MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 4

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

RUMOURS CO3TCEESTIfG 3>ARCY. (By Teleeraph.— Association.) CHRISTCHHRCH, Wednesday. It was rumoured in Christehureh today -that Mr. P. F. Darcy> who disappeared mysierioasly from- Wellington a ■ few days ago, was not drowned at Happy, j Valley. The information was alleged Hi { have come from, the police authorities} in Wellington. When inquiries were' made from the police in Christehureh, however, they stated that they had received no information on the subject whatever. Mr. Darcy's friends in Christchurch, seem inclined" to give credit to the Tumour, bat they are still at a loss to account for his disappearance. ■ -It is J stated thai on the day that he left [ Christchuxeh for Wellington he behared \ in a somewhat strange fashion, talking [ in a rambling manner, and gave an impressian that he -was very Highly- stxung. One of his friends who spoke to him se that occasion thought that he had boss. greatly overworked,. and that he showed" many signs that' he needed a, complete - rest. He was secretary of the Federated ! Shearers' Union- of .JT.Z*-,- a*—position ! which "entailed" much ~~ work s and ajr good I. deal of anxiety: " "Considerable" sums of money passed through his hands. Two prominent members of the Canterbury Trades and Labour Council who were seen last evening stated that an inquiry had been made into the finances of the , union-, and the information they had received showed that the accounts were all in order. At -a meeting of the executive of the union this evening, it was reported that the books had been audited, and had been found to be correct, and that the way in -which they were kept reflected great credit on Mr. Darcy. A motion was passed expressing satisfaction in the way in -which he had always attended to his duties. Seven delegates— J. Cooper (president), HoooV Johnstone, McLaren, Tomert, Purvis, and Laroy— attended the meeting, and all expressed a hope that Mr. Darey is still living, al* though they said that it was Bard to account for Tn« -disappearance. •• ,