KIDNAPPED BY ESKIMOS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18275, 16 December 1922, Page 2 (Supplement)

KIDNAPPED BY ESKIMOS.

SOCIETY GIRL MISSING.

A MISSIONARY IN LABRADOR.

Has Miss Marguerite Lindsay, a great favourite in London society, and daughter of a retired stockbroker, been kidnapped by a wild tribe of Eskimos? Miss Lindsay is only 24 years of age. Somo time ago she went to Labrador to work with missionaries, against the wishes of her father and mother. She occupied a hut with another girl, and one day announced her intention of going down to the sea to bathe. Her companion warned her not to go out alone, but Miss Lindsay laughed and said she would be back for lunch. She has never been seen since. As no trac* of her clothing was found, it is assumed that she was abducted by "FishFangs." a wild tribe of Eskimos, and carried into the interior. As soon as her brother, who is an aide-de-camp to a high officer in the British Army, heard of his sister's disappearance, he hurried to the eastern shores of Canada and, procuring an aeroplane, started a search across the barren wastes of Labrador for the "Fish-Fang" tribe. He has secured further assistance, and the rescue has become a wild race with the approach of winter and its attendant snow blizzards.

The rescuers have not abandoned hope, but the fate of Miss Lindsay, even if alive, is one that hardly bears contemplation. It is thought that members of

the "Fish-Fang" tribe lay in wait for her, and probably carried her to their chief as a wife.

The greatest hope lies with the psaceEskimos, who are grateful for the work of the missionaries, and regard the "Fish-Fangs" as their enemies. They are joining in the search as well, and will continue it into the winter. Miss Lindsay has beautiful blonde hair and very bright colouring. She worked" with the Red Cross during the war, and her youth and vivacity made innumerable friends for her. Her" fathor was one of Che heads of the Red Cross in London.

Her mother is overwhelmed with grief by the tragedy.