PROPERTY STOLEN.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXVIII, Issue 8, 3 March 1943, Page 160

PROPERTY STOLEN.

Whangarei. —4th ultimo, from a hut at Mair Park Camp, the property of WILLIAM EMORY LYNCH, Lands and Survey Department, a gentlemen’s silver hunting Rotherhams watch, No. 328279; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Auckland. — 18th or 19th January last, from bedrooms in the Commercial Hotel, the property of MARY MARGARET FLETT, and another, £6 15s. in money; an 18 ct. gold engagement ring with straight claw setting originally of two diamonds and three rubies alternately, one ruby at one end is missing ; and a 9 ct. gold Air Force badge brooch in shape of wings with plain centre ; total value, £2O 10s. 6d. Jewellery identifiable.

Auckland. —12th December last, from a room at 5 Alfred Street, the property of OLIVE IRENE MAJOR, 15 Volcanic Street, Balmoral, a two-cell nickel-plated electric torch, Hong Kong make; and a 9 ct. gold engagement ring with three diamonds in platinum box setting, larger stone in centre, size of shank has been altered and joint is visible ; total value, £2O 4s. 6d. Ring identifiable.

Auckland. 26th November last, from the Railwaystation, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a -303 calibre Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle, No. 1990, butt No. 250, bolt No. 45092; value, £B. Identifiable.

Auckland. — 17th November last, from the rifle range at the Auckland Grammar School, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a -22 calibre single-shot Vickers target rifle, aperture sights, lever action, No. 1857 painted on butt; value, £3 17s. 6d. Identifiable.

Auckland. — l4th or 15th January last, from a room at Kenilworth Apartments, Shortland Street, the property of KATHLEEN DORIS FOLLAS, a ladies’ gold oblong Swiss wristlet watch, white dial with diamond pattern, Arabic numerals, edge of case milled, corners bevelled, No. E. 6676 scratched inside back case, rolled-gold wrist-band with round links and fold-over clip fastener ; a round gold locket, engraved “ To Doris, from Claude, 21/6/41,” containing- two photographs of soldier ; and a heavy gold locket fchain similar to type No. 35 in Police Gazette, 1911 Supplement; total value, £ll. Identifiable.

Hamilton. Ist December last and 28th January, from the dwelling of WILLIAM ROBERT JOHN FRANKLIN, Newstead, an 18 ct. gold engagement ring, with three rubies in straight claw setting, originally set alternately with four small diamonds but one diamond is missing; an 18 ct. gold dress ring with one ruby in a triangular setting of small pearls, one pearl is missing; an 18 ct. gold mourning ring, engraved Richard Lawrence, 0.8., September sth, 1705 ” ; two 1900 Kruger sovereigns mounted in filigree pattern; and a small bottle of Sunola lavender water ; total value, £l9 2s. fid. Partly identifiable.

New Plymouth. —Between 10th December last and 7th January, from an office of the R.N.Z.A.F. Station, Bell Block, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Air Department) and DOUGLAS AUGUSTINE PATTERSON, flying officer, a gentlemen’s chromium oblong Swiss wristlet watch, black hands and Arabic numerals, second-hand pivoted from centre of dial, No. 83817 on dial, crown and “ A.M.,16551 ” on back case value, £3O; and a black Swan fountain-pen with gold nib, “D. A. Patterson on barrel; total value, £32 10s. Identifiable.

Carterton. —lsth November last, from Showgrounds Military Camp, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a pair of binoculars, No. 28781, made by Kershaw and Sons ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Christchurch. — Between Ist November last and 22nd December, from the dwelling of LOUISA MARY HARRIS, 29 Braddon Street, a ladies’ gold open-faced key-wind pocket watch, made by McKay, London, gold-coloured dial, “ No. 92083 ” inside back case, repair mark “ 38-1-H-39 ” scratched on case ; three-piece braid pattern gold chain with greenstone between each piece ; total value, £6O. Identifiable.

Ashburton. —Between August last and October, from the washhouse of James Henry Woods, Mayfield, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a -22 calibre Stevens repeating rifle, model 56, No. N.A. 97 and S.P. 3101 ; value, £4 15s. Identifiable.