PROPERTY STOLEN

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXIX, Issue 34, 30 August 1944, Page 640

PROPERTY STOLEN

+ V ' Auckland. —3rd ultimo, from the dwelling of IRIS RUBY WILLIAMS, 107 Orakei Road, Remuera, a gentlemen’s copper alloy Benrus wristlet watch, 1 in. by £ in., gold-coloured dial with “ Shockproof ” thereon, black hands and Arabic numerals, scroll-work around case, light-brown leather wrist-strap ; and £7 in money ; total value, £l4 10s. Watch identifiable.

Auckland.— 6th ultimo, from the dwelling of CATHERINE ALISON LAURIE, 309 Mount Albert Road, Mount Roskill, an 18 ct. white gold ring inset with a dark-green oval opal about size of a threepence ; and £3 in money ; total value, £l3. Ring identifiable.

Auckland.— 7th ultimo, from the dwelling of MAVIS UNITA STYLES, 6 Prospect Terrace, Mount Eden, a ladies’ 9 ct. gold dress ring, set with a white sapphire in white gold claw setting, engraved shoulders ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Auckland. —llth ultimo, from the dwelling of LOIS DOROTHY MCCARTHY, 33 Monte La Grande Road, Mount Eden, a ladies’ gold octagon-shaped wristlet watch, case No. 76271, about 1 in. across, gold-coloured dial, black hands, black Arabic numerals in circle, gold expanding bracelet; value, £5. Identifiable.

Putartie.it. 2nd July, 1942, the property of GEORGE McDONALD, Lichfield Road, a -303 calibre B.S.A. LeeEnfield rifle, barrel, bolt, and body No. A. 25734, butt No. 415 ; value, £5. Identifiable. The rifle was on loan to the local Home Guard, and it is believed to have been lost from a motor-car when Home Guardsmen were returning from a parade at Lichfield.

Gisborne. —31st March last, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Army Department), two -303 calibre Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Service rifles, Nos. 5293 and 5298 respectively; value £2l 10s. Identifiable. The rifles were on loan to the Gisborne High School, but they cannot now be found.

Gisborne. 2lst June last, the property of JOSEPH WILLIAM PARKER, 102 Ballance Street, a *22 calibre Remington repeating rifle, No. 829784, slide action, Model No. 12; value, £4. Identifiable. On 2nd March, 1942, the rifle was loaned to the local Home Guard, but it cannot now be found.

Woodville. —Between the Ist January last and 23rd June, from the dwelling of Alfred Ramsden, Kumeroa, the property of ALLAN McGREGOR, care of Williams and Kettle, Waipawa, a -410 in. calibre Harrington and Richardson single-barrel breech-loading shot-gun (known as four-ten gauge), No. 21045, barrel about 16 in. long; value £5. Identifiable.

Palmerston North.— On the 20th or 21st ultimo, the warehouse of J. J. NIVEN AND 00., LTD., 278 Church Street, was broken into and the following stolen: Aj- h.p. single-phase Hoover electric motor with black crackle finish ; a J h.p. single-phase Hoover electric motor with black crackle finish ; three cast iron Samson bench vises, 31 in. jaws, painted blue ; nine pairs of Cee Tee 6 in. slip-joint pliers ; nine pairs of Crescent combination pliers, curved handpiece, 6 in. or 7 in. long ; and nine pairs of long nose 6 in. Crescent pliers, 654 above 6 on jaw of each ; total value, £4l 3s. 9d. Not identifiable.

Lower Hutt. —On the 21st or 22nd ultimo, the shop of DOROTHY JENNESS, 163 High Street, was broken into and the following stolen : A five- valve table model Columbus radio, dark-brown cabinet, about 18 in. by 12 in. by 9 in., oblong dial, two controls; a five-valve 110-volt radio in brown metal case, 18 in. by 9 in. by 9 in., round dial, three control knobs, leather handle, and speaker on top ; an Astatic pick-up with electric motor, bronze-coloured metal turntable and arm ; ten volumes of wireless text books, entitled “ Rider’s Trouble Shooter” each 18 in. by 12 in. by 3 in., blue imitation-leather binding, “ L. D. Jenness ” in front; sixty gramophone records ; a pair of 10 in. Crescent side-cutters with “J ” on jaw ; an Esico electric solderingiron about 12 in. long, black wooden handle, 4 ft. of flex attached ; a 4 in. Bridgeport screwdriver, pocket clip on yellow transparent handle, “J ” on end ; a 6 in. Bridgeport screwdriver with yellow transparent handle, “ S ” on end ; a black leather music-case about 14 in. by 14 in. ; and thirty clear-glass 2-5-volt torch-bulbs ; total value, £9O 15s. 6d. Portion identifiable.

Lower Hutt. 26th June last, from a garage at 2 Barraud Street, the property of KEITH CARRICK KENWARD, Main Road, Taita, a wooden saw-bench about 30 in. by 48 in., fitted with a saw-spindle 1 \ in. by 21 in. ; and a 1£ h.p. Normand repulsion-induction electric motor, on movable table, serial No. B. 2107, 230 volts, 50 cycle, 2800 r.p.m., M.E.M. Automemota push-button starter; total value, £4O. Identifiable.

Wellington. —Between 23rd July, 1943, and 29th November last, from a luggage room in the Hotel Waterloo, the property of NEIL LAWRENCE WILSON, care of Mrs. A. E. Wilson, Lincoln Hills, Mayfield R.D., Ashburton, an Exakta B camera with f. 2-8 Tessar lens, lens No. 1607801, contained in brown morocco leather case with shoulder-strap, value £4O ; a leather handbag about 14 in. long with keeper on back and on each end, containing a brown cardboard tray about 31 in. deep ; a Rex exposure meter ; a Zeiss collapsible tripod ; four filters, 37 mm. in diameter, one green, one yellow, one red, and the other infra-red; about nine Selo H.P. 2 films ; about five hundred negatives with scenes of Fiji depicted thereon, all contained in a brown leather suitcase, about 30 in. by 18 in. with two straps; total value, £52. Identifiable except suit-case. \y Wellington. —Between the 24th and 26th June last, the countinghouse of DE LUXE RENTAL CARS, 2a Kent Terrace, was broken into and the following stolen : A set of Indestro super-quality socket spanners in blue metal case about 18 in. by 8 in. ; a £ in. electric drill, probably Miller’s Falls make, aiuminium body, pistol grip ; a carburettor for Morris 8 motor-car with intake and exhaust manifolds; an Acme tire-pressure gauge; a nickel-plated Yale Junior padlock, No. D.C. 926 ; and a varnished wooden box about 15 in. by 7 in., containing a set of stocks and dies in sizes from J in. to {’g in., and some taps and die nuts; total value, £39. Identifiable except tire-gauge.

Wellington. —l3th ultimo, from the shop of PREMIER FURRIERS, 360 Lambton Quay, a black American skunk opossum fur coat, finger-tip length known as Jogger style, 34 in. bust, 27 in. long, two slit pockets, two hook and eye fasteners, brown lining ; value, £47 ss. Identifiable. fa&nr /JT/W Wellington. — ultimo, from a flat at 58 Molesworth Street, the property of WINIFRED MARJORY MANSELL, 14 Leeds Street, a ladies’ 9 ct. gold Marvin wristlet watch, black Roman numerals, no seconds-hand, “ E.M.G.” on back case, gold expanding wrist-band with gold fine safety-chain attached ; value, £lO. Identifiable.

Blenheim. Between the sth and 26th June last, from a paddock on the farm of MARY EFFIE GOULTER, Hawkesbury, twenty-two Lincoln-Merino two-tooth ewes earmarked as follows : Two notches out of top of left ear ; total value, £46 4s. Identifiable.

Brunnerton.— Between Bth and 10th ultimo, from a workshop at Wallsend, the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (State Coal Mines Department), / a j h.p. Hoover electric motor, 1450 r.p.m., No. 243394; value, £5. Identifiable.

Greymouth. Between the 9th and 19th May last, from a cabin on the ship “ Gabriella,” the property of the NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT (Navy Department), a pair of No. 2, Mk. II prismatic binoculars, No. 125325, 6X magnifications, probably Taylor and Hobson make, in khaki canvas case with broad arrow on it; value, £3O. Identifiable.

Christchurch.' — the 19th and 21st instant, from a room in the Clarendon Hotel, the property of GERTRUDE ARDAGH HOLMES, a platinum ring, set with a white diamond (5|- ct.) in heavy claw setting, value, £6OO ; and 14s. in money. Ring identifiable. xJfee. "-P W 1 Zo/j/i/l>.

Lyttelton. Between the 27th May and 11th June last, from the dwelling of MARY ANN WHITFORD, 44 Norwich Quay, a ladies’ gold Rolex wristlet watch, 1 in. in diameter, gold-coloured dial, Arabic numerals, glass cracked between numerals 9 and 12, value £2O ; and a gold cameo ring with representation of a woman’s head and shoulders on white background with pink and yellow surroundings; total value, £35. Identifiable. ,-, , Of-finc/ar / */^as

Gore. Between September last and 31st January, from a shearing-shed on the farm of ANDREW RODGER HARVEY, Maitland R.D., a -22 calibre single-shot Remington rifle, bolt action, No. J. 300565 ; value, 10s. Identifiable.