, No. 2038 l ; value, £7 10s.

Onehunga.— the property of Trevelian Winstone Sneyd, a gentlemen’s Ivanhoe, No. 22800 on rear mudguard ; value, £ls. 5/3/31, the property of Percy Gordon Bath, a gentlemen’s 8.5. A., black with yellow stripes ; value,- £l2 10s. 'Wanganui East. —2/1 /31, the property of Ray Phizacklea, a gentlemen’s black, No. 6313, Chainey Bros, transfer ; value, £6. Castlecliff. the property of John Augustine Roggiers, a gentlemen’s dark-blue B.S.A. ; value, £5. , Mart on. —7/3/31, the property of Eric Garbett Box,, a gentlemen’s black Farmers’ Trading Co.; value, £B.. Palmerston North. 7/2/31, the property of Joyce Tucker, a ladies’ black, No. 2028, Crown Cycle Works transfer ; value, £5. Levin. —21/3/3.1, the property of Douglas Evans a gentlemen’s black Speedwell, No. 26310; value, £lB. 22/3/31, the property of Peter Nadelaff, a gentlemen’s black Farmers’ Trading Co., No. F.4536a ; value, £7 10s. Masturton—2/3/31, phe property of John Beals, a gentlemen’s blue, -Andrew and Ralph transfer ; value, £B. 2/3/31, the property of Trevor ?JeofireyAValker,~a gentlemen’s black Hercules, No. A.U.2886 ; value, £lO. 2/3/31. the property of James Costello, a gentlemen’a black Hum her, No. 577268 • value, &ajLUs.^ Lower —22/2/31, the property of Samuel Robertson Murray, a gentlemen’s black, with portion of rear mudguard painted white ; value, £3. 8/2/31, the property of Frederick George Clout, a gentlemen’s black Red Bird, No. C. 19989; value, £2 10s.

Petone,— 24/1/31, the property of Nolan Smith Morrison, a gentlemen’s black Argyle ; value, £5. Wellington. — l7/2/31, the property of Kenneth Joseph Pearce, a gentlemen’s black Flyer; value, £4. 6/3/31, the property of Walter McKenzie, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., No. W.B over 666886 ; value £lO 10s. 11/3/31, the property of William McCready, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., No. 88031 a ; value, £5. 11/3/31, the property of Henry John Harding, a gentlemen’s black Singer, No. 1080 and 435753 ; value, £5. Granity. —6/3/31, the property of George Arthur Luff, a gentlemen’s black Rudge-Whitworth ; value, £3 10s. 6/3/31, the property of James- Vernon Barnett, a gentlemen’s darkbrown racer ; value, £5.

Murchison. — 3/3/31, the property of Henry Hugh Milligan, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special ; value, £7. Christchurch. —17/2/31, the property of Frank McLean, a gentlemen’s black Simplex Special, No. C. 0.565 ; value, £ll. ' 20/2/31, the property of lan Purchase Johnson, a. gentlemen’s black Rover, No. Z. 15071; value, £3. 21/2/31, the property of Michael Edgar Donovan, a gentlemen’s Rapid, black with green lines, No. 57554; value, £5. 25/2/31, the property of Albert James Nelson, a gentlemen’s Butler, black with red lines, No. 5934 and 02862 ; value, £7. 23/2/31, the property of Alfred Sears, a gentlemen’s black Major, No. 85876; value, £4 10s. 17/2/31, the property of Stanley Victor King, a gentlemen’s red .Jones, No. 1976; value, £lO. 18/2/31, the property of Arthur King, a gentlemen’s black Victor, No. 0169 ; value, £5. 24/2/31, the property of George Ferguson, a gentlemen’s Butler, black with cream wheels, No. 6083 and 69194; value, £7. 25/2/31, the property of Raymond Gorrie, a gentlemen’s black Butler, No. 02677 ; value, £4 10s. 3/3/31, the property of Isabel Hughes, a ladies’ black John Bull, No. 37836 ; value, £5. 24/2/31, the' property of John James Henery, a gentlemen’s blue Gamage, No. 0431; value, £5. 24/2/31, the property of Franklin Agassey, a gentlemen’s brown Jones, N 0... 245 ; value, £lO. 3/3/31, the property of . Harold Pattison, a gentlemen’s black Simplex Special, No. 4728 ; value, £5. Timaru.2B/12/30, the property of Hugh Boal, a gentlemen’s, No. 528 and B over 76079 ; value, £4.

Dunedin. boy’s black, No. 6505 ; value, £3 10s. >••■••• - -■ ». - Invercargill. — ll/2/31, the property of Victor Raines, a gentlemen’s Armstrong ; value, £lO.