PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXVII, Issue 23, 10 June 1942, Page 481

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Takapuna. —lst or 2nd ultimo, from an unoccupied flat at 19 Clifton Road, the property of ALISON HARVEY PAGE, 12 Minnehaha Avenue, a silver fox fur, complete skin, value £4O; and a brown heavy mottled tweed skirt, pleats in front and back ; total value, £44. Identifiable.

Kingsland. 2Bth or 29th January last, from the Rocky Nook Bowling Club, the property of VICTOR ROY ELLISDON, 7 Kingsland Avenue, a leather bowling-bag which bolds four bowls, “ R.E.” in gold-coloured letters on it: value, £1 10s. Identifiable. Between the 14th and 21st ultimo, from the same place the following, the property of RICHARD PURDY. 110 Marsden Avenue, Balmoral, was also stolen: Four black lignum bowls, Taylor, Glasgow, make, No. 499, yacht on each side, size 4 in. ; total value, £lO. Identifiable. AL Y _ . .. /

Auckland.— 24th April last, the property of MARGARET EMILY DALL, 534 Parnell Road, a brown imitation leather ring-case, lined with blue velvet, “ Stewart Dawson ” printed inside, containing a ladies’ 18 ct. gold ring, No. 9826, set with a sapphire in a circle of eight diamonds, raised platinum setting, value £45 ; a black imitation leather ring-case with white lining, containing a,ladies’ 18 ct. gold ring with five pearls and eight small diamonds in raised filigree setting, value £ls 15s. ; and a mottled green xylonite ring-case with black velvet lining, value 7s. 6d. Identifiable. While transferring her effects from 30 Seaview Road; Remuera, to 534 Parnell Road, the above-described property was stolen.

Auckland. 3oth April last, from a bar in the Waverley Hotel, the property of EDGAR VIVIAN SHERLEY, petty officer, H.M.N.Z.S. “ Philomel,” Devonport, a doublebreasted blue serge naval overcoat, “ E. V. Sherley ” on back; and a dark-brown imitation leather attache-case, 15 in. by 12 in., “ E.V.S.” on lid total value, £5 11s. 6d. Identifiable.

Auckland.— 9th ultimo, from the Grand Hotel, the property of EVA ELENA HUTTON' and KENNETH RONALD ROBERTSON, a ladies’ dark-brown box-cut marmot fur coat, about 30 in. long, two hooks and eyelets in front, slanting side pockets, London maker’s name on tag, value £25 ; and a gentlemen’s fawn Burberry overcoat, fit man 5 ft. 8 in., patch on front of one elbow, value £lO. Identifiable.

Opotiki.— loth ultimo, the property of THOMAS JOSEPH TUITE, Nukuhou, a -22 calibre Stevens bolt-action repeating rifle, Springfield, No. 1255; value, £5. Identifiable. Complainant lost the rifle in the bush.

— Between the 21st and 24th ultimo, from outside the railway-station, the property of RAYMOND ROSS SAYWELL, soldier, Johnston Park Camp, a 1933 model 3Jh.p. O.H.V. B.S.A. motor-cycle, chromium-plated and red tank, two exhausts, registration No. 1,999; value, £35. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. — Between the 19th April last and sth ultimo, from the dwelling of MARY PRANCES CALDER, 40 Morris Street, a ladies’ 9 ct. gold 15-jewel or 22-jewel round Rolex wristlet watch, embossed on front, light goldcoloured dial with “ Peter Dick 'on it, “To Maisey from Roy, 15/11/22 ”on back case ; value, £lB 18s. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. — 2Bth March last, from a store at South Norsewood, Hawke’s Bay, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a 303, calibre magazine Lee-Enfield service rifle, Mk. 111, bolt No. C. 0580, barrel No. 47471, butt No. 2 W.N. over 371 ; value £8 10s. Identifiable. The rifle was stolen from the store while the soldier to whom it was issued was having some refreshments.

Palmerston North. — l ultimo, from the Limited Express train, the property of NANCY GRACE ROBERTSHAWE, St. Mark’s Vickcrage, Wellington, a brown fibrecane suit-case, about 24 in. by 18 in. by 12 in., containing a ladies’ brown felt hat; a ladies’ green felt hat ; twelve handkerchiefs; a dark-red woollen cardigan with long sleeves and dark-red buttons ; a blue woollen dress with V-shaped neck, long sleeves, blue buttons to waist ; a Grafton silk figured dress; a dark-green Braeme raincoat with umbrella design on buttons ; a white locknit petticoat ; a lemon-coloured georgette blouse; a linen towel with “N. Robertshawe ” on one corner; a cherry- coloured linen dress with V-shaped neck, short sleeves, three buttons on front, stitched belt; a printed georgette dress with belt and buckle of same material, short sleeves; a pink locknit vest; a cream-coloured woollen vest; three pairs of silk stockings, size 10 in.; four balls of green wool and two needles ; a child’s incomplete white woollen vest on needles ; 4 yd. of clydella; a pair of scissors ; a pair of brown Nappa gloves; a pair of yellow hogskin gloves ; a gold-mounted oval brooch, set with amethyst surrounded by seed pearls in red case with a Nelson jeweller’s name thereon ; a xylonite jewel case containing a gold chain necklace with a moonstone about every 1|- in. ; a string of dark-red imitation mother-of-pearl beads ; a brooch about 1 in. by \ in., set with amethyst surrounded by pearls ; a silver cross, 14|-in. long, “ N.G.R.” on it; and a ring with opal in silver setting; total value, £46 6s. Id. Identifiable. The suit-case and contents were stolen while complainant was procuring refreshments on the railway- station.

Lower Hutt.— ‘Between the 24th and 26th April last, the shop of ROBERT BERNARD LIND, 60 High Street, was broken into and the following stolen : £6 in money; and a four-valve H.M.V. Nipper portable radio set of battery type, black enamel case, 11 in. by 4^-in. by 51 in., serial No. 297, patent royalty No. F. 17245; total value, £lB 12s. Identifiable except money. ,

Wellington.— l6th April last, from the dwelling of KATHLEEN DORA ANDERSON, 59 Ghuznee Street, a black telephone of desk type, “ 8.P.0.” underneath, dial No. 52-862, about 42 in. of cord attached ; value, £4 10s. Identifiable. The offence may have been committed by Maxwell Nelson Walker, referred to in Police Gazette, 1942, page 281, and Photographs, 1938, page 84, and “Persons Wanted,” this issue, who used the telephone at 4 a.m. on above date. He has been interviewed, but no evidence resulted.

Wellington.— loth April last, from the dwelling of GRACE EVELYN BAKER, 186 Abel Smith Street, a gentlemen’s silver-plated open-face Omega pocket watch, fifteen jewels, “ To Phil, from Grace, 1937 ” on back case, number 8236284 or 8236350 ; value, £3 10s. Identifiable.

Waimate. — Between the 31st March last and 2nd April, from the cowshed of JOHN JAMES JONES, Queen Street, a -22 calibre single-shot B.S.A. rifle, No. 533202, complainant’s name on brass plate on butt; and a box of -22 calibre Kleanbore cartridges ; total value, about £2 12s. 6d. Rifle identifiable. p. n -o// / aI 0 / uU.

Dunedin. —On the Bth or 9th April last, the shop of MURTON GEORGE AUSTEN, second-hand dealer, 29 Frederick Street, was broken into and the following stolen : A ladies’ 9 ct. gold plain band ring with a pearl in a heart-shaped setting, band has been cut to enlarge ring ; an 18 ct. gold ring, originally set with three diamonds and two sapphires in straight claw setting, one diamond now missing; a ladies’ dress ring, set with an amber stone surrounded by small pearls ; a gold alloy ring, set with three small rubies in filigree worked leaves ; a ladies’ 18 ct. gold ring with a brown stone in raised setting; an 18 ct. gold ring with four small diamonds and three blue-green stones in straight claw setting; an 18 ct. gold marquise ring, diamond shape setting of rubies and diamonds on plain gold band ; total value, £lB 13s. 6d. Identifiable.