THE MISSING McINTYRE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8787, 15 April 1907, Page 3

THE MISSING McINTYRE.

Per Press Association-Ojiius-i’CHtriiou, April 11. A lot of sensational stories were current in town to-day concerning I). C. Mclntyre, and there is a growing feeling of astonishment that Is' should have been fiiiowed to slip away so easily. Mr Mclntyre seems to have raised considerable sums of money on bills from financial agents, and one of them, D. Ptrßgagjiaii, was victimised to the extent of .£IOO on a bill purporting to be sighed by a third party, who has since repudiated the signature. Mr Stranaghan on Saturday, swore an infonnr.ti&ii against Mointyrii and is said to have guaranteed £SO towards the cost of his extradition from Monte Video, at which point the Tuva-. | Ifina js expected fo touch iu two weeks’ tirpo. The bill hi question lias been current for twelve months and has boon renewed from time to time. It is j rumoured that another promissory note of a similar character (for £35) is held | by a second financial agent who is also | stated to have cashed eheciuesfor£l3;iiscl j £l'4- respectively for Mclntyre drawn' by i the latter after his account had been closed. J It is the fooling among those who deem j themselves to have been duped by McIntyre that the Government (whoro, | servant he was) and not they should bear t the expense of bringing the man back to j explain his actions. j

A reporter spent fin hour or two on Saturday afternoon conversing with a number of persons who should be in a position to know what are the intentions ef tho Government in regard to Mc-

Intyre. He’ discovered quite a remark; r.blo reticence considering how little is to bo gained at this stage and no definite statement was forthcoming. In view*, however, of the reticence and of the further remarkable difference Is tho statements made by different parties who had previously been in communication it seems tolerably evident that something is afoot. Tho Acting-Premier refused the reporter an audience and said through his secretary that he had nothing to add to tho official statement handed to the papers. A high placed official said “he should bo very surprised should the Qoveriiment take no steps, tie should consider that very ex. traordinary. He thought it more than probable that Mclntyre would he brought back.” Another gentleman who has the car pf the Government told tho reporter that he could say nothing although he knew a lot, but bethought it‘highly probable that Mclntyre would get an unpleasant surprise at Monte Video. The following statement was handed to. the press at 2.1-5 p.m. on Saturday by the Hon. W. Hall-Joncs, Acting-Premier : —- “ Mr Munro will carry out th.B duties of superintendent of awards. All awards will be issued strictly in accordance with the decision the judges have already given or will give. In respect to wines and spirits, however, the awards already published having been vitiated by gross irregularities on tho part of Mr Mclntyre will be revoked and cancelled and each exhibitor in tho classes cf wines and spirits will be asked to submit fresh samples which will be submitted to the judge and awards be made according to his decision.”