SHELLY BEACH MYSTERY
BOY'S CLOTHING FOUND
NOBODY REPORTED .MISSING
The police are puzzled with the discovery at midnight on Saturday of a complete outfit of boy's clothing on the reclamation wall at Shelly Beach. A thorough examination of the various garments suggested they belong to a boy of 12 to 14, hut the police have no word of a missing boy. Among tho clothing were n pair of navy blue shorts in good condition, a singlet, shoes size five, black socks with blue bands, a towel, a leather belt with a white buckle with the letter A in the centre and studded with glass crystals. In the pockets of the clothing were a Fiji shilling and an aluminium medallion. Any person who may he able to shed light upon the discovery is asked to communicate with the nearest police station.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23851, 30 December 1940, Page 6
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140SHELLY BEACH MYSTERY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23851, 30 December 1940, Page 6
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