PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXIV, Issue 23, 7 June 1939, Page 410

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Ponsonby. 26th February last, from clothing in a cubicle at the Shelly Beach Baths, the property of GEORGE JAMES ELLIOTT, 13 Chamberlain Street, Grey Lynn, a gentlemen’s chromium-plated oblong Swiss wristlet-watch, Arabic numerals, scratch across back, chromium-plated wrist-band of chain design, about J in. wide, attached; value, £3 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —17th March last, from clothing in a cubicle at the tepid baths, the property of WALTER SEYMOUR, 4 Churchton Street, Parnell, a gentlemen’s nickel cushionshaped 15-jewel wristlet-watch, “2401” on outside back case, unbreakable glass, Arabic numerals; value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —10th or 11th ultimo, from a drawer in a bedroom of the Central Hotel, Victoria Street, the property of NELL MOWBRAY HERD, 46 Messines Road, Wellington, a black handbag ; and a motor-car key (recovered); a cheque-book on the National Bank of New Zealand, Wellington, containing twenty-two forms, Nos. P. 185547 to P. 185568; registration papers for an Austin Seven motorcar, 1938-39 registration No. 127-328, in complainant’s name ; and 18s. in money : total value, £2 15s. On the 11th ultimo the recovered property was found in a lavatory in the Paramount Billiard-rooms, Queen Street. Terence Andrew William Flatley, referred to in Police Gazette, 1939, page 324, who has admitted similar offences, has been interviewed regarding this offence, but no evidence resulted. AlCrr'd/* !s,’ 7 39

Stratford. 2oth ultimo, from the Defence Hall, the property of PIKO HAWKINS, Waitara Hotel, a gentlemen’s double-breasted heavy fawn teddy bear overcoat, “ Minster ” tag on inside pocket, full belt, vent in back with 2 in. tear at top which has been mended; fit man about 5 ft. 9 in., value, £B. Identifiable.

Waipukurau. —During the night of the 27th ultimo, the shop of YATES CASH STORES, Ruataniwha Street, was broken into and the following stolen : £7 10s. in money; a cheque on the Bank of New South Wales, Palmerston North, for £l6, drawn on the estate of J. McCoskery, in favour of Mrs. McCoskery; a cheque for £3 18s. 6d. on the Bank of New South Wales, in favour of Yates Cash Stores, signed H. K. Hutchinson, dated 27/5/39 ; a cheque for £5, drawn in favour of B. Patterson on account of Hatuma School Committee, No. E.D. 78294, dated 27/5/39 ; a cheque for 19s. lOd. on the Bank of New Zealand, Hastings, in favour of B. Patterson, on account of Heretaunga Dairy Co., dated 19/5/39 or 20/5/39 ; a cheque for £4 on the Bank of New Zealand, Waipukurau, No. 756614, payable to “ Cash,” on account of N. H. Tate, dated 25/5/39 ; and an open cheque for £1 10s. on the Bank of New Zealand, Waipukurau, No. 757469, on account of A. T. Russell, dated 27/5/1939. The safe was opened by means of explosives, and footprints indicate that TWO Men were associated in the commission of the offence —-one wore shoes or boots with pointed toes and round rubber heels with six-pointed star in centre, size about 8 or 9 ; the other man wore shoes or boots with blunt toes, size about 8, square heels with rubber tip across back of heel, and toe-plate about 1 in. wide.

Petone. 2sth March last, the property of CECIL FREDERICK MAULE, 5 Market Street, Lower Hutt, a brown leather well-worn kit-bag, 22 in. by 12 in. by 12 in., nickel lock in centre, nickel fastener at each end, containing a Stanley steel smoothing - plane, 11 in. long, “ C.F.M.” scratched on side ; an iron rabbet-plane, 7 in. long, “ 120 ” stamped on it; a ratchet screwdriver, 20 in. long, red wooden handle, “ Henry Boker ”on it; a nickel ball-bearing brace, “ Sampson ”on it; a brown canvas roll, containing assorted bits, sizes from £ in. to 1 in.; and a claw hammer; oilstone ; carpenter’s apron, &c. : total value, £4 4s. Identifiable. Suspicion is attached to Man (name unknown), age about twenty-four, height about 5 ft. 8 in., slight build, lightbrown hair; wearing a green pullover with V-shaped neck, and a medium brown sports coat. He was seen to remove the property described from the rear carrier of a bus while it was stationary near the Petone railway crossing.

Wellington. —22nd April last, from a cabin on the ship “ Dominion Monarch,” the property of GEORGE FRANCIS IRWAN, 6 Lucas Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, England, a chromium-plated travelling alarm-clock, 5 in. square, hinged leg support at back; a black Kodak Junior folding camera, size 620 film on which there are six exposures; and a pair of old non-prismatic Zeiss field-glasses with scratches on them, 6x 30 magnification, separate eye-focus adjusters, contained in black leather case : total value, £2O 10s. Identifiable except clock.

Wellington. —2sth April last, from a motor-car outside 26 Tinakori Road, the property of GEORGE HENRY ALLINGHAM, a black leather Leica camera. No. 199657, 3-5 lens, four screws on top, range-finder, contained in brown leather case; fourteen metal containers for films; and a leatherette attache-case: total value, £SO 17s. 6d. Identifiable except case.

Wellington. —2nd ultimo, from a lobby in the Diocesan Hall, Mulgrave Street, the property of JOSEPH SNELL, Chatsworth Road, Heretaunga, a gentlemen’s double-breasted fawn tweed overcoat with slightly deeper herringbone, fully lined with dull brown material, fit man 5 ft. 6 in., six fawn bone buttons, “ Made by Doherty, Tailor, Lambton Quay ” on tag inside breast pocket ; value, £lO 10s. Identifiable.

Timartt.— During the night of 26th April last, from a room in the Pareora Freezing-works Boardinghouse, the property of LEONARD MURRAY, a gentlemen’s gold square wristlet-watch, Arabic luminous numerals, luminous hands, made by Griffiths, and purchased in Melbourne, gold expanding bracelet attached ; value, £6 7s. 6d. Identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the 13th and 17th April last, from the mantle department of SARGOOD SON, AND EWEN, LTD., High Street, a ladies’ dark-brown northern musquash fur coat, self collar of similar material, 42 in. bust, 48 in. long, brown lining, “F. 88 ” stamped on inside of inside pocket and on skin under lining ; value, £35. Identifiable.

Dunedin. 23rd March last, from the Hillside Workshops, * the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Railways Department), a J h.p. portable electric drill, Record No. 190, type U 1, made by Vidal England Co.; value, £l2. Identifiable.

Dunedin. 24th April last, from a lane leading to the rear of Gourley and Co., Clarke Street, the property of NOEL KEAN, 332 Rattray Street, a five-valve Pilot radio-set, serial No. 82174, Royalty No. C. 1518, model -103 X-, dual wave, lightly stained cabinet, mantel model; . value, £lO. Identifiable.