Man Missing At Tangowahine

Northern Advocate, 11 May 1939, Page 7

Man Missing At Tangowahine

DARGAVILLE, This Day. A search was commenced by about 15 Tangowahine residents and police yesterday afternoon for Mr Robert Hemphill, aged over 70, who left his home at Tangowahine on Sunday on a shooting expedition. It was not until yesterday that concern was felt at his absence. The area over which the search is being maße is sparsely settled hilly country. Large Party of Searchers.

Searching was continued this morning, friends and relatives starting from Tangowahine at daylight. In response to a call for volunteers, about 50 settlers and Public Works employees, with police, took provisions for the day and commenced to search at 10 o’clock. The police were informed that a •person thought to be Mr Hemphill was seen at about 10 o’clock on Sunday morning ascending a hill on Mr Curry’s farm with a dog at his heels. Searchers are concentrating on this area. Mr Hemphill is a well-known figure ( among the kauri bushmen.

Cheaper Lemons Promised

[Special to “Northern Advocate ”] CHRISTCHURCH .This Day. An assurance that the acute lemon shortage causing prices to soar in all parts of New Zealand would be relieved next week by an Australian shipment, and within a fortnight with the first of the Dominion crop, was given by the Director of Internal Marketing, Mr F. Picot. Mr Picot said he could not say what the size of 'the shipment would be, but it would be ample, nor could he say what price the New Zealand or Australian lemons would be. Both varieties would be consider-

ably cheaper than the prices now ruling.