ANXIOUS INQUIRIES

Southland Times, Issue 19898, 17 June 1926, Page 8

ANXIOUS INQUIRIES

FINANCIAL AGENT MISSING. A CURIOUS FEATURE. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, June 16. For some days anxious inquiries have been made in Auckland concerning the present whereabouts of a financial agent who has become fairly well-known in some circles in the city and now a warrant has been issued for his arrest. He has disappeared, and with him have also disappeared, it is alleged, some funds, together with the details of a number of enterprises in the course of promotion. A curious feature of the disappearance is that there is no apparent reason why the man should forsake his usual haunts for it is stated there was every possibility of his eventually enriching himself considerably at least some of the enterprises which were in the course of establishment being said to be positions. Until recently the promoter of these concerns occupied a large suite of offices in the heart, of the city, the personnel of the office staff and office fittings being in keeping with the magnitude of the undertakings. An account for over £l5O as rent for suite is said to be outstanding. It was when one of several enterprises was about to be placed before the public for examination and subscription of the necessary capital that the first suspicion that all was not well was aroused. The provisional directors were assembled to finalise the details and to receive certain first moneys that were to be paid into the company. Everyone was there to 'time except the promoter. The usual grace allowed to a busy man expired, but when after a further period had elapsed inquiries were made,- it was found that no meeting could be held that day. The promoter had left the day before on a train journey and from that journey he has not yet returned.