PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXI, Issue 44, 4 November 1936, Page 679

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). —4th September last, from a room in the Ambassadors Hotel, the property of WILLIAM CLYDE RAINBOW, 146 Symonds Street, a gentlemen’s chromium-plated 15-jewel round Swiss wristletwatch, luminous dial on which are the numerals, “ 12, 3, and 9,” the others being denoted by a stroke, style No. 6118, “ Nickel Chrome ” inside back case, chromium-plated hook-on wrist-band attached ; value, £4 ss. Identifiable.

Auckland. —21st May last, from a motor-car outside the Regal Theatre, Ponsonby Road, the property of ARTHUR JAMES SCOTT, manager, a Trailer film to “ The Seven Keys to Baldpate,” about 200 ft! long, R.K.O. picture; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Auckland. During the night of 31st August last, from a building in course of construction in Anzac Avenue, the property of JOHN ALFRED SMITH and others, 16 Inkerman Street, Onehunga, a Stanley wooden level, about 27 in. long, brass ends; a Disston panel saw, about 18 in. long; a Disston hand saw, Disston Beauty model, “ J. Smith ” scratched on handle; a Disston straight-back saw, London twelve model, handle has been repaired with strip of brass; a Stanley steel smoothing plane, size 4, may have “ J. Smith ” scratched on handle ; a Stanley brace, ratchet type ; about nine bits in sizes from in. to l| in., some have cross filed on bottoms ; a large extension bit in green baize bit-holder ; a German plane, wooden body, “ J.S.” carved on side; two butt chisels, sizes 1 in. and 1-J- in.; a bevel-edged chisel, 1J in.; a mortice chisel, J in.; four chisels, some have cross filed below ferrule; three cold chisels, “ J.S.” stamped with punch; a 3-ft. Rabone rule; a set of steel compasses; a brass plumb bob; a pair of alligator-jaw pliers, 8J in. long, “22” on one handle; a Cheney claw hammer, size 5, “A. G. Allen” on handle: total value, £ll 10s. 6d. Identifiable.

Auckland. Between the 24th and 27th April last from the s.s. “ Canadian Highlander ” or Central Hotel, the property of SYDNEY WREN, 85 Hill street, Wellington, a brown leather suit-case, about 3 ft. 6 in., by 2 ft. by 8 in., handle on top and leather handle on one end; a double-breasted grey flannel suit with extra pair of trousers, “ S. Wren” on tag inside breast pocket, fit man about 6 ft., made in London ; a black dinner jacket, made in London, “ S. Wren,” on tag inside breast pocket; a black full-dress jacket; two light-coloured wooden bottle cases, 9 in. high, 3 in. diameter ; a pair of reddish-coloured leather slippers, size 10; a navyblue silk dressing-gown, lined with silk material of lighter shade, silk belt; two books entitled, “ Anthony Adverse ” ; a book on advertising; five assorted striped shirts with two collars to each ; about four silk ties ; some handkerchiefs ; a blue check silk scarf, about 4 ft. long; a pair of black shoes, size 10; and a pair of buckskin and tab shoes : total value, about £37 14s. Identifiable.

Auckland. — or about the 26th August last, from a motor-car in Grafton Road, the property of EVELYN MYRTLE SHEPHERD, Hayward Street, Eeatherston, a ladies’ 9 ct. gold octagon-shaped wristlet-watch, Roman numerals, black ribbon wrist-band with three platinum squares on it on each side of watch, set with diamond chips, gold clasp attached ; value, £lO. Identifiable. / frIZZjL-lt/v/% Pap or a. —-27th August last, from the’ cloak-room in the Regent Theatre, the property of WILLIAM EDWARD BARNARD, Hill Road, Manurowa, a gentlemen’s doublebreasted grey tweed overcoat with purple tinge, in right side pocket is a smaller pocket, coat has been taken in underneath collar at back; value, £5. Identifiable.

Levin. During the night of Bth ultimo, the shop of STANLEY WOKS FOLD, jeweller, was broken into and the following stolen: A gentlemen’s chromium-plated oblong Westclox wristlet-watch, Arabic numerals, chromium-plated expanding bangle with wide square links attached : total value, £1 15s. The offender threw a stone through the shop window doing damage to the extent of £26.

Wellington. — August last, from a room in the Regent Hotel, Manners Street, the property of FREDERICK GEORGE YOUNG, 25 Highwic Avenue, Epsom, Auckland, a gentlemen’s single-breasted dark-grey worsted overcoat

with small squares, fully lined with black silk, two pockets inside, three pockets outside, fit man 6 ft. 3 in., and of strong build, made by Hardy, Auckland; value, £5. Identifiable.

Wellington. m.v. “ Wanganella,” the property of AURA FITZHERBERT, care of H. Mudgway, Melsord Road, Palmerston North, a ladies’ black seal coat, skunk collar and cuffs, gold brocade lining, band about 12 in. deep at bottom, two inside pockets, one inset and the other patch, two large black bone buttons ; value, £SO. Identifiable.

Wellington. 3oth July last, from the shop of JENNESS AND PARTRIDGE, jewellers, 72 Cuba Street, an 18 ct. gold solitaire diamond ring in platinum-tipped claw setting, millegrained steps, on which are set three small diamonds on each side of large diamond; value, £ls. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to two men — H. Turner (name probably fictitious), age about thirty-eight, height about 5 ft. 8 in., strong build, fresh complexion, hair inclined to be ginger, large crooked artificial teeth; neatly dressed; well spoken: and (2) name unknown, age about forty, height about 5 ft. 8 in., medium build, dark complexion ; well dressed in dark clothes and felt hat. The suspects were shown some rings in a room at the rear of the shop, where Turner selected one, saying that he would call and pay a deposit on it the next day. After they left it was discovered that the above-described ring was missing from its pad.

Island Bay. 27th September last, from a church in Humber Street, the property of LAVINGTON Me WILLIAMS, Volga Street, a gentlemen’s large grey check double-breasted overcoat, “ Burtons ” on inside lining, brass pencil for carburettor of baby Austin motor-car in pocket; value, £6. Identifiable.

Wakefield. —During the night of the Ist September last, the dwelling of ANNA BEATRICE DANIELL, Brightwater, was broken into and the following stolen : An oval greenstone brooch, set in gold ; an oval blue enamel brooch, set in gold with face design in small pearls and hinged back; a large silver butterfly brooch; a small imitation dark leather case, containing two pairs of curved nail-scissors, a nail-file, a pair of tweezers, a stiletto, a small white bone pen-knife: total value, £3. Identifiable^#!^ Christchurch. —W. H. HARRIS, LTD., shop broken into (see Police Pazette, 1936, page 610) : The number of the rifle, “ 65929,” is incorrect and is to be deleted. The correct number is unknown, and, therefore, the rifle is not identifiable.

Christchurch. Between the 9th and 14th June last, from a motor-car between Ashburton and Wellington, the property of the GOODYEAR TYRE CO., Vivian Street, Wellington, a Corona portable typewriter, serial No. 2 P. 05374, four banks of white keys with black letters on them, contained in black case ; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Christchurch. —During the night of 19th August last, from a motor-car in Rolleston Avenue, the property of JOHN WILLIAM BURTENSHAW, 23 Thornycroft Street, a sixvalve Phillips wireless-set, No. 5259 on back plate, mantel model, Royalty No. 4527, model 636 P., pointer extends full width of dial; value, £ls 10s. Identifiable.