PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXIV, Issue 9, 1 March 1939, Page 166

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Freeman’s Bay. Between the 17th and 20th December last, from an office at 198 Victoria Street, the property of ARCHIBALD CLIFFORD BRIDGES, 3 Carlton Gore Road, a twelve base Viceroy piano-accordion, No. 1779, small chip off celluloid where keys fit into frame ; value, £9. Identifiable.

Auckland. 29th December last, from the Cutlery Department, FARMERS’ TRADING CO., Hobson Street, a canteen of cutlery consisting of an oak case, 17|- in. long, 12 in. wide, and 4 in. deep, lined with brown baize, nickel lock in centre, light filled finish, six each of afternoon teaspoons, dessertspoons, soup-spoons, dessert-forks, table-forks, dessertknives, table-knives, fish-knives, fish-forks, teaspoons, four tablespoons, a carving knife and fork, and a steel. The forks and spoons are silver-plated and marked “ E.P.N.S. A 1 Sheffield ” ; fish-knives have xylonite handles and E.P. blades; all * knives are of stainless steel, straight blades with oval xylonite, marked “Sheffield Cutlery, England, Firth-Breafley Stannic ” : value, £8 12s. 6d. Identifiable.

Auckland. During the night of the 27th December last, from the dwelling of WILLIAM HENRY LIGHTFOOT, 16 St. John’s Road, Remuera, a pair of military binoculars, covered with black leatherette, about 6 in. long when closed and about 9 in. long when open, fitted with shades, new adjusting screw ; value, £5 ss. Identifiable.

Auckland. 27th December last, the property of HENRY REED, 11 Coronation Street, Christchurch, a gentlemen’s silver open-face key-wind pocket-watch, well worn case, loose glass, a black ribbon guard with gold shield in centre with “ L.P.A.S.C., H. Reed, 1906 ” on it, gold bar at one end of guard missing; a gold Maltese cross medal, with “ Presented by G. Ryan, fastest time Road Race ” on it attached to shield ; and a gold sovereign-case with “ H.R.” on it: total value, £9 18s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —11th December last, from a cabin on H.M.S. “ Leander,” the property of JOHN CULF, a gentlemen’s silver Tropical wristlet-watch, No. 640 x 61402, “ Benson Ltd., London,” on it, luminous dial, leather wrist-strap attached ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Otahuhu. Between the 29th and 31st December last, from the dwelling of NELLIE BUCKLEY, 36 Princes Street, a gold (probably 18 ct.) engagement ring, set with three diamonds in platinum claw setting, one claw worn; value, £22 10s. Identifiable.

Ellerslie. —l3th ultimo, the property of ERNEST ROBERT DAULTON, Newhaven Street, a ladies’ blue leather purse fastened with two chromium-plated knobs ; a motor-driver’s license in complainant’s name; a police identification-card, issued to Ernest Robert Daulton, No. 2995 ; and £2 10s. in money : total value, £3 19s. Identifiable except money. The property, which was contained in Mrs. Daulton’s purse, was either lost or stolen at Auckland Railway-station, or it may possibly have been inadvertently left in the taxi which conveyed complainant and his wife from the station to their home at Elleslie.

Masterton. -11th January last, from a motor-car at the railway-station, the property of ESTHER LOUISIA CAVE, Tupurupuru, an old gold Rotherhams wristlet-watch, “ E.L.C.” in old English lettering on case, half expansion wristlet attached ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Petone. -22nd ultimo, from a launch at Howard Point, the property of FRANCIS WINSER PULLYN, 54 Western Avenue, Palmerston North, a 24 h.p. two-stroke twincylinder Johnston outboard motor, No. P. 70-210611, cylinders painted green, remainder painted aluminium; value, £25. IdeatHUbl Greymouth. Bth January last, from a motor-car near the Hobson Weigh Bridge, the property of NORMAN SAMUEL FINCH, Runanga, a blued steel Webley-Scott air pistol, No. 59160, black ebonite stock ; value, £3 ss. Identifiable.

Ross.On or about the 17th October last, the property of LEIO WILFRED TIMPERLEY, Te Taho, South Westland, a black and tan heading and leading collie bitch, age about seven years, answers to narim “ Tinky ” ; value, £2O. Identi'3<7.

Dunedin. 26th January last, from a motor-car outside the Kaituna Bowling-green, the property of CHARLES JOSEPH PAYNE, 3 Beaumont Road, Mornington, a pair of black Zeiss binoculars, No. 349466, leather strap attached; value, £35. Identifiable.

Bicycles. Auckland. —15/12/38, No. G. 32947, a gentlemen’s black model de luxe Royal, D. 885 on rear mudguard, the property of Harvey Latta ; value, £4.

Thames. —24/12/38, a ladies’ black Hercules, with blue lines, the property of Sarah Murray ; value, £7 15s.

Thames.9/1/39, No. U.M. 10930, a ladies’ black, the property of Margaret Reidy ; value, £B.

Hamilton.—l9/1/39, No. B.W. 4448, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, with red lines, the property of Alexander Crozier; value, £5.

Hamilton. —12/1/39, No. 126076, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., with red lines, Vickery transfers, the property of Walter James Woolf ord ; value, £8 10s.

Gisborne. —8/1/39, No. 16756, a gentlemen’s black Armstrong, the property of Jack Rape; value, £6.

Gisborne. —lo/1/39, No. A. 43651-8-36, a gentlemen’s black Phillips, Russell’s transfers, the property of Cyril Augustine Lundon ; value, £B. 17/7 /If f.

Gisborne. —30/12/38, No. 18664, a gentlemen’s black, Allies transfers, the property of John J/ Ryan; value, £6los - *

Wanganui. —ll/12/38, No. H. over 6178-99456, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., the property of Patrick Hogan; value, £l2 10s. 'rt ff C / Y '/&' fytj

Christchurch. —11/11/38, No. 11409, a gentlemen’s Juvenile Gamage, the property of J ohn Henry Kingi; value, £6.

Christchurch. —13/11/38, No. 1025 a over A 27767, a ladies’ black Butler, Butler transfers, the property of Mavis Violet Evans ; value, £7 15s.

Christchurch. —26/11/38, No. T.U. 13057, a gentlemen’s black Milton, Milton transfers, the property of Charles William Bishop ; value, £8 10s.

Christchurch.— 26/11/38, No. 6134, a ladies’ black Jones, Jones transfers, the property of Violet Woodall; value, £9 10s.

Christchurch. 2B/11/38, No. U.F. 4902, a gentlemen’s black, the property of Ron Sneddon ; value, £9 ss.

Christchurch. 3/12/38, No. 1159/1993, a gentlemen’s black Butler, Butler transfers, the property of Albert Gibb; value, £5.

Christchurch. —1/10/38, No. B. 82727, a gentlemen’s black, John Bull transfers, the property of Maurice Thompson ; value, £6.

Christchurch. 4/12/38, No. 71609, a gentlemen’s black Simplex Special transfers, the property of Luke Thoms value, £9 15s.

Christchurch. —14/12/38, No. 2787, a ladies’ black Oxford, Oxford transfers, the property of William Downes; value, £6.

Christchurch. 24/12/38, No. A.C. 4924, a gentlemen’s black Raleigh, Rugby transfers, the property of William Mooney; value, £lO.

Christchurch.— No. B. 2813, a gentlemen’s black Butler, Butler transfers, . the property of Ivan C. Elstob; value, £B,

Dunedin.— 6/1/39, No. A. 3195, a gentlemen’s khaki Armstrong, with gold lines, the property of Alexander White ; value, £8 10s. jt/- /&/3/3 Dunedin. —14/1/39, No. H. 8728, a gentlemen’s black Speedwell, with green lines, the property of Kenneth Walter Marks; value, £7.

Dunedin. —14/1/39, No. A. 50687 over 12-36, a gentlemen’s black, Victor Nelson and Patrol transfers, the property of Laurence James Webster ; value, £9.

Dunedin.— 2l/1/39, No. 54969, a gentlemen’s black Coventry Eagle, the property of John Gilbert Sheddan; value ’ £l ° szjsCthAtsLCct/ Invercargill. 27/12/38, No. H. 75378, a gentlemen’s black B.S.A. Sports, the property of Robert John Henderson ; value, £lO 10s. f d/. S/£/3f Invercargill.— 6/10/38, No. 734, a ladies’ black Empire, the property of Ngari Megan Lewis ; value, £8 10s. VS,*-, rl/sJ IT'Jin ]*2 CJ