PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LVIII, Issue 22, 7 June 1933, Page 348

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland.2sth ultimo, from a shop, the property of GEORGE CUNNINGHAM JOHNSON, 262 Broadway, £3 12s. in money not identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Algernon James Kennington Johnson, referred to in Police Gazette, 1931, page 684; wearing a double-breasted navyblue overcoat, and grey felt hat. Suspect, who is a son of complainant, disappeared after the money was stolen.

Auckland.— 23rd April last, from 3 Islington Street, Ponsonby, the property of KATHLEEN HEATH, a gentlemen’s gold Baume watch, double case ; and a heavy gold double watch-chain, with Hibernian medal. No. 70 or 72 attached : total value, £lO. Identifiable.

Auckland.— the Ist April, 1932, and 22nd April, 1933, from the Auckland Grammar School, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Defence Department), a -303 rifle, command No. 5460, unit No. 460; and a -303 rifle, command No. 4647, unit No. 1991 : total value, £B. Identifiable.

Mount Eden. —l4th April last, from a room in the Castlebar Private Hotel, Khyber Pass Road, the property of REGINALD FRANCIS, Taupo Quay, Wanganui, a gold signet ring, with “ R.F.” engraved on it; and 15s. 9d. in money : total value, £2 15s. 9d. Identifiable except money.

Kerepeehi.2sth February last, from Haley’s Corner, the property of ARTHUR CHARLES ORR, farmer, Waitakaruru, a magneto, A.D.L., No. 2166, fit a 31 h.p. Wolseley oil-engine ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Paeroa. —21st February last, the property of JAMES GORDON, carrier, a black gelding, age six years, height about 151 hands, collar-mark across chest; ” value, £2O. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to — . Gourlay, age about thirty-seven, height about 5 ft. 6 in., medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair. He may be identical with Roy Hunter, alias Gourlay, referred to in Police Gazette, 1933, page 266, and following paragraph. He borrowed the horse and failed to return it. e>MtafcrJ V////,?^/.

Paeroa. —22nd February last, the property of HERBERT JAMES HARRIS, farmer, a bay gelding, about half-draught, short mane and tail, white blaze down face, age eight years ; value £3O. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to —. Gourlay, referred to in preceding paragraph. Accused hired the/hprse from complainant, and failed to return it.

Morrinsville.—l2th March last, a hut/tne property of JACK STREET, Motumaoho, was broken into and the following stolen: A rolled-gold Farmers’ Special wristletwatch ; a silver cigarette-case, with “ J.S.” inscribed on it; and 6s. in money ; total value, £2 6s. Cigarette-case only identifiable.

Taumarunui. 9th ultimo, the property of MARY WALKER, boardinghouse-keeper, two white and grey single blankets ; value, £3. Identification v /Suspicion is attached to —. Pain (name probalfly fimltidus). age about thirty, height about 5 ft. 2 in., Drown complexion Clearing a black oilskin coat with belt, and white p&nvscs shoes. He occupied a room at complainant’s boardinghouse, and/after he left the blankets were missed. -

Raurimu. Between the 20th March and 28th April last, the dwelling of JOHN CULLEN, National Park, was broken into and the following stolen : Fourteen brown/and grey military blankets; a Kaiapoi rug; a hcawy jrhite calico awning, about 12 ft. square, boupt!Lwit#)red a, green tablecloth ; two ladies’ §2ucerL one of which is branded “ Meredith/House ” ; ien)yhinakcupsP&c. : total value, £l4. Portion identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Leslie Clifton Arthur Payne, referred to in Police Gazette, 1932, page 727, and Photographs, 1923, page 61. He is also to be interviewed regarding William Llewellyn Jones’s shop broken into, referred to in Police Gazette, page 309. l,s>/rruo*bcf

Stratford. Since 1926, a -22 calibre single-shot Bayard rifle, No. 79750 on barrel and stock. On the 24th April, 1926, the rifle was registered at Stratford by JOSEPH CLAUDE DOBBS, who now states that he never possessed a rifle, and has no knowledge of ever having registered one. Inquiries are to be made with a view to tracing the rifle.

Stratford.—loth ultimo, from a room* in the Stanley Boardinghouse, the property of ALBERT REDVERS HARRIS, a ladies’ silver Royal wristlet-watch, small dent on rim, with black leather wristlet; value, £1 15s. Identifiable.

Napier. —Between the 3rd February, 1931, and 27th April last, from 4 Gladstone Road, the property of IVAN BIGGAR LOGAN, a German automatic pistol, No. 8017 ; value, £l. Identifiable.

Wanganui. —Between 5.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the 4th instant, from a motor-car, the property of WILLIAM TOOMEY, dealer, Mayfair Flats, Auckland, £Bl3 in silver coins; a brown leather suit-case, about 30 in. long; a leather attache-case, about 16 in. long ; a gladstone bag, about 22 in. long, about 1 in. of stitching undone at bottom corner; a gladstone bag, about 16 in. long, fastens in centre with two metal grips at ends; a dark-grey suit, with lightgrev stripes, fit man 5 ft. 10 in., label with “ Verev ” on inside of waistcoat, coat, and trousers ; three shirts, size 14£ in. or 15 in. neck, one white silk, ‘ one with blue stripes, and one with brown stripes, may have laundry mark “ Toomey ” over “K” or “ T.K. ”, collars to match; a set of gentlemen’s pyjamas, size 5, Luvisca brand, large blue stripes with creamy stripe between ; a black-handled blade razor ; a woodenhandled shaving-brush'; a Saloon single razor-strop, with slanting cut near top; six pairs of gentlemen’s socks, silk and wool, fancy shades ; a number of tics, some branded “ Lowe’s, Sydney and Newcastle,” and some branded “ Made in England ” ; six handkerchiefs, with laundry mark “ T.K.” thereon : total value, £B3O. Clothing, suit-cases, and gladstone bags identifiable. Complainant, en route to Wellington, was passing through Wanganui in a taxi-car driven by John Ralph Penney, referred to in Police Gazette, 1925, page 651, and Photographs, page 83. They stopped in Victoria Avenue for tea, leaving the above-described money, &c., in the car, which the driver locked, and on returning to resume the journey the taxi was missing. It was later found at St. John’s Hill, but had apparently been owned by means of a key, and the propert.^stolen^^ /

Wanganui. Between the 23rd January and 6th March last, from a farm at Upper Tutaenui, the property of HARRY WALDO COLLIER, about one hundred and twenty-seven half-bred black face woolley lambs, both sexes, ear-marked with piece out of bottom of left ear : total value, £7O. Identifiable.

Dannevirke. Between the 28th February and 4th March last, from 1 Trafalgar Street, the property of CLIVE LINDSAY CROOKS, a gentlemen’s square gold wristlet-watch, repair No. 3909 on inside of case ; and a gold signet ring, oval centre of white gold, with le C.L.C.” engraved on it : total value, £5 ss. Identifiable.

Dannevirke. —Between the Ist December, 1932, and 21st February last, from a garage, the property of EDWARD LAMONT SMITH, Cloverlea, a -32 calibre short German automatic pistol, No. 91516, “ Dreyser, A. B. T. Sommerd ” on left side of it; value, £2. Identifiable.

—Between the 20th and 22nd ultimo, the shop of McGRUERS LTD., was broken into and £2 2s. 4d. in money stolen from a drawer in the office, and an attempt was made to open the safe by means of explosives. On the 2nd ultimo an attempt was also made by means of explosives ■to open the safe in the premises of Cobbe and Co. There was evidence of green plasticine having been used on each occasion in preparing the charge. w 'V '2^

Feilding.— l2th ultimo, from a locker at the Freezing Works, Aorangi, the property of BERTRAM ISOLD BRISCO, 73 Fergusson Street, Palmerston North, a gentlemen’s gold open-face watch, “ A. P. Walsh, London ” on dial, “ W.F.C.” in monogram engraved on back, a greyhound seizing a hare, and “ B. I. Briscoe ” engraved on inside of case ; and an 18 ct. gold single-curb watch-chain (similar to Illustration No. 15 in Supplement to Police Gazette, 1911, page 2), with a greenstone ’horse-shoe attached : total value, £77 10s. Identifiable.

Masterton. —17th April last, from a motor-car, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Defence Department), a -303 S.M.L.E. rifle, 7.M.R. over 264 on disc, barrel No. C. 7976, with webb sling ; value, £8 10s. Identifiable. The rifle was on issue to Douglas Henry Power, oadet ' /2 7y/bb

Masterton.—2oth April last, from the Y.M.C.A. rooms, the property of MONICA EILEEN JONES, Whatman Road, a ladies’ blue leather handbag, size about 6 in. by 4 in., containing an 18 ct. gold engagement ring, set with a cluster of seven diamonds in platinum setting; a string of tangerine coloured beads a pair of pearl ear-rings a pocket-knife with pearl handle ; and £1 15s. 6d. in money : total value. £2l. Identifiable except money.

Wellington.— the 12th ultimo, the property of JAMES BESANT, 39 Marine Parade, Eastbourne, a gentlemen’s nickel watch, No. 152477 ; and a 9 ct. gold curb watch-chain, a St. Johns Ambulance medallion attached, with complainant’s name on it: total value, £9. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Three Men (names unknown), ages about twentyseven, height about 5 ft. 6 in., believed to be ship’s firemen ; wearing blue suits and caps. Complainant was drinking with the suspects, and after leaving them his property was missing.

Wellington. — lst April last, from a cloak-room at the Opera House, the property of PARAMOUNT FILM SER VICE, LTD., Cuba Street, 2,000 ft. of film, forming Parts 7 and 8 of the film entitled “ Sign of the Cross ”; value, £32 16s. 2d. Identifiable.

Wellington. —On the 21st ultimo, the dwelling of ALFRED WILLIAM DUNCAN, 10 Kinross Street, was broken into and the following stolen : A gentlemen’s 15 ct. gold ring, set with two light-blue sapphires, with green and yellow sapphire in centre, in Egyptian setting ; a ladies’ gold ring, set with five sapphires in claw setting; an 18 ct. gold ring, set with five rubies ; a ladies’ 1 8 ct. gold ring, set with two white sapphires, with large dark blue sapphire in centre ; a ladies’ 18 ct. gold ring, set with a cluster of eight small diamonds with a large diamond in centre, in platinum millegrain setting; a ladies’ 18 ct. gold wedding ring, with “ Lloyd ” stamped on inside ; and a ladies’ gold chased cable bangle, heart-shape padlock attached, with “E. Duncan ” inscribed on it: total value, £52 10s. " Identifiable. *

Wellington. On the 22nd April last, the dwelling of DANICE JAMES DIGHTON, 11 Ascot Terrace, was broken into and the following stolen : A ladies’ white gold oblong Swiss wristlet-watch; and a ladies’ gold wristlet-watch, with gold-coloured hands and figures : total value, £ll. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name unknown), age about thirty-seven, height 6 ft., medium build ; wearing a light-grey suit and felt hat.

Wellington. — On the 23rd ultimo, the shop of LEONARD SOWMAN, 233 Lambton Quay, was broken into and the following stolen : Two nickel-plated Thorens cigarettelighters ; six nickel and leather Colibiri cigarette-lighters ; three nickel Dunhill cigarette-lighters ; twelve packets of Gillette safety-razor blades; and a quantity of cigarettes and tobacco : total value, £B4. Not identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Two Men (names unknown) (l) Age about thirty, height about 5 ft. 6 in., stout build ; wearing a brown overcoat, light-coloured trousers, and felt hat : (2) age about thirty, height about 5 ft. 6 in., medium build ; weaving dark overcoat, dark trousers, and felt hat. / s[']/$3

Wellington.— -Between the 22nd and 24th April last, from a private letter-box at the General Post-office, the property of W. D. and H. O. WILLS, New Zealand, Ltd., a cheque for £lB 12s. 6d. on the Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, No. 299654, drawn by Messrs. Burch and Co., Ltd., and payable to W. D. and H. O. Wills (N.Z.), Ltd. ; a cheque for £75 2s. 9d., on the Bank of New Zealand, Wanganui, No. 288, drawn by Messrs. Goldingham and Beckett, Ltd., Wanganui, and payable to W. D. and H. 0. Wills (N.Z.), Ltd. ; a cheque for £5 16s. Bd. on the Bank of New South Wales, Napier, No. 343990, drawn by Mrs. A. M. Osborne, and payable to W. D. and H. O. Wills (N.Z.), Ltd. ; a cheque for £lO 18s. sd. on the Bank of New South Wales, New Plymouth,

drawn by Messrs. Burgess, Fraser, and Co., Ltd., and payable to W. D. and H. 0. Wills (N.Z.), Ltd. ; a cheque for £1 Os. Bd., on the Union Bank of Australia, Geraldine, drawn by C. S. Davies, and payable to Messrs. Armits Ltd.; a postal-note for ss. 6d.; and a post-office letter-box key. Cheques only identifiable. The key was accidently left in the letter-box, from which the property was stolen.

Blenheim. 2Bth March last, from a cloak-room in the Masonic Chambers, the property of JOHN CHRISTIE, Bradford Quay, a gentlemen’s heavy-blue velour overcoat, fit a man about 5 ft. 6 in., half belt on back ; and a masonic apron : total value, £5 12s. fid. Identifiable.

Westport.— Between the 31st March and 25th April last, a magazine at Tiroroa, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Public Works Department), was broken into and eight 5 lb.-packets of Nobels gelignite stolen ; value, £3 6s. Bd. Identification doubtful.

Geraldine.— Between the 19th and 25th March last, from the dwelling of JAMES TRIPP, a gentlemen’s gold Waltham watch, “ J.M.T.” engraved on front case ; value, £2O. Identifiable.

Dunedin. 6th ultimo, from a cloak-room in the Savoy Restaurant, the property of THOMAS LEAHY BEGG, Alexander Street, a pair of Lemaire binoculars, vulcanite eye-piece missing from left side ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —6th ultimo, from a dressing-room at the Oval Pavilion, the property of SAMUEL IRVINE BICKERSTAFE, 17 Birchfield Avenue, a gentlemen’s rolled-gold Waltham Traveller hunting watch, dent on rim ; and ss. in money : total value, £2 15s. Identifiable except money.

Dunedin. — sth ultimo, from a cloak-room in the Savoy Restaurant, the property of CECIL HERBERT MACKAY, 31 Cole Street, a gentlemen’s double-breasted purple-grey Roslyn overcoat, vent in back, square pockets ; value, £5. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name unknown), age about twenty-one, height 5 ft. 10 in., medium build, ruddy complexion ; wearing a navy-blue suit, and black shoes.

Dunedin.— On the 28th April last, the dwelling of ELLEN LANE, 80 Sutherland Street, was broken into and the following stolen : a ladies’ diamond and pearl cluster ring (recovered); a ladies’ gold wristlet-watch, “ Muriel Lane ” on outside of case, with gold flat spring wristlet attached; a Nellie Stewart gold bangle ; a ladies’ gold ring, set with an opal between two diamonds in Gipsy setting ; and a ladies’ gold pendant, set with aquamarines, with small fine gold chain attached : total value, £37. Identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the 29th March and Ist April last, the dwelling of ARTHUR ELWIN NICHOLSON, 582 Anderson’s Bay Road, was broken into and the following stolen : A ladies’ gold ring, set with five sapphires, two of which are missing ; a small silver watch ; and about one hundred and ten Greek, American, Egyptian, French, and German coins : total value, £6. Portion identifiable.