SUPPOSED DROWNING FATALITY
OLOTHES FOUND Xl HAPPY VALLEY. Yesterday morning a complete set of a man's clothes was found dn a very rocky portion of the Happy Valley beach, giving the appearance that someone had gone in for a bathe and lost his life. Amongst the documents found in a small leather hand-bag lying alongside were papers relating to the Shearers' Union, and bearing the name "P. F. Darcy." There was, however, no towel in tho effects discovered .on the beach. A police constable took charge of 'the clothes arid :b rough* them in to the city last evening. Thero was a brown tweed coat and lighivooloured pair of tweed trousers, a soft shirt, white and blue tie, and a hard, black hat. Diligent search was- mado by the police yesterday afternoon for traces of any body, but without effect. Further search will be made to-day.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7079, 17 March 1910, Page 7
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