PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LVII, Issue 30, 27 July 1932, Page 481

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Whangarei. 9th instant, from a dressing-shed, the property of CHARLES CONSTABLE CORLES MANNING, Ruarangi, a gentlemen’s open-face Railway lever watch ; a leather wallet, containing unemployment-book in complainant’s name; a white metal sovereign-case; four keys on ring; Is. 6d. in money, &c. : total value, £3 ss. Identifiable except money.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). Between the 3rd and 9th April last, a hut at Waiwera, the property of DR. BRUCE McKENZIE, 28 Princes Street, was broken into and the following stolen: Eighteen blankets; eight pairs of sheets, branded “Bruce McKenzie, Beach House”; a tent and fly, branded “Le Roy”; a tent, branded “Army Stores ” ; a -22 calibre Winchester rifle, in green canvas case ; one thousand rounds of -22 calibre ammunition; twelve pillow-cases, branded “Bruce McKenzie”; twenty-four coloured towels ; a quantity of tinned fruit, &c. : total value, £45. Portion identifiable.

Auckland. — On the 14th April last, the shop windows of RALPH GORDON SKEATES, jeweller, corner of Queen and Shortland Streets, were broken and the following stolen : Fifty-five gentlemen’s 9 ct. gold signet; sixty-seven ladies’ and gentlemen’s signet ; twenty-seven ladies’ pink and white pearl and opal dress; seventeen set with opaque stones ; fifteen single stone birthday ; a large ring, set with a light-blue aquamarine; four set with an opal in antique setting ; a 9 ct. gold, set with an opal; eighteen set with diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires; twenty white and yellow gold, plain and engraved. Miscellaneous —Three Parisian design brooches; a palm-tree brooch; a cut-steel leaf brooch; two pairs of 9 ct. gold sleeve-links; a set of gold studs; a number of crystal bowls and glasses ; a silver clock; six clocks in English oak cases, size about 6in. by 8 in.; a topaz necklet; a quartz cornelian pale-pink and blue necklet, with earrings to match; an amethyst necklet and earrings to match; three crystal necklets; a gold stone necklet; three floral necklets ; thirty-six assorted necklets ; six gold alberts. Watches —Sixteen gentlemen’s open-face pocket; eight gentlemen’s nickel hunting ; seven gentlemen’s silver and nickel eight-day and race timers; sixteen ladies’ Lusina wristlet, with bracelets attached ; thirty-five ladies’ 9 ct. gold Lusina wristlet, with bracelets attached ; seventeen ladies’ nickel wristlet; twenty ladies’ silver wristlet, with straps and ribbons attached ; fifteen ladies’ 9 ct. gold wristlet; a ladies’ platinum Omega wristlet, set with diamonds ; twelve ladies’ white gold wristlet; sixteen ladies’ Lusina wristlet, with fancy ribbon wristlets attached ; a ladies’ gold Omega wristlet; a ladies’ gold Harwood wristlet; twenty gentlemen’s silver wristlet; two golf; and a gold wristlet with red cross on dial: total value, £I,OOO. Portion identifiable.

Auckland. Between the 19th and 20th May last, from the dwelling of VISCO SECTANOVICH, Panorama Road, Ellerslie, a gentlemen’s silver open-face watch; and al4 ct. gold double watch-chain, square locket attached, set with a ruby : total value, £B. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to William Smith, age about thirty-five, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, dark-brown hair. He has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted.

Hamilton.— On. the 16th instant, the dwelling of FREDERICK GEORGE CLARKE, 20 Abbotsford Street, was broken into and the following stolen : A gentlemen’s 18 ct. gold fetter and oval watch-chain, similar to illustration, No. 21, in Supplement to Police Gazette, 1911, page 2; a guinea locket, dated “ 17 ” (and two other figures) on one side, and set with a blue-grey stone in the other side; a rolled-gold eversharp pencil; a sovereign ; a child’s gold cable bracelet, with heart locket attached; a plain gold brooch ; a ladies’ plain gold armlet; and two gold broken bangles : total value, £ls. Watch-chain and locket only identifiable.

Hamilton. —On the 9th instant, the dwelling of JAMES CARSON, 15 Hinemoa Street, was broken into and the following stolen: A gentlemen’s 9 ct. gold hunting Waltham watch, with “ Presented to J. Carson by the employees' of Hillside Workshops as a token of esteem, December sth, 1911” inscribed on it; a gentlemen’s 9 ct. gold double watch-chain, similar to illustration, No. 20, in Supplement to Police Gazette, 1911, page 2 ; and a ladies’ gold open-face wristlet-watch, with expanding bracelet attached, “March ” and date inscribed on one link : total value, £42./' identifiable. tWrfT&LcCefi / Cfrzsu /itfjfs ZyyJZ Rotorua. —Between the 28th and 29th May last, from the Rotorua Motor Transport Co.’s stables, the property of GORDON DAVIES SHERRIFF, Fenton Street, a darkbrown leather hack saddle, small roll knee-pads, leather girth, small hole in lining under pad ; value, £4 10s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name unknown), age about thirty-five, height 5 ft. 6 in., labourer, medium build; wearing a dark grey suit and cap.

Gisborne. Between the 4th and 9th April last, from the shop of WILLIAM PERYER, Gladstone Road, a -22 calibre Remington automatic rifle, No. 3673, value, £lO. Identifiable.

Wanganui. 27th ultimo, from a motor-car, the property of DALLAS WALKER, a gentlemen’s double-breasted brown leather overcoat, extra large size, one belt loop missing, lined with green, black, and striped material; value, £7. Identifiable.

Levin. Between the 29th May and 12th ultimo, from a. sawmill at Manakau, the property of SAMUEL ERNEST MEREDITH, a main driving-belt, 66 ft. long, 12 in. wide ; two red Balata webbing-belts, each 60 ft. long by 10 in. wide ; two grey Balata webbing-belts, 60 ft. and 70 ft. long, by 5 in. wide respectively ; an emery grinding-machine; about twenty chains of \ in. Allan Whyte galvanized wire-rope; two Price’s wooden timber-jacks ; two steel jack pinions and handles; two pulleys for fitting into blocks; three large steel blocks, marked either “ L and R ” or “V ” or “ P ” ; three small steel blocks; and 18 in. of tractor-chain, &c. : total value, £216 17s. Identifiable.

Levin. Between the 15th and 16th instant, the shop of ARTHUR OWEN POWELL, Manakau, was broken into and the following stolen : Six pairs of ladies’ Peerless silk hose ; four pairs of ladies’ black cashmere hose ; a pair of gentlemen’s tan shoes, “Monarch ” brand, size 9 ; a black leather wallet ; six gentlemen’s open-face nickel watches; six ladies’ rolledgold Medama wristlet-watches, with expanding wristlets attached; three rolled-gold Medama half-hunting keyless watches; ten gentlemen’s nickel wristlet-watches; two brown fibre suit-cases; a quantity of cigarettes and tobacco, assorted brands; a gentlemen’s fancy pull-over, &c. : total value, £44 13s. lid. Portion identifiable.

Carterton.— 29th January last, the property of JAMES BOYLE, farmer, Gladstone, and another, a double-barrel breech-loading shot-gun; 12 bore, made by Holloway and Naughton, Birmingham, No. 41650; and a ladies’ black enamelled bicycle: -total value, £5 17s. 6d. . Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Frederick William Bennett, referred to in Police Gazette, 1931, page 295, and Photographs, 1926, page 5.

Carterton. Between the Bth and 9th instant, the Wairarapa Bacon Factory, Taylor Street, the property of WILLIAM JURGEN CANDY, was broken into and the following stolen : A cheque for £1 on the Bank of New South Wales, Carterton, drawn by H. L. Herrick; a cheque for £1 Is. on the Bank of New Zealand, Greytown, drawn by Svenson Bros.; a cheque for £1 Is. on the Bank of Australasia, Featherston, drawn by W. O. Benton; a cheque for £1 15s. 6d. on the Bank of New Zealand, Martinborough, drawn by W. B. Martin ; a cheque for £2 os. 3d. on the Union Bank of Australia, drawn by F. E. Jansen; a cheque for 15s. 9d. on the Bank of New Zealand, Eketahuna, drawn by C. J. Connor; a cheque for £1 3s. sd. on the Bank of New Zealand, Masterton, drawn by R. Nordlof; a cheque for 16s. 2d. on the Bank of New Zealand, Pahiatua, drawn by T. C. Golder; a cheque for £1 15s. 6d. on the Bank of New South Wales, Masterton, drawn by P. Kummer (all the above-mentioned cheques are in favour of the Wairarapa Bacon Factory or W. J. Candy); a cheque for £4 10s. on the Bank of New South Wales, Carterton, drawn by Carterton Trust in favour of Herbert Goodin ; a cheque for £1 14s. on the Bank of New Zealand, Masterton, drawn by Cooper in favour of Mrs. N. McLeod; and £lO in money. Cheques only identifiable.

Petone. Between the 12th and 13th instant, the SELFHELP CO-OP. STORE at Trentham, was broken into and the following stolen : 10 lb. cooked ham; two pots of white vaseline; and a large. quantity of cigarettes and tobacco, assorted brands : total value, £32. Not identifiable.

Motueka. —About the 30th January last, from a shed, the property of RICHARD CLARENCE STONE, Kaiteriteri, a fawn sports coat, with ink-stains on left side ; a gentlemen’s open-face Omega nickel watch, “ R. C. Stone ” scratched on inside of back case; als ct. gold plain wedding ring; a motor-driver’s license, issued by Waimea County Council to R. C. Stone and about fourteen keys: total value, £4. Portion identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Ethel Louisa Barnes, who has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted.

Christchurch. Between the 10th and 24th ultimo, from a room in the King George Hotel, the property of JOHN MICHAEL COFFEY, a ladies’ gold wristlet-watch, with expanding bracelet; a ladies’ 18 ct. gold engagement ring, set with a cluster of diamonds; a gentlemen’s gold hunting Elgin watch; a gentlemen’s gold-band ring, with “ J.M.C.” on it; a gentlemen’s gold ring, with oval sleeve-link attached, set with small diamonds; and a pair of gold sleeve-links, shield and bar : total value, £4B 10s. Identifiable.

Christchurch. Between the 3rd and 4th ultimo, the dwelling of CATHERINE EDITH DEANS, Kahu Road, Lower Riccarton, was broken into and the following stolen : Two solid silver cups, about 10 in. by 3 in. in diameter, believed to have “ Presented to John Deans, by the Canterbury A. and P. Society ” inscribed on them ; and a glass decanter : total value, £34 2s. Cups only identifiable.

Timaru. —9th instant, from a motor-car in Hewling Street, the property of EDWARD STANLEY ELWORTHY, Geraldine, a pair of Zeiss binoculars, with “ Souerbaya, Dutch Indies,” and “E. S. Elworthy, Four Peaks, Geraldine,” stamped on side ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Dunedin. On the 14th ultimo, from the dwelling of JAMES WREN BOOKER, 41 Argyle Street, a Sheaffer goldmounted fountain-pen ; an Ormoju gold pencil, with safety clip ; two Ever-Ready three-cell electric-torches; two sovereigns ; a half-sovereign; and a£l note. Identifiable except torches and money.