Missing Friends.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XI, Issue 19, 14 September 1887, Page 184

Missing Friends.

Information is requested respecting John Brown, a labourer, about forty years of age, sft. lOin. high, dark complexion, brown hair beard whiskers and moustache worn full, smart appearance; generally wears dark clothes and soft black-felt hat. He was employed at Te Awaite Station, Wairarapa, where he left over three months ago, with the intention of going to Woodville, but he cannot be found there. A legacy has been left him by an uncle in England. He is inquired for at the instance of his brother, J. Brown, 95, Moorabool Street, Geelong, Victoria.

is requested respecting James Bussey, deceased, who left Liverpool about July or August, 1877 or 1878, for this colony, and on arrival was engaged as railway engine-driver by the Government, He is described as fiftyfive years of age, about 22 stone weight, and good-looking. He was engaged as a shopkeeper, publican, and enginedriver before coming to the colony, and resided at Lofthouse, Wakefield, and Normanton, and was a publican at the latter place, after which he again resided at Wakefield, County of York, where he was an engine-driver. He was married twice, but had no family. He is supposed to have brought about £I,BOO with him to the colony. Inquiry is made at the instance of his brother, John Bussey, No. 19, Wright’s Terrace, off Buckley Street, Barnsley.

Information is requested respecting William David McLean, a native of Hill Hall, near Lisburn, County

Down, Ireland, a farmer when in Ireland, about twentyseven years of age, tall, broad - shouldered, brown eyes, auburn hair, short sandy beard whiskers and slight moustache, rather gentlemanly appearance. He left London about the 29th October, 1880, by the steamer “ Potosi,” for Adelaide, where he arrived on the 11th December, and proceeded to Sydney, and thence to Christchurch. He was heard of at Wellington about the Ist July, 1881, and was seen later in the same month at Auckland, and was then on his way to Sydney in company with a man named Bodkin, who at one time was manager of the Golden Crown Claim, Thames, but was in poor circumstances at the time he left Auckland for Sydney. They took two horses to Sydney with them. McLean is inquired for at the instance of his wife, Mrs. Jane McLean, Tullyard, care of Mr. Carlile, Bridge Street, Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland.

Information is requested respecting Edo Kicoski, also known by the name of Ede Carter, a Dane, a horse-trainer, &c., thirty-five years of ago, sft. Sin. high, brown hair beard whiskers and moustache. He left his wife at Kaikoura, Marlborough, about five years ago, and was seen in Wellington about three years since. Photograph in Detective Office, Wellington. He is inquired for at the instance of his wife.

Information is requested respecting Kobert Allen, a clerk when in England, about forty-four years of age, about sft. Bin. high, slight build, fair complexion. He left London in June, 1862, for Christchurch, and thence to Auckland on tho 3rd March, 1875, in company with a Mr. Barker, a land agent. It is said that Mr. Barker was residing in Wanganui in 1883. Before coming to the colony, Allen resided at 17, Pane Street, Spring Bank, Hull, Yorkshire. He is inquired for at the instance of Charles Henry Allen, 34, Dodd Street, Limehouse, E.C., London.

Information is requested respecting Mary McLean, nee Turner, whether living or dead. She was married to William McLean at St. Pancras Church, Middlesex, England, on the 14th April, 1870. She came to Wellington with her husband, who was employed about eight years ago at Messrs. Stewart and Greenfield’s saw-mill. She left her husband and went to live with a man named J. Wilson, and they afterwards went under the name of Smith, and passed as man and wife, and lived in Bose Cottage, Cuba Street. It is said that they went to live at Howick, near Auckland, hut they cannot bo found there. William McLean was married at Goulburn, New South Wales, on the 31st July, 1883, and this inquiry is made with a view of ascertaining whether his wife was then alive.

Information is requested respecting Harold Leal, who left Wellington for Christchurch about August, 1886. His father is Postmaster at Leeds, Yorkshire. He is inquired for at the instance of his sister, Alice Leal, Headingley, Leeds.

Information is requested respecting Alexander Michali, an Austrian, who was at Stafford, in the Westland District, or at Stratford, in the Taranaki District, during the earlier part of 1886. He is inquired for, at the instance of his family, through the Austro-Hungarian Consul, Sydney.

Information is requested respecting the dale and place of death of Anton Brunetta, an Austrian, who died in this colony about 1870; also particulars as to his property, &c. Inquiry is made at the instance of the Austro-Hungarian Consul, Sydney.

(See Police Gazette, 1887, page 54.) The remains of Victoria Happie were found on the beach of the New Kivcr estuary on the Slst ultimo. At an inquest held on the remains on the 2nd instant, by Henry McCulloch, Esq., Coroner, a verdict was returned to the effect that there was no evidence to show how she came by her death.