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Southland Times, Issue 25305, 7 June 1935, Page 8

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AUCKLAND MYSTERY CLOTHING SEEN IN RIVER BOYS’ DISCOVERY (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, June 6 The discovery of a bundle of feminine clothing in the Tamaki river at Panmure, an incident which conceivably has an important bearing on the mystery of the unknown woman whose body was found last Sunday, was reported to-day. The articles were seen about four weeks before the body was recovered, a circumstance which agrees with the supposed length of time since the tragedy occurred. Clarence Smith, of Panmure, and John Anderson of Mount Wellington, both of whom are slightly more than 15 years of age came across the floating bundle in the Tamaki river a few hundred yards upstream from the Panmure wharf where the woman's body, which was unclad except for a singlet, was found. They said to-day that they were fishing when they found the articles which were examined casually. Although they are uncertain concerning the day of the find, they definitely recollect observing a dress, a stocking, a piece of travelling rug and other garments. These were wrapped in a woman’s outer coat and tied with a strip of green flax. The boys accounted for their failure to remember the date because of their frequent fishing trips in the vicinity and the number of public holidays at that time. The boys attached no importance to the discovery, thinking the clothes had been discarded by Maoris, and let the bundle float away on the tide.

No trace has been found of the missing Maori girl Mary Raymond, last seen in the city on May 1.