A MAN MISSING.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13096, 3 May 1911, Page 5 (Supplement)

A MAN MISSING.

'SUPPOSED TO BE DROWNEB IN MOTUEKA RIVER.

From "Tho Colonist," May Ist.)

Our Motueka correspondent wired >n Saturday evening as follows: "Mr. Felix Fry, of the firm of Messrs Fry iJros., livery stable keepers, at Motueca, has been missing since yesterday, tt appears that he started on horseback to go to Mr Thomas Evans' re. silence to transact some business, but it the "VVhakarewa, crossing of the Motueka river he evidently got thrown ■'ram his horse into the current. His lorso was found this morning near Mr Taylor's, and his hat was picked up tear the Motueka bridge at mid-day :o-day. Search parties have been out bo-day without success, and the search till bt> renewed to-morrow, with tho lid of boats, when the river will be Iraggod.

May 2nd. '1 he Motueka river was dragged yesterday without result for the body ot Mr. Felix Fry, of the firm of Fry Bros, oach proprietors, who it is feared war> Irowned while crossing a ford on Frilay afternoon last on horseback.