PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LVI, Issue 29, 22 July 1931, Page 456

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Whangarei. —Between the 27th and 29th ultimo, from a shed, the property of LESLIE WALTER WALDRON, contractor, a gentlemen’s large open-face Railway Lever silver watch, “ A, R, Benjamin ” on dial ; value, £2. Identifiable,

Dargaville. During the night of the 7th instant the office of the NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. was broken into and the following stolen : A cash-box containing a cheque for £47, No. M 89778, on the National Bank of New Zealand, Dargaville, drawn by H. J. Woollams ; a cheque for 9s. 6d. on the Union Bank of Australia, No. 1153, drawn by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., and payable to P. Goggin ; a cheque for £7 2s. 6d. on the Union Bank of Australia, Dargaville, No. N2 A 055445, drawn by W. A. Carter ; a receipt from James Marra for £2 ; a Yale key ; two duplicate keys branded “ Security Safe ” ; and £9 11s. Id. in money. Cheques identifiable.

Dargaville. —Between April, 1929, and January last, from the shop of THOMAS KEMP, butcher, Te Kopuru, a •22 calibre single-shot Winchester rifle, No. 317878 ; value £2. Identifiable. \

Auckland. — the 6th and Bth June last the factory of JOHNSTON, KERR, AND JOHNSTON, confectionery manufacturers, Ponsonby, was broken into and the following stolen : A large green electric fan, about 16 in. wide, with wire guard, “ G.E.” in monogram on front of axle ; and two tins of toffee : total value, £7 13fiu—. Fan identifiable./ *rcr*Jtiht

Auckland. Between the 4th and sth instant, from the dwelling of HENRY FRANCIS RAE, 14 Abbottsford Street, a brown imitation-leather lunch-case, size 12 in. by 12 in., containing a Bank of New Zealand (Symonds Street branch) cheque-book. Nos. 826309 to 826332 ; two Bank of New Zealand (Symonds Street branch) bank pass-books in names of R. K. Phelps and H. F. Rae ; and £3O 18s. in money: total value, £3l 7s. 6d. Identifiable except money.

Auckland. —22nd ultimo, the property of HOPA SHALFOON, 11 Upper Vincent Street, and another, a gentlemen’s single-breasted light-grey suit, small darn in right knee, two buttons on waistcoat; a silk shirt, size 3, Acme brand ; a canoe shirt; an American blue coat shirt, with “ Keans Ltd.” on it; a brown woollen cardigan ; and a pair of black patent-leather shoes, size 8 : total value, £7 18s. Portion identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Buck Ramsay, alias Jack Smithers, age twenty-three, height 5 ft. 6 in., labourer, medium build, ruddy complexion, fair hair ; wearing a brown suit with double-breasted waistcoat, single-breasted coat with slanting pockets. The suspect stayed with complainants on the night of the 21st ultimo, after which the property ™missedm“c'L W/f/j(V3A

Pukekohe. —On the 2nd instant the dwelling of PATRICK TOBIN, farmer, was broken into and the following stolen : An open cheque on the Bank of New Zealand, Pukekohe, No. 658332, in favour of P. Tobin, and signed Mary Rogers, dated 29/5/31 ; a Post Office Savings-bank book in complainant’s name, No. 229200 ; five £5 notes on the Bank of New Zealand ; and three £1 notes. Bank-book and cheque only identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Tom Tu Taaka, alias Tu Whakarara, referred to in Police Gazette, 1930, page 479, and Photographs, 1929, page 60. The suspect broke into the hut, bound complainant’s hands together, stole the property from his coat pocket, and subsequently attempted to cash a cheque for £2O in Auckland. Qyu- y/7/3 /, Thames.— the 3rd and 4th April last, from a hut at Te Mata, Tapu, the property of ALEXANDER McDONALD, a -22 calibre Marlin repeating-rifle, No. 11774, hexagon barrel; value, £2. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Tommy Pirimona, age eighteen, height 5 ft. 10 in., labourer, strong build, copper complexion, black hair, brown eyes; a halfcaste Maori. He has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted.

—Between the 29th and 30th ultimo the shop of ERNEST MUGGRIDGE, Pokaka, was broken into and the following stolen : 48 lb. butter, Lily brand ; three large bath towels ; "fourteen pairs of gentlemen’s grey socks ; a gentlemen’s blue jersey, with high collar; a gentlemen’s fawn flannel singlet; and a quantity of cigarettes and tobacco : total value, £l6 14s. 9d. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Maurice Victor Wallace, referred to in Police Gazette, 1929, page 57, and Photographs, 1921, page 85, who has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted.

Paiiiatua. — Between Ist October, 1930, and 18th February last, from the dwelling of GEORGE HAROLD SMITH, solicitor, Tiraumea Road, a ladies’ 18 ct. gold Baume wristletwatd|i. No. 2684121, with a gold flat bangle chain attached ; ’aladies’ silver Baume wristlet-watch, No. 793851, with black silk ribbon wristlet attached ; and a pair of binoculars with strap attached: total value, £32 15s. Identifiable except PnZSZuO 7/ft/-

Wellington. — lst April, 1930, the property of ARTHUR WILLIAM PRESS, company-manager, Kotari Road, Day’s Bay, a -303 calibre Lee Enfield rifle, No. F 76087 ; value £3. Identifiable.

Wellington. — Between the 19th and 20th ultimo the dwelling of STUART ARCHIBALD CRICHTON, Johnson, ville, was broken into and the following stolen : Postal moneyorder for £4, No. 9415, issued at Porirua, payable to S. A. Crichton ; a cheque for £3 17s. on the Union Bank of Australia, drawn by the Eastbourne Borough Council, No. 1797, in favour of Crichton’s Service Station ; a cheque for £2 13s. sd. on the Union Bank of Australia, drawn by the Wellington City Council (City and Suburban Highways Loans Account, 1928), No. 0727, in favour of Crichton’s Service Station ; a cheque for 16s. on the Union Bank of Australia, drawn by the Dominion Mercantile Agency in favour of Crichton’s Service Station, No. 2 A 350915, dated 17/6/31; and £9 12s. lOd. in money : total value, £2O 19s. 3d. Identifiable except money.

Nelson. 29th April last, from the shop of the D.1.C., Trafalgar Street, a black silver-fox fur, black silk lining, with spot on tail; value, £3l 10s. Not identifiable.

Havelock. Between the Ist February and 19th April last, from a farm at Wakamarina, the property of FRANK HENRY TRUFITT FLOWER, farmer, Canvastown, eight two-tooth crossbred sheep, ear-marked with a hole in centre of each ear, and a back bit out of right ear of wethers, and a back bit out of left ear of ewes ; total value, £4. Identifiable.

Christchurch. Between the 12th and 13th instant the Regent Theatre, the property of the CHRISTCHURCH CINEMAS, LTD., was broken into and the following stolen :

About £7O in silver ; about £1 10s. in pennies ; and £134 10s'. in £5, £l, and 10s. notes ; silver wrapped in pink paper (in £1 lots), with “ Regent ”on it: total value, £206. Not identifiable.

Oamaru. Between the 7th and Bth instant, from the dwelling of EMMA SMITH, Ardgowan, a ladies’ brown leather handbag ; a small red purse; a small brown purse; a goldmounted Onoto fountain-pen ; a Post Office Savings-bank book, No. 41667, issued at Oamaru in complainant’s name ; a Post Office Savings-bank book, issued at Dunedin in name of Keith Smith ; a £lO note; four £1 notes; and about. 10s. in silver : total value, £l(k Identifiable except money. /

Dunedin. Between the 9th and 10th May last the Mission Hall at St. Paul’s Cathedral was broken into and the following stolen, the property of REV. VINCENT GEORGE BRYAN KING, 21 Rawhiti Street: A bond for two amounts of £25 issued by the New Zealand Perpetual Forests, Ltd., No. N 1314-5, in name of Francis Rea. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Joseph Marks, alias McDonald, age twentyfive, height 5 ft. 6f in., seaman, native of Scotland, medium build, dark complexion and hair, hazel eyes, birthmark on neck, scar on right thumb, on left elbow, on®ght shin and knee, mole on left thigh. (See Victoria, Police Gazette, 1930, page 502.) V3/W

Bicycles. Auckland. 24/4/31, the property of Bernard Wall, a gentlemen’s blue Farmers’ Racing model, No. J.L. 1318 ; value, £l2.

Hamilton. 2B/5/31, the property of Frederick Jones, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A.; value, £B. Stratford. — 17/6/31, the property of Cecil Claude William Haselden, a ladies’ black Earl, No. 2148 ; value, £2. Palmerston North. — 6/6/31, the property of Agnes Munro, a ladies’ black 8.5. A., No. M. 8/75930 ; value, £B. 16/6/31, the property of R. H. Andrews, a gentlemen’s black, No. R.M. 3927, Farmers’ Trading transfer; value, £lO. 14/6/31, the property of Vivian Percival Missen, a gentlemen’s black Royal Saxon, No. 38186; value, £B. 17/6/31, the property of Duncan Davis, a gentlemen’s black, No. B. 7070, Red Seal transfer ; value, £lO.

Otaki.3o/5/31, the property of Anthony Harper, a gentlemen’s black Challenge, No. 7005 ; value, £5. Lower Hutt. ls/6/31, the property of William Francis Sutherland, a gentlemen’s black Simplex, No. G.R. 3463, “ W.S. ” burnt in saddle ; value, £B. 25/5/31, the property of John Kennedy Jeffries, a gentlemen’s black Couchman, No. 810 ; value, £5. 21/5/31, the property of James Wells, a gentlemen’s black Couchman, No. 3063 ; value, £9 10s. 23/5/31, the property of Frederick Lionel Carter, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., No. B. 84155 ; value, £5. Wellington. —l6/5/31, the property of Robert Parkin, a gentlemen’s white, with bottoms of forks painted blue; value, £2. 21/5/31, the property of C. Tritt, a gentlemen’s black Couchman, No. 3824 ; value, £2 10s. 27/5/31, the property of Clyde Rover Hughes Taylor, a gentlemen’s black Massey Harris ; value, £3. 22/5/31, the property of George and Doughty, a gentlemen’s black Couchman ; value, £3.

Westport. —l3/6/31, the property of David Norris Gillespie, a gentlemen’s 8.5. A., No. W. 8 over 07627; value, £lO. > <fi aV? *7 3/3*-

" Greymouth.l3/6/31, the property of Ernest Rosewall, a gentlemen’s black Simplex Special, No. F.L. 5224 ; value, £6.. ;

Christchurch. 3l/5/31, the property of Cyril William Thomas Nesbitt, a gentlemen’s black Simplex Special, No. F.L. 3686 ; value, £l2. 3/6/31, the property of Percy Thomas Gentleman, a gentlemen’s blue Butler, No. 3935/02688; value, £7 10s. 30/5/31, the property of Thomas Basil Gillard, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., No. 51573 ; value, £3 10s. 27/5/31, the property of Herbert Hurrell, a gentlemen’s black Simplex Special, No. F.L. 3650 ; value, £4. 28/5/31, the property of William John Topp, a gentlemen’s black Royal Enfield, No. 15699; value, £8 10s. 23/5/31, the property of Alan Douglas Hewson, a gentlemen’s black Butler, No. 01757/22674; value, £2. 22/5/31, the property of Albert Smith, a gentlemen’s black Regal, No. 23011 ; value, £2 10s. 16/5/31, the property of Norman Calvert, a gentlemen’s brown Butler, No. 3266 ; value, £B. 29/4/31, the property of George Henry Hurtzel, a gentlemen’s 8.5. A., black with dark-green lines ; value, £B.

Dunedin. B/6/31, the property of Anthony Keane, a gentlemen’s Simplex Special, No. G.R. 8494, black with green lines ; value, £lO. 20/5/31, the property of Maurice Morley Chrystall, a gentlemen’s Swallow, No. 44173 ; value, £3 10s. Invercargill. —3/6/31, the property of John Gilchrist, a gentlemen’s black; value, £4 10s. 13/6/31, the property of John Pickard, a gentlemen’s brown B.S.A. ; value, £3.