PROPERTY STOLEN

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXVIII, Issue 25, 30 June 1943, Page 474

PROPERTY STOLEN

Auckland. Between the 30th April last and 3rd ultimo, from command post, 69th A.A. Battery, Chamberlain Park, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a pair of prismatic binoculars with black fabric casing and black rims, Mk. 11, No. 96406, fine leather strap attached ; value, £ls. Identifiable.

Auckland. — 9th or 10th instant, from the projectionroom in the Prince Edward Theatre, the property of JOHN FULLER AND SONS, LTD., a Taylor-Hobson Maximum projection lens, serial No. 20884, 5£ in. focal length, 2 in. in diameter, £ in. lens at each end, “ Made in England, Patent No. 180949 ”on it; a cast barrel-holder for lens, about 3 in. square, painted black, focusing-knob on one side ; and a cast curved arm for attaching barrel-holder to machine, about 3 in. long, £ in. wide, and £ in. thick, painted black, | in. hole in one end and 1 £ in. hole in other end ; total value, £42 10s. Identifiable.

Auckland. —llth instant, from the bedroom of EILEEN MARY RIDER, manageress, Wellesley House, Wellesley Street, a gentlemen’s nickel round wristlet watch, white dial, nickel expanding bracelet attached; a chamois leather purse, about 3 in. by 14 in., Maori scene painted on one side; and about £4 7s. 6d. in money ; total value, £7 10s. Watch and purse identifiable. The offence may have been committed by Albert Leonard Simmons, referred to in Police Gazette, 1943, page 451, and Photographs, 1941, page 57 wearing a navy-blue suit and a grey tweed overcoat. At about 6.15 p.m. on above date, the complainant disturbed him while trying to open her safe in her bedroom. She ordered him out, but after he had gone she missed the property described above. He may have committed a similar offence at the same dwelling on the sth instant. a. -A. mf ~ . awt a I ▲

Auckland. —2nd or 3rd April last, from Princes Street, the property of EDWARD HENRY BROWN, 23 Princes Street, a 1928-29 model James black two-stroke motorcycle, chassis No. H. 8844, engine No. G.Y. 8109, registrationplate No. 9,607, 1942-43 license No. M.C. 1670 ; value, £25. Identifiable.

'Wanganui. KATHERINE MARSHALL, 107 /Bell Street, a handbag (recovered) ; agoMring? set with a cluster of seven diamonds ; a gold ring, set with a diamond and sapphire ; a gold wedding ring ; a ladies’ gold wristlet watch, probably Baume make, heavy gold expanding bracelet of slip-on type; a small leather purse ; and about £1 in money ; total value, about £42. Identifiable except money. The handbag was found in Bell Street the following dav. -f r f I -w o - 9- j Foxton. —About 6th ultimo, from the side of a road near Moutoa, the property of OWEN JOHN DOLAN, surveyor, Clarendon Buildings, Palmerston, North, a Trough ton and Simms theodolite, in a black leather case with 0. J. Dolan” written on inside of lid, about 18 in. by 18 in. by 9 in.; value, £50.,' Identifiable. . / # /**/&> /•* H

Otaki. —During January last, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a -303 calibre Martini»’Enfieldssinglo-shot rifle, barrel’ No. 1722, body No. 2176 value, £l. Identifiable. The rifle was issued to the local Home Guard on Bth May, 1941, but during January last it disappeared.

Masterton. —23rd April last, from a garage at No. 9 The Terrace, Lansdowne, the property of ERIC SAMUEL SANSON, Te Ore Ore, a -22 calibre Fabrique Nationale (F.N.) Arms Co., Belgium, repeating rifle, No. 27267 ; value, £5. Identifiable. . y-.J>

Petone. — Between the 2nd February last and sth ultimo, from a military store in Gracefield Road, Moera, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), six new ten-ply motor-truck tires, size 32 by 6, Dayton Thorobred or Mansfield Transport makes ; value, £6O. Not identifiable.

Wharf (Wellington). —Between 17th February last and 30th April, from a shod on Aotea Quay Wharf, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), a heavy pocket watch with nickel case, Arabic numerals, arrow and serial No. 193830 on back of case ; value, £2 ss. 6d. Identifiable.

Westport. —9th ultimo, from a passage in the Commercial Hotel, the property of LILY ROXANE WATSON, care of Gilmers Hotel, Groymouth, a brown leather suit-case, 30 in. by 20 in. by 12 in., with two leather straps, containing a black coney fur coat of swagger style with brown silk lining, two inside pockets, value £3O ; a brown taffeta raincoat of silk appearance, English make ; a black frock with white collar and belt ; a black frock with red collar and red and white buttons down front, belt has white heart-shaped buckle with red arrow-fastener; a black frock, coatee trimmed with pink and green flowers; a pale-green frock with coffeecoloured lace collar and patch pockets ; a striped frock of mustard shade with belt and buckle of same material ; a grey linen frock, pockets trimmed with red ; a linen frock of mustard shade, pockets trimmed with white ; a two-piece costume of green worsted ; about 5 yd. of black dress material with grey floral pattern ; and some sets of silk underwear, one set pink, one green, and the other lemon coloured ; total value, £72 10s. Mostly identifiable.

Leeston. —21st or 22nd ultimo, from tho workshop of JOHN BRYCE, coachbuilder, a power-driven bench model Driver drilling-machine, made by Walker and Turner Co., America, model D. 925, Driver electric-motor attached ; and a 10 in. Crestaloy shifting spanner with “ O. Grant ” on jaw and handle ; total value, £46 10s. 6d. Identifiable. siM*o vt z4> /***+.

Dunedin.— 6th April last, from the dwelling of JAMES McKENZIE, 25 Lonsdale Street, Mornington, a dark-grey mottled Onoto fountain-pen with gold nib and gold-coloured pocket clip; six keys on ring ; a ladies’ gold wristlet watch, round dial with “ Lloyd ” on it, Arabic numerals, may have “ G.1.C.” on back case, gold expanding wrist-band which is broken near one end ; and an oval pewter brooch with blue stone in centre ; total value, £lO 15s. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —Between the 9th and 19th April last, the dwelling of FRANK SHERRIFF, 117 Eglinton Road, Mornington, was broken into and the following stolen : A quantity of jewellery (recovered), value £3B 11s. 6d. ; a silver oval locket, about 1J in. by 1 in., engraved on each side; an ivory brooch in shape of daisy with pink edge, about f in. in diameter, pin missing ; and a gentlemen’s silver or chromiun oblong Swiss wristlet watch, Eros, Buren, or Rival make, wide brown leather strap; total value, £5 Bs. 6d. Identifiable. On the 10th ultimo the recovered jewellery was found in a suit-case in tho Mornington football grounds.

Bicycles Auckland. —l/1/43, No. 94741, a boys’ black Albion, the property of David James Wells ; value, £3.

Auckland. —2o/3/43, No. T.N. 7983, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Leon William Biddle; value, £6.

Auckland. —24/3/43, No. H.B. 4458, a gentlemen’s red, the property of Ronald William Timmins ; value, £5.

Auckland. — No. A. 47167, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Eric McCallum; value, £l2 12s. 6d.

Auckland. —l9/4/43, No. 45588, a gentlemen’s black B.S.A. with red and gold coloured lines, the property of Bernard George Stanley ; value, £B.

Auckland.— 2o/4/43, No. 38527, a gentlemen’s black Argyle with red lines, the property of Frederick Rex Smith ; value, £lO.

Auckland. —23/4/43, No. Z.A. 1175, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Frederick Charles Cash; value, £5.

' Auckland. 29/4/43, No. V.U. 6074, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, the property of Desmond Barens ; value, £4.

Auckland. —s/5/43, No. 1574, a ladies’ black Leader sports, the property of Jocelyn Peace ; value, £ls.

Auckland. —6/5/43, No. G.M. 4899, a gentlemen’s black Hercules, the property of Mervyn Caton; value, £B.

Auckland. —18/5/43, No. N.K. 2376, a gentlemen’s black Monarch Special, tho property of Sidney Owen Morris; value, £5.

Papakura. —9/5/43, No. A. 9683, a ladies’ Phillips, Star and Phillips transfers, the property of Addison Charles Williams ; value, £5.

Hamilton.— l9/4/43, No. H.O. 29, a gentlemen’s black Hercules, tho property of William Mitchell Whitehead: value, £l2.

Eltham. —lß/11/42, No. 126754, a gentlemen’s black Armstrong, the property of Kenneth James Rye; value, £4.

Wanganui. 24/4/43, No. 13711, a gentlemen’s black Chainey, the property of Arthur Jenkins value, £7. Me- /*/►/*«* Wanganui. — No. A. 93520 over 136, a gentlemen’s black, the property of Henry James Bayley ; value, £6.

Palmerston North. —6/5/43, No. A. 78269, a gentlemen’s red, the property of Alan Laughton Harris; value, £5.

Lower Hutt. —6/3/43, No. K.W. 553, a ladies’ black Aberdale, tho property of Marjorie Rose Williams ; value, £l2.

Moera. —22/4/43, No. A. 5835/35, a gentlemon’s black, the property of John Fitzgerald ; value, £6 10s.

Wellington. 2o/11/42, No. 58525, a gentlemen’s olivecoloured, the property of the New Zealand Government (Army Department); value, £B.

Wellington. —lo/5/43, No. P.Y. 5843, a gentlemen’s black, the property of Refrigeration Supplies Ltd.; value, £5.

Christchurch. — 4/11/42, No. 2353 A./16164, a gentlemen’s black Butler, the property of William Edward Flavell; value, £6 10s.

Christchurch. l6/12/42, No. 919 A./A. 69352, a gentlemen’s black Butler, the property of Frederick Goodman; Christchurch. —l7/12/42, No. 1803/6977 A., a gentlemen’s black and white Raleigh, Butler transfers, the property of Raymond Alan Bloomfield ; value, £5.

Christchurch. — lß/12/42, No. 8150, a ladies’ black Spreydon with green lines, the property of Edna Madge Howard ; value, £5.

Christchurch. —l9/12/42, No. X. 24396, a gentlemen’s black B.S.A. sports, the property of John Smith ; value, £ls.

Christchurch. 23/12/42, No. 04035, a gentlemen’s black Bell Star, the property of Harold Evans ; value, £B.

Christchurch. 2/1/43, No. X. 95023, a gentlemen’s black Raleigh, the property of Robert Leonard Wise; value, £ll 15s. rittcir'4/, 2fJ &!***+

Christchurch. —lo/1/43, No. 4431, a gentlemen’s red Empire, the property of Alexander Parker ; value, £l2 13s. 6d.

Christchurch. —20/1/43, No. A.F. 65668, a ladies’ black Raleigh sports; the property of Shirley Patricia Faulkner ; value, £l2 15s.

Christchurch. —26/1/43, No. 108, a ladies’ black Simplex Special, the property of Mavis Gardiner; value, £lO 10s.

Dunedin. —ls/5/43, No. X. 18683, a gentlemen’s black 8.5. A., tho property of Crust and Crust, Ltd. ; value, £ls 10s.

Dunedin. —l7/5/43, No. 4990, a gentlemen’s blue Armstrong, the property of Alexander Mark Mercer ; value, £6 10s