PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXII, Issue 42, 27 October 1937, Page 737

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). —13th August last, from a motor-car in a lane between the Waverley Hotel and the G.P.0., the property of RONALD LIVINGSTONE, Marsden Road, Hamilton, a brown imitation leather suitcase, 20 in. by 15 in. by 6 in., stud front and back, containing a navy-blue suit; a pair of gentlemen’s black shoes, size 7, patent toecaps; a white pullover with roll collar, size 4, darn in centre of back ; a pair of leather gloves, size 6, “ Real Nappa ” on dome-fasteners ; two blue ties ; a white collar, size 15 in.; some shaving requisites ; and a Royal Hawaiian ukulele in case, new strings : total value, about £lO. Identifiable.

Auckland. l9th August last, from a motor-car in Wyndham Street, the property of JOHN RICHARD MILLER, 47 View Road, Mount Eden, a gentlemen’s overcoat (recovered); and a black vulcanite Wahl fountain-pen, with “ Wahl ” on it, gold nib, gold filling-lever, gold clip, open end of cap has been filed off level with gold band : total value, £3 ss. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Arthur Bennett, age about thirty-five, height 5 ft. 10 in., labourer, medium build, dark complexion ; dressed in a dark suit and felt hat. The overcoat was recovered from a pawnbroker to whom it had been pledged on the 19th August last by a man of suspect’s description.

Auckland. —Between the 24th and 26th ultimo, from a motor-car in the Dominion Motors, Civic Square, the property of EMBRET JOHANSEN, Waihi Beach, a gentlemen’s double-breasted heavy fawn overcoat, half lined, lining in right armpit has been repaired, full belt, large buckles; and a pair of spectacles in case, made by Grocotte, Hamilton : total value, £7 ss. Identifiable.

Te Awamutu. —During the night of 13th instant, from a shed at the premises of the Te Awamutu Dairy Co., the property of JACK WILLIAMS and another, a carpenter’s white canvas tool-kit; a Spear and Jackson hand-saw; two Disston D. 8 rip-saws, two teeth missing from one; a wood chisel, size £ in.; a wood chisel, size 1£ in.; two German jack-planes; a pair of wire-cutters, about 18 in. long; a cast-iron patent file handle ; an oil-can ; a cold chisel, 8 in. long; two claw hammers, one has “W” on each side of handle and on back of head; a bench tomahawk, “W ” on handle; a nickel-plated sawset; a leather waist belt; two new 8 in. files; a pair of 8 in. pliers ; a double-faced oilstone, in. by 2 in. by f in., in pine case ; a set spanner, § in. and f in., has j in. hole through shaft (most of the above tools have “J. Williams ”on them); a Disston D. 8 hand-saw; a wooden jack-plane about 18 in. long; and two bit rolls containing a number of bits of various sizes, some screw-drivers, an Auto push-drill, and a spokeshave, &c. : total value, £l7. Identifiable.

Gisborne. —18th ultimo, from the garage of HOWARD VINCENT ILES, 121 Derby Street, a ladies’ silver sevenjewel Rolex wristlet-watch, No. 62589 inside back case, dark-brown leather strap attached ; value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Lyttelton. —lst instant, from sleeping-quarters on the ship “ Tainui,” the property of JAMES JOSEPH DEVLIN, a red box-pattern Kodak camera, small hole in top of box, takes V 120 film ; value, 12s. 6d. Identifiable.

Lyttelton. 3rd instant, from a cabin on the ship “ Tainui,” the property of EDMUND JOHN WESTROPE, butcher, a gentlemen’s gold open-face keyless Grovenor dress watch, Swiss make, black numerals; and a silver chain attached ; value, £2 ss. Identifiable.

Waimate. — August last, from a sample-room, in Gregson Street, the property of AENEAS HENDRY McLEOD, 9 Arthur Street, Dunedin, a gentlemen’s doublebreasted grey overcoat, fully lined, flap pockets ; a gentlemen’s double-breasted grey overcoat, partly lined, flap pockets; a gentlemen’s fawn overcoat, fully lined, vertical pockets; and a gentlemen’s double-breasted brown overcoat, fully lined, flap pockets : total value, £lO 15s. 6d. Identifiable.

Bicycles. Balmoral. 24/9/37, No. P.V. 9104, a gentlemen’s black Farmers’ Monarch Special, with yellow lines, the property of Selwyn Lloyd Hunter ; value, £4.

Auckland. —31/8/37, No. B.Z. 1310, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, with red lines, the property of Ross Todd ; value, £8 15s.

Auckland. —2/9/37, No. U.W. 11238, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, Auckland City Council No. 27773, the property of Frank Teesdale ; value, £3.

Auckland. —4/9/37, No. B.D. 5955, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, with red and gold coloured lines, the property of David Lamont; value, £7.

Auckland. 6/9/37, No. 52808, a gentlemen’s black Peerless, with red lines, Peerless transfers, the property of Douglas Harold Andrew ; value, £4.

Hamilton. —About May, 1937, No. 199135, a ladies’ black, the property of Julius Morskov; value, £2.

Hamilton. —7/8/37, No. A. 97320, a gentlemen’s black Royal Devon, the property of Andrew Peverpal ; value, £5 os. -^c&<knr f A/- /Z -/0'3% Wanganui. —29/8/37, No. 26010, a gentlemen’s black Chainey Bros., the property of Donald Alexander Davis; value, £5.

Palmerston North. —29/9/37, No. B. 2520, a gentlemen’s black, the property of George Henry Cole ; value, £2.

Christchurch. —lo/7/37, No. W.D. 51720, a gentlemen’s black B.S.A. sports model, B.S.A. transfers, the property of Reginald William Geoghegan ; value, £l4.

Christchurch. —9/8/37, the property' of Frank Myer, a gentlemen’s black, Butler transfers, Nos. 5249 a and 1250 a ; value, £9 7s. 6d. /<?/// f 3 *7

Christchurch. —16/8/37, the property of Kenneth Chick, a gentlemen’s black Butler, No. B. 2291 ; value, £4.

Christchurch. —18/8/37, the property of Edward Meale, a gentlemen’s black Bell, No. 8104 ; value, £5.

Christchurch. —l9/8/37, the property of Richard Temple, a gentlemen’s black. Victory transfers, No. 23476 ; value, £2 10s.

Christchurch.— 2o/8/37, the property of Mary McCreanor, a ladies’ black Milton, Milton transfers, No. 5823 ; value, £7 12s. 6d.

Christchurch. —26/8/37, the property of John A. Clark, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., No. 53671 A ; value, £2.

Christchurch. —l/9/37, the property of Raymond Frederick Gibbard, a gentlemen’s red 8.5. A., No. 04218 ; value, £5.

Christchurch. —3/9/37, the property of Mary Jaggar, a ladies’ black, Sterling transfers, No. 83618 ; value, £6.

Christchurch. —4/9/37, the property of Frank Wigg, a gentlemen’s black, Kiddey’s transfers, No. 3028; value, £3.

Clyde. —22/9/37, No. 20332 over 1.35, a gentlemen’s black Clifton, the property of William James Thomson; value, £6 10s.