PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXIV, Issue 50, 13 December 1939, Page 966

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Whangarei.— During the night of the 21st September last, the shop of ROBERT LOMAS, Whangaruru North, was broken into and, the following stolen : A’bout £l3 in money ; and a quantiis£<fi? / S@il£3iQivtS%*^jdJifi srnac hes ; total value, £ls. Not identifiable, ,is Attached to John Patrick O’Keefe, alias Maglo^SyrcT^Fr/flHj/ Police Gazette, 1939, page 690, and Photoafraph?/ 1934, page 63, who was in the district MJd he time of the offence. Queen Street Wharf (Auckland). — 19th September last, from a motor-car in O’Connell Street, the property of HORACE GEORGE ST. VINCENT BEECHEY, 21 King Edward Avenue, Epsom, a gentlemen’s brown Raglan overcoat with brown checks of semi-waterproof material, slanting pockets lined with velvet, three buttons on front, purchased from Olsen and Greer, tailors, Queen Street; value, £7 7s. Identifiable.

Auckland.— Between the 26th and 28th August last, from a dressing-room in His Majesty’s Theatre, the property of WILLIAM STEWART SMITH, 42 New Street, Ponsonby, a gentlemen’s gold-filled wristlet-watch, about 2 in. by f in., luminous dial, Arabic numerals, “ Wm. S. Smith, Xmas 1929 ” and “Trade Mark” in triangle on back, seconds-hand near numeral “ 12,” gold-plated band with ring-shaped links attached ; value, £4 17s. Identifiable.

Auckland.— Between the 17th April and Bth July last, from a shed in Mechanics Bay, the property of RICHARD JACKSON ROSS, 15 Gardiner Road, Epsom, a 7 ft. dinghy (recovered), value £l2. Suspicion is attached to John W. Morris (name probably fictitious), age about forty, height about 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, brown hair, bushy eyebrows; dressed in dark trousers, light gaberdine overcoat, black boots, and grey felt hat. The dinghy was recovered from a second-hand dealer to whom it had been sold on the Bth July last by the man described above. He brought the dinghy to the shop in a black J-ton Chevrolet truck.

Auckland. —On the Bth ultimo the Tamaki Yacht Club’s rooms were broken into and the following, the property of REGINALD ALBERT HOLLOWAY stolen: A sextant made of alloy metal that looks like gun-metal, about 7 in. radius, silver a.rc J in. wide, wooden handle; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Auckland. -Between the 28th August and 4th September last, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a rotary Gestetner duplicator, No. 139 and 88137 ; value, £SO. Identifiable.

Auckland. —15th ultimo, from a cubicle at 45 Victoria Street, the property of RICHARD DROTT, bio-chemical treatment specialist, a violet-ray machine, “ Haider,” two red buttons, and a regulator on top, long black cord with massage apparatus attached, contained in black wooden box 9 in. by 9 in. by 2|- in., half of which is lined with purple cloth ; value, £l2 10s. Identifiable.

Balmoral. —23rd July last, from the dwelling of MARY LOUISA SAYERS, 27 Queen’s Avenue, a ladies’ gold octagon-shaped wristlet-watch with Roman numerals, gold expanding wrist-band ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Upper —Between the 10th September and 20th October last, from a hut in the Trentham Military Camp, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Defence Department), a pair of leather covered prismatic binoculars, Army Service type, No. 28517, branded “ 3 Mk. II” and with broad arrow, leather straps attached ; value, £4 10s. Identifiable.

Upper Hutt. Between the 23rd September and 4th October last, from the Museum and Small Arms Stores in Trentham Military Camp, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Defence Department), a Service prismatic compass, No. 155273, marked with broad arrow, dry type, enclosed in round brass case which is partly lacquered, mother-of-pearl dial with degree markings thereon ; a blue metal six-chambered Tranter revolver (probably •455 calibre), No. 1666, wooden or ebonite handle; and a pair of leather covered Defence Service binoculars, No. 28683, made by A. Kershaw and Son, Ltd., Leeds, 1918, adjustable eyepieces, marked with broad arrow, “ Captain Davis marked with acid on one end ; total value, £lO ss. 6d.

Upper Hutt.— l3th or 14th October last, from the Battalion Stores in Trentham Military Camp, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Defence Department), a -455 calibre six-chambered Army Service Webley revolver, blue metal, No. 1235, ebonite hand-grip with ring fitted in end, branded “ N.Z.” over “ 9/39, Mk. VI ” ; value, £5. Identifiable.

Upper Hutt. — 4th October last, from a hut in Trentham Military Camp, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Defence Department), a military director for artillery and machine-gun fire (black -metal box 4 in. by 3 in. by 3 in.), eye-piece with lens at one end and opening containing lens at other end, No. 5895, “ Director No. 4 Mk. 11, Theodore Hamblin, Ltd., London, 1918 ” and broad arrow on sides ; value, £7 ss. 4 l^3ntifi able/?. Wellington.— On tfte 11th October last, the dwelling of ELIZABETH GRAY, 45 Wallace Street, was broken into and the following stolen: A five-valve Radion Little Aristocrat radio, serial No. 7047 ; value, £l6 15s. Identifiable.

Wellington. —Between the 19th and 21st October last, from the shop of WALTER MAYER HAYCRAET, jeweller, 94 Willis Street, three gentlemen’s rolled-gold Titan wristletwatches, luminous hands and Arabic numerals, one cushionshaped and the other two are square with rounded sides, grey leather straps attached; and three ladies’ rolled-gold round Titan wristlet-watches, Arabic numerals, may have mother-of-pearl dials, black silk bands attached; total value, £9 10s. Identification doubtful.

Wellington.— On the 16th or 17th ultimo, from a stand in the Centennial Exhibition, the property of HAY’S LTD., 25 Willis Street, a red portable Robertson electric sewingmachine, No. 7800848, fly-wheel nickelled, contained in tan leatherette case fitted with brass locks and corners ; value, £2l. Identifiable.

Bicycles.

Oneiiunga.— Between 20/10/39 and 24/10/39, No. 5014, a gentlemen’s black, may have Cooper’s Cycle Works transfers, the property of Neil Lawrence Barr ; value, £4 10s.

Hamilton. l7/9/39, No. 1719, a gentlemen’s winecoloured Empire, Wallace, Hamilton, and Empire transfers, the property of James McCall; value, £ll 11s.

Hamilton.— Between 14/10/39 and 17/10/39, No. 7955, a gentlemen’s black Phillips Celtonia Club with gold-coloured lines, the property of Maurice John Cranston; value, £5. Aewwr-j#/'Wo. Hamilton. 2l/10/39, No. 55769, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., the property of Henry Simpson ; value, £8 18s. / . si&cov'H/ "ftMo.

Rotorua.—7/10/39, No. A.C. 56858, a gentlemen’s black Raleigh, Raleigh transfers, the property of Temuera Morrison; value, £l2.

Gisborne. 2B/10/39, No. A. 26181 over 1035, a ladies’ black Royal Devon, the property of Freda Harris ; value, £5.

Napier. 2/9/39, No. K.B. 393 R., a gentlemen’s black Raleigh, the property of Richard James Blundell; value, £lO.

Napier. —ls/9/39, No. 43070, a gentlemen’s black Aerial, the property of Robert Horace Weeks ; value, £9.

Wanganui. —l7/10/39, Nos. 6170 and 4 over 754, a ladies’ black N.Z., the property of Edith Watson ; value, £B.

Marton. 7/10/39, No. 4 over 6171,963, a gentlemen’s black Chainey N.Z. with green lines, Chainey Bros, and N.Z. transfers, the property of Charles Douglas Hunt; value, £9 7s. 6d.

Marton. —26/10/39, No. E.A. 12774, a ladies’ black Farmers’ Monarch Special, Farmers’ Monarch Special transfers, the property of Noreen Fisher : values’, £6, Palmerston North. 2B/10/39, No. (8) 1252K.G. 146, a gentlemen’s black Arrow, Chainey Bros, transfers, the property of Paul Tangimoana; value, £6.

Palmerston North. —4/11/39, No. J.F. 162, a gentlemen’s black Defender, Cooksley transfers, the property of Willie Joe Ming ; value, £4.

Palmerston North. — No. D.D. 14, a ladies’ black with red lines, Crown Cycle Works transfers, the property of Berenice Hardie ; value, £6. '(/ /s/ -r, ' *

Upper Hutt. —9/10/39, No. H. 114970, a boy’s black B.S.A. with gold-coloured lines, B.S.A. transfers, the property of Warrick Griffin; value, £7.

Christchurch.— l/9/39, No. 2352, a gentlemen’s black Bell, Bell transfers, the property of Thomas Eric Pickard; value ’ £6 - /Wcor'd/ £/h/v/. Christchurch. 9/9/39, No. 9954, a gentlemen’s lightblue Sterling Special, J. Hobday transfers, the property of William Lionel Cranfield ; value, £l4 IQs.

Christchurch. l2/9/39, No. 40213, a gentlemen’s black, the property of Cecil Pugh; value, £1 10s.

Christchurch.— l4/9/39, No. 40322, a ladies’ black Raleigh, Spreydon transfers, the property of Clara Elizabeth Delaney ; value, £lO 15s.

Christchurch. 2o/9/39, No. 7561, a gentlemen’s black, Bell transfers, the property of James Sinclair ; value, £4.

Christchurch. — No. D.O. 4247, a gentlemen’s blue Simplex Special, Simplex Special transfers, the property of Ronald Tabley ; value, £4.

Christchurch. 23/9/39, No. 64592, a gentlemen’s black Bell, Bell transfers, the property of Charles William Allen value, £3.

Christchurch.— 23/9/39, No. 86073 over 4792 A., a gentlemen’s black Butler, Butler transfers, the property of Walter Kennedy ; value, £7.

Christchurch.— 4/9/39, No. 33875, a gentlemen’s black Gamage, Gamage transfers, the property of John Magee ; value, £3.

Christchurch.—l4/9/39, No. 914, a ladies’ black, the property of Ruth Batchelor ; value, £3.

Christchurch.— 2l/9/39, No. 2451, a gentlemen’s black, the property of Ernest Willis ; value, £2 10s.

Christchurch.— . No. A. 6502, a ladies’ ' black Twiss, Twiss transfers, the property of Agnes Essie Baff; value, £3.

Christchurch.— No. F.L. 5824, a gentlemen’s black Hercules, Simplex Special transfers, the property of Albert Frederick William Hutchins ; value, £4.

Christchurch.— No. 9346, a gentlemen’s red Fleet, Fleet transfers, the property of Vincent Watson; value, £lO 10s.

Christchurch.—6/10/39, No. 4101, a juvenile black 8.5. A., the property of Philip Brown ; value, £5.

' Christchurch.—ll/10/39,. No. B. 4169, a gentlemen’s black Butler, Butler transfers, the property of Struan Robertson ; value, £3. {

Christchurch.l7/10/39, No. 3408, a gentlemen’s green Butler, Butler transfers, the property of Archibald McKay r “ lu " £4lo3 - -*KVtWrfeL.4lh/ÜB. |

Christchurch. —2B/10/39, Nos. W. 19001 and 5212 A., a ladies’ black Butler, Butler transfers, the property of Anna Wallace Andrew ; value, £lO ss.

Christchurch.— No. 3846, a gentlemen’s black Phillips, Banfield transfers, the property of Albert Jamieson; value, £B.

Dunedin. —l7/9/39, No. E. 59252, a gentlemen’s black, Ace transfers, the property of Lionel Patrick Loasbv ; value, £9. ■ “ i

Dunedin.—23/10/39, No. E. 55412, a gentlemen’s ■ black Victor Nelson, fitted with two-speed gears, the property of Gladstone Charles Whyte ; value, £6.^^^^ ,y, _ * ‘ J 1 /v&cmr 4S- Z/O ho

Invercargill.—s/5/39, No. 26/42620, a gentlemen’s black Campbell, the property of Eric Alexander Thompson ; value, £4 10s.

Invercargill.— No. J. 24330, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., the property of Maxwell Hunter; value, £9.

Invercargill.— l/7/39, No. D. 69419, a ladies’ black Hopper, the property of Mary Kearney ; value, £4.

Invercargill.— 7/7/39, No. H.H. 10356, a gentlemen’s black Simplex, “A. R. Williamson ” scratched on rear mudguard, the property of Alexander Robert Williamson; value, £9 15s.

Invercargill.— 29/7/39, No. 48428, a ladies’ black 8.5. A., the property of Doreen Brown ; value, £5.