A FIRE AND A MYSTERY
YOUNG MAN MISSING. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, May 18. Last week a fire occurred in a house at New Brighton, occupied by two young men. one of whom, Maurice Graham, has since been missing. The occupants of the house at the time were awakened by a neighbour and escaped hurriedly in their nightclothes. Graham did not turn up to his employment on Monday, and has not been heard of since by his town acquaintances. Even the landlord, it is stated, did not know of the fire until ho called to collect the rent.
Graham was reported missing to the police by his brother, residing in Christchurch, and since then he has not been located, although it is suspected that he is at Springfield. His wife, who is on holiday in‘lnvercargill, was telegraphed to on Thursday, but replied that her husband lad not visited her. The police have been informed that he had spoken of going to Sydney. Graham is' now posted as_ missing. He is described as of medium build and sallow complexion, and is. thirtytwo years of age.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8736, 19 May 1914, Page 6
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