PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXV, Issue 24, 12 June 1940, Page 475

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Kingsland. —l3th ultimo, from the dwelling of DAPHNE SHEILA DILLON, 19 Brewster Avenue, a ladies’ gold dress ring, set with five diamonds in straight setting; value, £3O. Identifiable.

Auckland. — sth or 6th April last, from the dwelling of NINA WOODHOUSE, 9 ltahiri Road, Mount Eden, a gold round locket, £ in. in diameter, set with a ruby and four turquoises in claw setting, four pieces of gold projecting from ruby, back of locket made of glass with container behind; and a 15 in. gold chain, £ in. links, gold push-in clasp with engraving on it, contained in black case about 3 in. by 2 in. by 5 in.; value, £5. Identifiable.

Auckland. —9th April last, from the window of the shop of JAMES HOWARD WALTER DURAN, 418 Queen Street, an 18 ct. gold old-fashioned boat-shaped engagement ring with pierced head, set with two diamonds and a ruby ; a gentlemen’s 15 ct. gold old signet ring, set with an oval sardonyx or a cornelian; and an 18 ct. gold old ring, claw set with three sapphires and two diamonds, contained in black velvet pad, about 3 in. by 1£ in. by f in.; total value, £B. Identifiable.

Auckland. 26th April last, from a cloakroom in the factory of Alexander Harvey and Sons, Albert Street, the property of CLEATA GLOVER, 3 Bond Street, Grey Lynn, an 18 ct. gold ring, claw set with a cluster of seven diamonds of same size with three diamonds of different sizes in platinum setting on each side of cluster ; value £l2 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. Between the 18th and 20th March last, the dwelling of BEATRICE ELIZABETH KORKIS, 25 Westbourne Road, Remuera, was broken into and the following stolen : A gold nugget brooch, nugget of mountain shape, about size of sixpenny piece; a pair of round gold Gipsy ear-rings with ear-hooks; an oval gold brooch, set with three flat pearls; a gold ring, set with a ruby in centre which is mounted on a gold cull-link and set crosswise; a pair of light-mauve amethyst ear-rings, set in silver with ear-hooks; a pair of dark-mauve amethyst ear-rings; a pair of Cambridge blue turquoise ear-rings, each set with two stones in gold;

a star brooch, set with brilliants with clip fastener; an imitation gold evening-dress spray with different coloured stones of exploding star-shell appearance; a pair of silvercoloured ear-rings, set with brilliants; a pair of ear-rings, set with brilliants in silver with pearl drop at end, and earhooks ; an oval light-mauve amethyst brooch, set with three amethysts in silver-coloured background, safety fastener; a brooch, set with a dark-mauve amethyst and number of small brilliants in gold setting; a pair of imitation black ebony car-rings in shape of bell with brilliants set in silver and have ear-hooks; a pair of jet-black ear-rings, set with a brilliant star ; a black ornament for evening wear of narrow leaf shape about 3 in. long, studded with brilliants with clip fastener; a black neck pendant with silver chain, set with a pearl; thirty pairs of assorted ear-rings of imitation jewellery; and an imitation leather box, about 11 in. by 9 in. by 31 in., with gold-coloured fastener on front, lined with white satin ; total value, £SO. Identifiable. The house and contents were badly damaged by fire between the dates mentioned above, and it is considered probable that the fire was caused by the person or persons who broke into the dwelling.

Auckland. During the night of 28th ultimo, the Albany Post-office, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Post and Telegraph Department) was broken into and the following .stolen: A safe (recovered); a£s note, No. 3K887872'; £6o\lf)s. in-£l and 10s. notes; £8 14s. 6d. in silver ; Is. 3d. in coppers ; a cheque for £7., No. 240039, drawn on the National Bank of New Zealand,- Auckland, by Thomas Robinson, in favour of Postmaster, Albany; a cheque for £4 10s., No. C. 249548, drawn on the National Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, by A. W. H. Tong, in favour of Postmaster, Albany ; some cheques, value £l3 11s. Id., of which no description is available ; £l6 ss. IOJd. in stamps in denominations from Id. to Is. ; 10s. in Social Security stamps; some paid-out pension advices, value £ls 3s. 4d. ; some cancelled postal notes, value £1 ; a metal cash-box, 14 in. by 18 in. by 4 in., black with gold-coloured lines; and the following undated postal notes : Two for Is., Nos. B. 091745-746 ; three for Is. 6d., Nos. H. 07308-310 ; two for 25., Nos. A. 450827-28; four for 35., Nos. 933663-666 ; one for 45., No. J. 77698 ; five for 4s. 6d.; Nos. F. 20830-834 ; four for ss. 6d., Nos. J. 85469-472 ; four for 6s. 6d., Nos. E. 00649-652; five for 75., Nos. 65011-015; five for 7s. 6d., Nos. 455778-82 ; five for Bs., Nos. E. 21267-271 ; two for 95., Nos. C. 12741-742 ; four for 9s. 6d., Nos. B. 36557-560 ; five for 10s.. Nos. A. 634607-61 ; four for 11s., Nos. C. 13720-723 ; three for 125., Nos. C. 63895-897 ; four for 135., Nos. 32952-955; four for 145., Nos. B. 49169-172; three for 155., Nos. G. 25900-902 ; three for 15s. 6d., Nos. A. 29967-969 ; four for 16s. 6d., Nos. A. 20215-218 ; four for 17s. 6d., Nos. A. 75521-524; one for 18s. 6d„ No. 0.51782; three for 195., Nos. 90132-134; four for 205., Nos. B. 20043-046 ; five for Is., Nos. B. 102422-26 ; five for Is. 6d., Nos. H. 53830-34; six for 2s. 6d., Nos. C. 073049-054; five for 3s. 6d., Nos. G. 30101-105 ; five for 45., Nos. J. 90502-506; three for 55., Nos. D. 286854-56 ; two for 65., Nos. A. 115736-737 ; three for 75., Nos. E. 57871873; one for 7s. 6d., No. H. 40779 ; one for Bs., No. D. 89943 ; three lor Bs. 6d., Nos. C. 46146-148; five for 95., Nos. C. 54776-780; three for 10s., Nos. A. 620448-450; four for 10s. 6d., Nos. C. 49285-288; four for 11s. 6d., Nos. A. 86296-299 ; two for 12s. 6d., Nos. 0. 55646-647 ; four for 13s. 6d., Nos. A. 63744-747; five for 14s. 6d„ Nos. A. 41686-690 five for 155., Nos. G. 20140-144; two for 165., Nos. B. 01806-807 ; three for 175., Nos. A. 40704-706 ; four for 18s., Nos. A. 46557-560 ; five for 18s. 6d., Nos. 95212-216 ; and two for 19s. 6d., Nos. A. 04000-001 ; total value, £2lB 2s. 6|d. Portion identifiable. On the morning of the 29th ultimo the safe was recovered about a mile from the post-office, where it had been damaged to the extent of about £25 by explosives. Two Yale locks were also damaged to the extent of £1 Is. O/lM&d/ ZtiJS/ljO Palmerston North. —23rd April last, from the dwelling of MARGARET ELIZA MELVILL, East Street, a large size gold half-hoop engagement ring, set with five diamonds in platinum, centre diamond larger than others, similar to illustration No. 74, in Police Gazette, 1911, page 6.

Wellington. —lßth or 19th April last, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Broadcasting Department) a Shure dynamic microphone, enclosed in dull chromium stream-lined case, table model, about 9 in. high with table base on swivel; value, £25. Identifiable. The microphone was stolen from either Trentham Military Camp or from 2ZB Studio.

Wellington. 6th ultimo, from a cloakroom in the Grand Hotel, the property of THOMAS ALEXANDER PRAINLANDER, 6 Riddiford Street, a gentlemen’s doublebreasted brown check tweed overcoat, Boulevard make, fully lined with brown silk, close fitting, vent in back, six dark-brown buttons, fit man 5 ft. 10 in.; value, £7 10s. Identifiable.

Wellington. —lst ultimo, from a motor-car in Ballance Street, the property of PETER ANDERS JACOBSON, 306 Oriental Parade, a gentlemen’s double-breasted grey tweed overcoat with zig-zag stripes, fully lined with grey silk, branded “ Joseph May and Sons, London,” vent in back, six black buttons, fit man 6 ft.; value, £7. Identifiable.

Wellington.— 27th April last, from a room in Barretts Hotel, the property of FRANK ARCHIBALD ASHWORTH, care of Freeman R. Jackson Co., Wanganui, a heavy brown fibre suit-case, half straps, 36 in. by 24 in. by 10 in.; a black three-piece suit with fine stripes, Vance-Vivian make; a green dressing-gown of fine Merino wool, green facings; a pair of grey trousers, D.I.C. brand ; twelve pairs of socks; a grey silk shirt; a grey silk shirt with red stripes; two pairs of black shoes, size 7 ; a quantity of underwear; and a dark-grey Borsalino hat, size 6s-; total value, £33 9s. 6d. Identifiable.

Wellington.— April last, from the office of the S.M. MOTORS, LTD., Taranaki Street, £55 Os. 2d. in money made up of seven £5 notes and the remainder in £1 notes and silver; and the following twelve cheques each in favour of S.M. Motors, Ltd.: £5 6s. 2d., drawn by Marks ; £3O 6s. 2d., drawn by Nestles Ltd.; £54 18s. lid., drawn by Victoria Insurance Co.; £9 Is. 6d., drawn by A.P.A. Insurance Co.; £lO3 19s. 6d., drawn by the River, Sand, and Shingle Co.; £6 17s. 2d., drawn by Greenberg ; £3 Os. 4d., drawn by Dr. Corkhill; £lO ss. lid., drawn by Tyre Distributing Co.; £3, drawn by North Island Motor Union; £2l 55., drawn by Wellington Dairy Farmers; £2 10s., drawn by South British Insurance Co.; and £9 Bs. 9d., drawn by Aspro Ltd.; total value, £315 16s. 3d. Cheques only identifiable. The offence may have been committed by John Patrick Hardy, referred to in Police Gazette, 1939, page 803, and Photographs, 1938, page 88, who was in Wellington on the day the offence was committed. He has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted.

Blenheim. —GROVETOWN SCHOOL broken into (see Police Gazette, 1940, page 456) : Albert Bowen, alias John Jones, referred to in Police Gazette, 1937, page 355, is to be interviewed regarding the offence. He was in the locality at the time and is suspected. Zuh/^O.

Christchurch. 7th or Bth February and 14th or 15th March last, from a room in College House, Rolleston Avenue, the property of the REV. SAMUEL EDWARD WOODS, an Alexander Night Eagle tennis-racquet, 13£ oz.; a brown wooden cigarette-box, 7 in. by 4 in. by 2£ in., Maori carving on it; an Imperial Companion portable typewriter; a pair of grey flannel trousers, “ James Neal Cambridge, England,” on buttons; and a white bath-towel with complainant’s name on it; total value, £l6 3s. 6d. Identifiable.

Sumner. —On the 15th March last, the dwelling of NORMAN JOHN LESTER FOX, 37 Estuary Road, Redcliffs, was broken into and the following stolen : A gold open-face wristlet watch, luminous dial, “ N.J.F.” on back, gold expanding wrist-band; and £2 in notes; total value, £7. Identifiable.

Clinton. —Between the Ist and 31st ultimo, from the dwelling of ARTHUR GEORGE HALLIDAY WILSON, a •32 calibre five-chambered revolver, No. 688, “ Safety Police ” on it, made by Hopkins and Allen ; value, £2. Identifiable.

Bicycles. Freeman’s Bay. —l3/5/40, No. E. 26569, a gentlemen’s black Goodman, Goodman Speed King transfers, the property of Stephen Desmond Reginald Burgess; value, £lO 15s.

Gisborne. —l4/3/40, No. A. 63642 over 7-35, a ladies’ black Royal Devon, the property of Walter Joseph Pardoe; value, £6 10s.

Feilding. —27/4/40, No. W.H. 4876, a gentlemen’s black Monarch, Farmers’ Trading Co. transfers, the property of .Bruce Frederick Allerby ; value, £6.

Palmerston North.— No. U.Z.11765, a gentlemen’s black Hercules with red lines, the property of Francis Lunn ; value, £ll lls.

Palmerston —4/5/40, No. 162531, a gentlemen’s black B.S.A. with red and gold coloured lines, C. and M. Cycles transfers, the property of Matthew Hay Reid; value, £7 10s.

Palmerston North. —16/5/40, No. L.P. 6500, a gentlemen’s black Hercules with green lines, Hercules and Crown Cycle transfers, the property of Vivian Oliver; value, £7. Jtecev'dj-StfAU 0' Palmerston North. — 25/5/40,'N0. 726-6/191, a gentleman’s black Chainey Bros. White Star, floral transfers, the property of Robert Clive Shorthouse ; y value, £l2. A&csv'd;. Upper Hutt. —27/2/40, No. 7339, a la'dies’ black Couchman, Couchman transfers, the property of Jean Prentice Jefferies; value, £7.

Lower Hutt. —-1/3/40, No. 852, a gentlemen’s black Westbury, West bury transfers, the property of Leslie Frederick Gee; value, £5.

Lower Hutt. —l6/3/40, No. 1879, a gentlemen’s black with red lines, the property of James Nicholas; value, £3.

Lower hutt. 3/4/40, No. A. 77995, a ladies’ black Rolex, Rolex and Nalder and Biddle, Nelson, transfers, the property of Kathleen Cecilia Shcary ; value, £4.

Petone. —7/3/40, No. 7118, a gentlemen’s black B.S.A. with red lines, B.S.A. transfers, the property of Reginald Thomas St. John; value, £lO. , / _ V / sA&C&S'Cfy 3//>7]ljD. Petone.— 23/3/40, No. 2638, a gentlemen’s blue Chcemo Supreme racing, Cheemo Supreme transfers, the property of Clifford Robb ; value, £lO.

Petone. —3o/4/40, No. W.E. 110228, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., Lacey’s and B.S.A. transfers, the property of Frederick William Carson ; value, £4.

Christchurch. —27/1/40, No. 467603, a gentlemen’s black, the property of Robert Herbert Bradford; value, £2 ss.

Christchurch. 3l/1/40, No. C. 2525, a gentlemen’s black Hercules, Hercules transfers, the property of Douglas McLeod ; value, £5 10s.

Christchurch. —4/2/40, No. 4218 A., a ladies’ black Butler, the property of Madeliene Long ; value, £9 17s. 6d. st&cjtS ' a/-* Christchurch. — No. 77169-4803 A., a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., Butler transfers, the property of Patrick Hughes; value, £4.

Christchurch. —9/2/40, No. 1925, a gentlemen’s black Fleet, Fleet transfers, the property of William Henry Cunningham ; value, £2 10s.

Christchurch. —7/2/40, No. 78336, a gentlemen’s black Speed, L. S. Hokins, Somme Cycle Works, Ashburton, transfers, the property of Hardie Silcock; value, £ll lls. 6d.