PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3, 27 January 1943, Page 83

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Auckland. —Between the 13th and 26th September last, from a dwelling at Silverdale, the property of WILLIAM HENRY WOOD, 7 Rangitoto Terrace, Devonport, a pair of white woollen double blankets, Roslyn brand, blue band at each end; two light woollen tartan rugs, one green with blue lines, one green with red lines; a mandolin in black case; a Vest Pocket Kodak autograph camera, bellows patched with black adhesive tape, contained in leather case; total value, £l3 10s. Identifiable. The offence may have been committed by Fred Jenkins, alias Frank Jenkins, age about thirty-seven, height 5 ft. 9 in., truck-driver, slight build, dark complexion, dark-brown hair, hazel eyes, hooked nose, natural teeth with several gold-filled in front, shot-wounds in one leg, speaks quietly, stooping gait. He was employed on complainant’s farm and occupied two rooms in the dwelling, but disappeared suddenly.

Auckland. the 27th or 28th November last, the shop of BERTHA ROBERTSON, draper, 26 Wairere Avenue, Mount Albert, was broken into and the following stolen: A ladies’ gold round Moeris wristlet watch, Arabic numerals, “ 8.5.” and date inside case, elastic strap attached; a set of Chinese silk pyjamas with orange-coloured stripes, “ W ” size; two sets of children’s silk pyjamas with pink, green, and blue stripes; a quantity of lace; seventeen pairs of dark Tassie socks, sizes 10 in. to 11 in.; six double sheets; six three-quarter size sheets ; two Kabe nightgowns, one white and one blue, size “W”; total value, £29 11s. 6d. Portion identifiable.

Auckland. —9th ultimo, from a cloak-room at the Modern School of Dressmaking, Dilworth Buildings, Customs Street, the property of GLADYS MAUD PAGE, Eastcliffe Road, Castor Bay, a black leather handbag, 10 in. by 8 in., chromium frame with clip-fastener, two handles, small purse attached to side ; a ladies’ gold hexagonal-shaped wristlet watch, about 1 in. in diameter, black Arabic numerals with gold band between them and on centre of dial, black ribbon wrist-band ; £lO 18s. sd. in money; a cheque for £5, drawn on the Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch, by J. B. Page, marked “Not Negotiable ” ; a cheque-book on the Bank of New Zealand containing unused forms, Nos. X. 311537-544 ; a Blackbird fountain-pen; a yellow metal powder- pact; a green enamel cigarette-case ; a red and white penknife; a small brown leather purse ; three keys ; and the following articles each of which has complainant’s name and address on it: A driver’s license issued by the Takapuna Borough Council; a widow’s pension paper ; an identity disc ; a Castor Bay warden’s E.P.S. arm-band, No. 26228 ; and an identity card ; total value, £l2 18s. sd. Identifiable except money.

Manurewa. —22nd or 23rd ultimo, from a cow-shed, the property of WILLIAM BASIL WOOD, Great South Road, a -22 calibre single-shot Savage rifle, model 3, No. 3354; value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

Waihi. —2nd instant, from the Waihi Beach Cabaret, the property of GEORGE JAMES BROWN, Masters Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton, a valve or seven-valve black steel Philco amplifier similar to radio chassis, 14 in. by 10 in. by 7 in. with If in. base, two speaker plugs on right side of control knob and on left side are two V-shaped plated lugs for gramophone pick-up ; value, £lB. Identifiable.

Hamilton. —29th October last, from a bedroom attached to the Cheerio Cafe, High Street, Frank ton Junction, the property of STANLEY JOHANSEN, a gentlemen’s silver open-face Omega pocket watch, two chips out of dial, black ribbon-guard with gold bar, short gold chain, and a medal with “ L.J. 1931 ” on it attached ; and a black leather foldover wallet, containing a Fijian penny and halfpenny, two receipts in complainant’s name, and an address of “John Gilchrist ” ; total value, £lO ss. Identifiable. The offence may have been committed by James Gilbert Courtney, age /l thirty-four, height 5 ft. 4 in., stable hand, native of New Zealand, slight build, sallow complexion, dark hair, brown 4 eyes, portion of one forefinger missing ; a half-caste Chinese; wearing battle dress. At about 2 p.m. on above date he called at the cafe and requested to be supplied with a meal, but was informed that he was too late, and he was later discovered in one of the bedrooms when he stated that he had visited all the rooms in search of the kitchen. (See Police Gazette, 1941, page 497.)

Hamilton. — ultimo, from the dwelling of Dr. ALEXANDER GOULD WADDELL, 102 Victoria Street, a suit; a fountain-pen; a pencil; a cigarette-lighter; and five £5 notes (recovered); a large silver curved cigarette-case with “ A.G.W.” on back, catch slightly defective; and £2 17s. in money ; total value, £44 7s. Cigarette-case identifiable. The recovered property was found on the river bank near complainant’s house shortly after the offence had been committed. <C xl * ** 4 f. 6^

Hamilton. —lsth instant, from the dwelling of GRACE MILDRED BEVERIDGE, 1 Riro Street, Claudelands, two £1 notes; a ladies’ gold round open-face wristlet watch, about 1 in. in diameter, probably Arabic numerals, gold expanding bracelet with links engraved ; and a silver-coloured metal electric torch, 9 in. long ; total value, £l4 ss. Watch identifiable. / O • J. 3

Waiouru. —About the 26th August last, from the Quartermaster’s store in the military camp, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a •455 calibre Webley revolver, Mk. VI, No. 944; value, £B. Identifiable.

Palmerston North. —22nd ultimo, from the dwelling of SYDNEY ERNEST KEITH MORRIS, 604 Main Street, a gentlemen’s silver oval wristlet watch, “ Buren and Rival ” on white dial, black hands, Arabic numerals, 15 jewels, brown wrist-strap ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Trentham. — the 27th November last and 22nd ultimo, from a case in a store in the military camp, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), two -38 calibre six-chambered Smith and Wesson revolvers ; total value, £9 Is. Not identifiable.

Wellington. — October last, from a hut in Pahautanui Camp, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a -38 calibre six-chambered Smith and Wesson service revolver, No. 4308, “ United States Property ” on it; value, £4 10s. 6d. Identifiable.

Wellington. 3rd ultimo, from Yule Street, Kilbimie, the property of MICHAEL MULVANEY, Jellicoe Street, Martinborough, a 1937 model maroon Austin 7 two-door saloon motor-car, wire wheels, Dunlop tires, chassis No. 272193, engine No. 273225, registration No. 22,805, 1942-43 license No. 127,401; vjilue, £l5O. Identifiable. . Wellington. — from the Railway-station, the property of EDWARD REUBEN PRATT, 44 Heretaunga Street, Petone, a 1938 model brown Austin 7 saloon motorcar, wire wheels, green radiator grille, chassis No. 280937, engine No. M. 282204, registration No. 4,987, 1942-43 license No. 130,447 ; value, £IOO. Identifiable. / ; / _

Ashburton. —Between the 10th and 18th ultimo, from a workshop at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Air Department), a Smith aero clock, No. 150185, type No. 3,2 in. in diameter and fin. deep, black dial with white Arabic numerals and hands, trip-hands attached to glass, winder at bottom; and a Smith eight-day cylindrical-shaped aero clock, No. 2C22794/41, 2 in. in diameter and 2 in. deep, luminous white hands and Arabic numerals, red trip-hand attached to glass, winder on side ; total value, £2O. Identifiable.

Bicycles.

Auckland. —6/11/42, No. J. 884, a ladies’ black MonarchSpecial with red lines, the property of Eileen Margaret Kennedy ; value, £4 10s.

Auckland. —16/11/42, No. 24177, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., the property of John Henry Wilson ; value, £8 10s.

— 9/12/42, No. 2346 or 2436, a gentlemen’s Monarch Special, the property of Henry David Evans ; value, £4 10s.

Papatoetoe. B/11/42, No. A. 13287, a gentlemen’s darkblue Speed King, the property of Herbert Bramwell Knauf; value, £5.

Pukekohe. —4/6/42, No. A. 67354, a gentlemen’s black Phillips, the property of Keith Pearce ; value, £4.

Thames. — No. 13965, a ladies’ black, the property of Margaret Wishart; value, £4. A t

Thames. —ll/11/42, No. M.M. 4586, a ladies’ black Monarch Special, the property of Verda Margaret Courtney; value, £lO.

Huntly.— 3o/9/42, No. 5975, a gentlemen’s black Empire, the property of Harold Stevens ; value, £ls.

Ngaruawahia. —l3/4/42, No. 4266, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of the Farmers’ Trading Co., Ltd. (Ngaruawahia, Branch); value, £6.

Ngaruawahia. —4/5/42, No. D.K. 5828, a ladies’ black Monarch Special with green lines, the property of Iris Josephine Raiti; value, £lO.

Ngaruawahia. —3o/5/42, No. E. 1734, a gentlemen’s black Phillips, the property of John Ryan ; value, £9.

Ngaruawahia. —ls/7/42, No. 9147 or No. 9174, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of William Keepa ; value, £6.

Ngaruawahia. —l6/10/42, No. 53507, a gentlemen’s black Royal Enfield, the property of lan Russell McFarlane ; value, £l2 12s.

Hamilton. 2B/11/42, No. 352621, a gentlemen’s royalblue British Enfield, N. W. King transfers, the property of Ross James Sirl; value, £5. , , ■/,/./ 2 stesc&nvesd/' z '/‘ • Hamilton.— 6/12/42, No. K.K. 2835, a gentlemen’s black Hercules, the property of Robert Muir ; value, £lO.

Hamilton. —7/12/42, No. 32186, a gentlemen’s black, the property of Arthur Lodder ; value, £3.

Hamilton. l3/12/42, No. 19045 W.E., a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., the property of William Ronald Bootten; Vllue> £lo ' &/1,/v 3. Hamilton. l6/12/42, No. 00806, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Alice Dines ; value, £5.

Rotorua. l7/11/42, No. I.E. 3814, or No. I.E. 3817, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Oswald Horace Shilton ; value, £5.

Gisborne. —24/8/42, No. 1492, a gentlemen’s black Empire sports, the property of lan McKay ; value, £lO.

Gisborne. l/9/42, No. 58690, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., Muirhead’s transfers, the property of Harold Bagley ; value, £lO.

Hastings. —3o/7/42, No. A. 38814 over 3 36, a gentlemen’s black, the property of William Frederick Taylor ;

value, £5.

Hastings. —2B/8/42, No. 47138/9, a ladies’ black Armstrong, Stevens and Sons transfers, the property of Nora Sullivan ; value, £lO. 7/*/*S-

Hastings. —7/10/42, No. A.D. 74152, a ladies’ black Humber, the property of Margaret Amy Stevenson ; value, £ll.

Wanganui. —24/8/42, Nos. 6665 and 6/181, a ladies’ black, the property of Lillian Beatrice Julian ; value, £4.

Wanganui. —l9/9/42, Nos. 2483 and 1134717, a gentlemen’s black Raleigh, the property of Patrick Cornelius Clarkin; value, £lO.

Wanganui. —26/9/42, Nos. 6935 and S. 6290, a gentlemen’s blue B.S.A. sports, the property of Charles Maurice Larkman ; value, £l2.

Palmerston North. —1/6/42, No. 392876, a gentlemen’s black Royal Enfield, Crown and Royal Enfield transfers, the property of Richard Clements Richardson; value, £lO.

Palmerston North. —l7/11/42, No. 3252 K., a gentlemen’s black, the property of Harold Noel Doidge Green ; value, £6.

Palmerston North. —26/11/42, No. 817, a gentlemen’s black, the property of Lawrence John McKenzie; value, £8 10s.

Palmerston North. —l/12/42, Nos. 9611 (5) and A. 6252 over BC., a ladies’ black Phillips, the property of June Eleanor Hughes ; value, £l2.

Upper Hutt. —l/10/42, No. F.G. 8662, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Allan Hepburn value, £7 12s. 6d. !/'• ft / tf. J

Moera. —26/9/42, No. 7282, a gentlemen’s black Lion, the property of James Louis Pollard ; value, £5.

Wellington. —24/11/42, No. K. 92536, a gentlemen’s black B.S.A. sports, Fear and Co. transfers, the property of Noel David Finlay; value, £9. Ad

Wellington.— 4/12/42, No. 8017, a gentlemen’s blue Empire Popular, the property of Maurice Keith _ Berry; value, £9 15s. xi & tJ-c / J I/0 3 .

Nelson. — 2/10/42, No. 49572 G., a gentlemen’s green Armstrong, the property of David Walter Ross ; value, £4.

Nelson. —12/10/42, No. J. 81136, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., the property of John Francis Carmine ; value, £6.

Christchurch. 2B/4/42, No. 3901 A./35120, a gentlemen’s black Raleigh sports, the property of William Miller Savage; value, £l2.

Christchurch. —3/5/42, No. H. 58335, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., the property of Raymond Bailey ; value, £6.

Christchurch. —l9/5/42, No. 6454 A./2593, a ladies’ blue, black, and white Butler sports, the property of Mary Allan ; value, £lO.

Christchurch. —26/6/42, No. 4128 A./79555, a ladies’ black Butler, the property of Vera Sarah Russell; value, £Blos. ?• V-3

Christchurch. — No. B. 4176, a ladies’ black Butler, the property of Shirley Brown ; value, £5.

Christchurch. —27/6/42, No. D. 510, a gentlemen’s red, Butler transfers, the property of Henry Maitland Fletcher; value, £5.

Christchurch. —2B/6/42, No. 1604, a gentlemen’s red, Jones Special transfers, the property of Maurice Walter Marsh ; value, £l4 10s.

Christchurch. —2/7/42, Nos. 2833 A. and C. 40801, a gentlemen’s black, Butler transfers, the property of Ernest Edward Porter ; value, £8 13s. 6d.

Christchurch. —3/7/42, No. 63507, a gentlemen’s black B.S.A. sports, the property of Peter Findlay ; value, £ls.

Christchurch. —3/7/42, No. 16588, a gentlemen’s black, Sterling transfers, the property of William Joseph Newman ; value, £4.

Christchurch. —3/7/42, No. W.R. 2219, a gentlemen’s black Hercules, the property of William John Moor Rolton ; value, £7.

Christchurch. —4/7/42, No. 333, a ladies’ black, Victor transfers, the property of Betty Sharr ; value, £7.

Christchurch. —4/7/42, No. 6239/7209 A., a gentlemen’s black sports, Butler transfers, the property of Arthur Mansfield McClure ; value, £l3 10s.

Christchurch. —B/7/42, Nos. 960 A. and 86743, a gentlemen’s black, Butler transfers, the property of Raymond Douglas Jones ; value, £5 10s.

Christchurch. —8/7/42, No. 36734, a ladies’ black sports, K transfers, the property of Lenora Kathryn Blair; value, £l2 10s.

Christchurch. —B/7/42, No. 41173, a gentlemen’s black, Jones transfers, the property of Leslie William Roberts ; value, £B.

Christchurch. —9/7/42, No. C.B. 4901, a gentlemen’s black, Regal transfers, the property of Francis Ronald Wilson ; value, £lO 10s.

Christchurch. —lo/7/42, No. 4937, a gentlemen’s black, Jones transfers, the property of Fred Hartley ; value, £6.

Christchurch. —23/7/42, No. 678, a gentlemen’s black with white lines, the property of Thomas Nuttal ; value, £5 15s.

Ashburton. —l/6/42, No. B.T. 2104, a ladies’ Hercules sports, L. S. Hopkins transfers, the property of Alma Deorah Glenie ; value, £ls.

— B/10/42, No. A. 92820/6, a gentlemen’s black Phillips, R. A. Rodgers transfers, the property of R. Wilson and Co.; value, £lO 10s.

Timaru.— 2o/10/42, No. W.D. 98514, a ladies’ black 8.5. A., the property of Almaira Duncan ; value, £6 10s.

Dunedin. —l3/11/42, No. 6894, a gentlemen’s black Speedwell, the property of Howard William Boddy; value, £ls. Ruwds, 3 /// /h$

Dunedin. —2l/11/42, No. A. 63547, a ladies’ black, the property of Kathleen Mary Collings ; value, £9.