CLUMSY ATTEMPT AT HOAX
BOGUS.MESSAGE FROM THE DUCO. Inquiries mado by the Marine'Department into the authenticity of a message purporting to come from, a member of the crew of the steadier Duco named Peter. Peterson, found by a Maori at Southbridge on December 19th, have proved that the message is but a clumsy attempt to mislead. The, note is written in lead pencil in a clear, neat hand, with an obvious attempt at disguise. , It is dated September 21st, 1910, and on the back of a race card issued for the third day of the Dunodin Jockey CluVs meeting—on February ' 26th, 1910.. The date of the DucoV departure from Wellington on her last voyage was December 7th, 1909., Therefore the writer’was certainly not on board the Duco, which left over two months before the card .was printed. Further, a perusal of the Duco’s articles .showed that there was no Peter Peterson on the vessel.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7319, 24 December 1910, Page 6
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154CLUMSY ATTEMPT AT HOAX New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7319, 24 December 1910, Page 6
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