PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXVI, Issue 41, 15 October 1941, Page 775

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. Between the 31st May and sth July last, from a hut at Brown’s Bay, the property of MARGARET ANNIE COPSEY, 13 Powell Street, Avondale, a pair of prismatic field-glasses, “ Made in London ” on them, covered with black Morocco leather ; value, £l. Identifiable.

Auckland. 2Bth August last, from the dwelling of FREDERICK GEORGE BEER, 33 Wallace Street, Herne Bay, a white purse of fine woven fibre, about 9 in. by 6 in., white art-silk lining; a British passport in complainant’s name, issued in London about December, 1938, visaed for Europe, U.S.S.R., U.S.A., Turkey ; an Auckland Savingsbank pass book, No. 213850, in complainant’s name, showing a credit balance of £1 ; an Auckland Savings-bank book, No. 4833, in name Beatrice Joan Beer, showing a credit balance of £75 ; and a certificate of transfer for £2OO New Zealand Government 4-per-cent, stock, No. 58/3159, in name Beatrice Joan Beer ; total value, £2Ol 2s. Identifiable.

Auckland.— Between the 13th and 19th May last, from a railway wagon between Huntly and Auckland, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Railways Department), a 1936 model seven-valve all-wave Courier radio chassis, No. 24983; a 1939 model eight-valve all-wave Courier radio chassis; three speaker transformers, probably aluminium coloured ; and two oblong electric-oven elements; total value, £54 13s. 6d. Seven-valve radio identifiable.

Auckland. Between the 22nd and 29th April last, from a hut at Grcenhithe, the property of PROFESSOR CHARLES ANDREW COTTON, Victoria University, Wellington, an old brass telescope of marine type, covered with white canvas, 3 ft. extension; and a pair of black binoculars (known as marine night glasses), large non-prismatic lenses; total value, £3. Telescope identifiable.

Auckland.— l2th August last, from the dwelling of ARTHUR HALL, 78 Ladies’ Mile. Remuera, a gentlemen’s 18 ct. gold open-face key-wind English watch, gold dial, hands, and Roman numerals, back case engine turned, “ FusseChain ” movement; a gentlemen’s 18 ct. gold watch-chain, about 12 in. long, flat oblong links about J in. long, gold spring clip at each end with watch key on one, repaired with fine gold wire near one end; a gentlemen’s silver open-face watch, white dial, black Roman numerals, not in working order ; a gold chased bar brooch, about 2 in. long, mounted with a Staffordshire knot of gold tubing about j- in. in diameter ; two old-gold bar brooches; an 18 ct. gold chased bangle of D-section tubing in two pieces; two 18 ct. gold old heavy wedding rings ; a ladies’ gold signet ring, shieldshaped plate on top ; a gold-plated sovereign- about size of a penny ; and about thirty silver, nickel, and copper coins, and tokens of various denominations (some foreign); total value, £36 10s. Mostly identifiable.

Auckland.— 3oth July last, from a motor-lorry between Freeman’s Bay and Devonport Naval Base, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Post and Telegraph Department), a green tarpaulin, 28 ft. by 12 ft., brass eyelets with 18 in. of £ in. rope attached to each, “ P. & T.” and broad arrow on one corner ; value, £6. Identifiable.

Auckland. —19th July last, from a cubicle in the tepid baths, the property of COLIN ROGER HULL, 35 Wynyard Road, Mount Eden, a gentlemen’s silver round wristlet watch with luminous dial, “ C. R. F. Bell ” on inside back case ; and Is. 9d. in money ; total value, £3 Is. 9d. Watch identifiable.

Otahuhu, — 17th or 18th ultimo, from a room in King’s College, the property of KING’S COLLEGE TRUSTEES, a black metal round Westclox alarm clock with white dial, Arabic numerals ; a barometer, brass case with glass front about 5 in. in diameter, ring on top ; total value, £3 18s. 6d. Barometer identifiable.

- Otahuhu. FRANCES DAVIES, Mount Wellington Highway, a black patent leather purse with pleats in side, containing £6 10s. in notes ; and an Auckland Savings-bank book, No. 5799; total value, £7 Is. Identifiable except money. Complainant left the purse in a bus between Otahuhu and Auckland.

Kawhia. —During the night of 23rd ultimo, from the garage of ALLAN WILLIAM SHAW, farmer, Kinohaku, a 1936 model Morris 12 motor-car, blue body, black hood and mudguards, sunshine roof, chassis No. S. 2/T.W. 81252,

engine No. 22798, registration No. 75,061, value £l9O ; a leather overcoat, fit man about 5 ft. 10 in., of medium build ; a double-barrel shot-gun; six C.A.C. cartridges; a fourgallon oil-drum ; and a two gallon petrol-drum ; total value, £2Ol 13s. Identifiable. The offence may have been comk RjcJiarfl Jlimiph/fys, referred to in Police Gazette, ' 1941, page 728, and Photographs, page 24, who is believed to have been in the locality at the time. xLcx/zilf/nX Wairoa. — Orr Qie 11th or 12th July last, the premises of the HAWKE’S BAY FARMERS’ CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, River Parade, were broken into and the following stolen : Three pairs of Hardwear trousers, size 7 or 8, purchased from Robert Greer, Auckland, a number and code on piece of cloth inside waistband ; three pairs of grey-brown saddle tweed trousers, code and retail price on tag on outside ; a black Le Roy raincoat, probably size 5 ; eight pairs of grey Kaiapoi heavy woollen socks ; three grey flannel shirts with collars attached, size 5 or 6, “ Kaiapoi ” on tag at neck; a blue fibre attache-case, 14 in. by 10 in. by 4 in.; a blue and grey tie with red stripes ; a Gillette safety razor in small white bakelite case; two kid leather wallets of folding type, one black and the other brown; a German metal alarm clock, about 24 in. in diameter, painted white with red band around it, Arabic numerals ; a black Big Ben alarm clock, Roman numerals, white dial with “ Westclox ”on it; and some packets of Capstan cigarettes ; soap, &c. ; total value, £2l 15s. 3d. Mostly identifiable. Welling to .oriel 9th ultimo, from the chart-room of the ship “ Sussex,” the property of the NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO., LTD., a pair of black prism binoculars, 6 x 30 magnifications, made by Bausch and Lomb, New York, “ Department of Ordinance of the U.S. Navy ” on them, narrow leather strap attached ; value £lO 10s. Identification doubtful.

Wellington. 24th July last, from the dwelling of AGNES PARKER and CATHERINE AGNES CATLEY, 22 Hill Street, a light-brown leather handbag about 9 in. by 7 in., leather handle, lined with brown silk ; a red and gold mottled Waterman fountain-pen, gold nib, band, and clip ; a brown crocodile leather note-case, about 6 in. by 3£ in., containing two £1 notes, a 10s. note, and about 9s. in silver; a small black diary; a blue Eversharp pencil with black ends, “ Gilbey’s Spey Royal Whisky ” stamped thereon ; a cheque for £2OO, No. 21835, drawn on the National Bank of New Zealand by the Prudential Assurance Co., Ltd., in favour of A. Parker, marked “ Not negotiable ”; two Army pay warrants for £3 3s. each, in favour of A. Parker, “ No. 4482, Sergeant B. E. Parker ” stamped on them; a dark-brown skunk - fur stole with brown silk lining, about 36 in. long and about 6 in. wide; a blue leather writing-case about 12 in. by 9 in. by 2£ in., fastens with two chromium-plated spring clips, fawn kid pockets on inside lid ; a small tortoiseshell paper - knife, “ Gilbey’s Spey Royal 10 years old ” thereon; a green enamel round flap-jack about 4 in. in diameter, containing white powder-puff; a black leather purse, 4 in. at top, 7 in. at bottom, lined with black silk, metal ornament on handle ; a gold (probably 9 ct.) square cigarette-case, to hold six cigarettes, “ C.A.C.” on outside, “ From Tom to Kay with Love, Ist Anniversary, 16/3/40 ” on inside, value, £32 ; a gold-filled Eversharp pencil, threequarter length ; £1 15s. in money; a cheque-book on the Bank of Australasia, Wellington, containing seven forms, Nos. 205464-470 ; a small green leather powder-case with zip-fastener ; and a green powder-puff, comb, &c. ; total value, about £55 10s. Mostly identifiable.

Wellington. —6th ultimo, from a motor-car in Waterloo Quay, the property of CECIL ARTHUR ALLEN, care of Buttenvorth and Co., Ballance Street, a leather suit-case, 32 in. by 22 in. by 10 in. ; a well-worn fibre suit-case ; a dinner suit, size 5 ; a brown suit (both made by Adelaide Tailors, and have “C. A. Allen ”on them); a brown sports coat ; three pairs of bright red and blue hand-knitted socks; three hand-knitted sweaters, brown, blue, and dark-blue, open necks ; a silver cigarette-case in cardboard box with a Melbourne jeweller’s name thereon ; a Masonic lodge case with “ Bro. C. A. Allen, Lodge of Emulation, No. 299 ” thereon, containing a pair of white gloves, a certificate, and a Masonic apron ; two pairs of well-worn flannel trousers, one pair dark-grey and the other light-grey ; four sets of silk and wool one-piece underwear ; two sets of pyjamas, one pair fuji silk with wide blue stripes ; a gentlemen’s fawn overcoat, Raglan style, vent in back, square patch on inside ; a buff-coloured motor-car cushion, 24 in. by 24 in. by 9 in., with metal press buttons on one side ; a Volume II British Encyclopaedia of Medical Practice, branded “ Butterworths Ltd.” ; a Survey Volume of Medical Practice, stamped “ Butterworths Ltd.” ; and a 1939 Abstract and Supplement of Medical Practice, stamped “ Butterworths Ltd.” ; total value, £49. Portion identifiable.

Dunedin. Between the 30th August last and sth ultimo, from a motor-car, the property of ROSS SMITH, 83 Albany Street, a gentlemen’s double-breasted blue heavy tweed overcoat with white lines forming squares, vent in back, half lined with dark-blue art silk, “ K. 964 ” probably on tag at neck, and “ Ern. Williams, Tailor, George Street, Dunedin ” and “ Stylex ”on it; value, £B. Identifiable. The motor-car, the property of William Thomas Walker, was unlawfully removed from Moray Place, and when it was recovered on the sth ultimo the overcoat had been stolen.

Bicycles. Auckland. 26/8/41, No. U. 1199, a gentlemen’s black, the property of James Shaw McKenzie ; value, £2.

Auckland.— lß/8/41, No. D.G. 2509, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Francis McNabb ; value, £3 10s. . a _ v

Auckland.— 24/8/41, No. A. 58266, a gentlemen’s black Superb, the property of Thomas William Charles Appleby; value, £5.

Auckland. — Between 31/8/41 and 2/9/41, No. J.K. 812, a" gentlemen’s Monarch Special, the property of Colin Neil Lenshaw; value, £7.

Auckland. — -4/9/41, H. 72885, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., the property of Edward Rupert Howard ; value, £6. Auckland. No. F.O. 2342, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special with red lines, the property of Lionel Ellis Martin; value, £7.

Auckland.— lo/9/41, No. H.X. 1364, a gentlemen’s Monarch Special, the property of Robert Thomas ; value, £l2.

Auckland.— lo/9/41, No. 8839, a gentlemen’s blue Monarch Special, the property of Alwyn Fail; value £9.

Otahuhu.— l7/9/41, No. G.M.2707, a ladies’ black Monarch Special, the property of Lewis Evelyn Grey; value, £lO.

Tauranga. —ll/5/41, No. E. 94812, a gentlemen’s black Phillips, the property of Bernard James Judd; value, £7 15s.

Gisborne. —l6/8/41, No. A. 9354, a ladies’ black Royal Devon, the property of Edith Elizabeth Webster ; value, £7.

Taumarunui. —B/6/41, No. 1784/51, a ladies’ black Farmers’ Trading Co., the property of Harriett Blomfield ; value, £7.

Wanganui. 27/7/41, No. A. 34475, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Archibald Houston Simpson value £l2.

Wanganui. 6/8/41, No. 103058, a ladies’ black Hopper, the property of Margaret Pellow ; value, £6. /UyC&i?Ul 22,//t i/iy/. Wanganui. —2B/7/41, No. 8365, a ladies’ black, the property of Thelma Mary Springer ; value, £l.

Wanganui. —2o/8/41, Nos. 3 over 216 and 7 over 553, a gentlemen’s light- Crown with yellow lines, the property of Julian Girven ; value, £l7 10s. At'Cfrir'ds Z9MwWanganui. 2o/8/41, Nos. 7541 and 7over 550, a gentlemen’s light blue Chainey Bros., the property of Leslie Harold Dyke; value, £l7

Palmerston North. —3/6/41, No. A. 2180 over 10 and 35, a gentlemen’s blue Phillips, Frank Manning and Phillips transfers, the property of Morris Andrew McDowell; value, £4.

Palmerston North. l2/9/41, No. W.Z. 4282, a gentlemen’s black Hercules, Stan Napier transfers, the property of Jack Adamson ; value, £5.

Palmerston North. —l9/9/41, No. T.Z. 8176, a gentlemen’s black Hercules, the property of Robert Cherrie; valuc> “■ /v 3.

Upper Hutt. 9/8/41, a, gentlemen’s maroon Empire, the property of Ronald Rqg^|^j L<^j^^£4.

Lower Hutt. —Between 19/7/41 and 23/7/41, No. 7368, a ladies’ blue-black Couchman, the property of Irene Winifred Swain; value, £6.

Wellington. —3/9/41, No. 3976, a gentlemen’s blue Empire with red lines, F. J. W. Fear, Popular Model transfers, the property of Kenneth Alton Potter; value, £l4 10s.

Nelson. 29/8/41, No. A. 4119, a gentlemen’s black Armstrong, Ellis transfers, the property of Maurice Gordon Stagg ; value, £5.

Greymouth. —B/8/41, No. X.R. 753, a ladies’ black Hercules, the property of June Elizabeth Brimble ; value, £5.

Christchurch. ll/11/40, No. 3331, a ladies’ black Jones, the property of Mabel Donaldson; value, £2 10s. ■

Christchurch. 2o/6/41, No. 619, a gentlemen’s black Rapid, the property of J. A. Redpath and Sons, Ltd.; value, £4 10s.

Christchurch. 2l/6/41, Nos. 601 a and A. 6613, a ladies’ black Butler, the property of June Patricia McCree; value, £3 10s.

Christchurch. 26/6/41, Nos. A. 35081 and 63, a ladies’ black Gamage, the property of Agnes Harvey Richards ; value, £4.

Christchurch. —26/6/41, No. 1640, a gentlemen’s black Jones Special, the property of Monty Smith ; value, £6.

Christchurch. 2/7/41, No. 8334, a ladies’ black Bell, the property of Dorothy Ruth Prebble ; value, £9.

Christchurch. —4/7/41, No. 26187, a ladies’ black Hobday, Sterling transfers, the property of Joyce Eileen Winter; value, £7 10s.

Christchurch. 6/7/41, No. A. 79179-5-36, a ladies black Phillips, Regal transfers, the property of Ruby Rutherford ; value, £6.

Christchurch. 7/7/41, No. 8866, a gentlemen’s black Jones, the property of John Smith ; value, £lO.

Dunedin. —27/8/41, No. 38430, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., Clifford Brown transfers, the property of Clement Peach ; value, £7 10s.