ARTICLES OF CLOTHING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19701, 5 August 1938, Page 8

ARTICLES OF CLOTHING

DISCOVERY IN SANDHILLS SEARCH FOR INDIAN (IVr Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Certain articles which have been unearthed during the past week by a search party at Tah'aroa lead to the belief that they belonged to Dalu Desai, 42 years old. an Indian store assistant, who has been missing from the settlement since May 7. It is understood that pails of his clothing, among other things, were found buried in different parts of the sand dunes, about a mile or more from where he lived and that they have been sent to 'the authorities for examination. These discoveries .have stimulated the efforts of the police ofiicers stationed at the lake side and eisewhere in the district, and it is said that within the past few days their search has been intensified in the 'belief that, almost my day now, the three months of combing of the sand dunes and dragging Lake Taharoa will be crowned with success. As yet the police have not definitely sstablished that the articles found buried in the dunes belonged to Dalu, but according to 'information given to .hem. they are sanguine of their discoveries leading them to the ultimate recovery of Dalu's body. Only one of 'two motor boats which have been used to drag the lake is now in commission in view of what has been found .and because the dragging of the lake has proved unproductive it was not deemed necessary to have both boats working and the authorities are now directing 'their attention elsewhere.