Missing Friends.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XVI, Issue 9, 4 May 1892, Page 70

Missing Friends.

(See Police Gazette, 1891, page 211.) Re Robert John Wethers : Further inquiry is requested for this missing friend. He was known at home as Martin Wethers, and is described as a butcher, between seventy-one

and seventy-six years of age, about sft. Gin. high, sandy complexion, single. “ Wethcrfield ” is thought to be in the Auckland District. It is supposed that he died between seven and ten years ago, leaving considerable real and personal estate; but there is no record of his death in the Registrar-General’s Department.

(See Police Gazette, 1892, page Gl.) Ernest Tomlinson has been found at Rangitata.

Michael Barry is inquired for by the Education Department, through the Ashburton Police, with the view of compelling him to j>ay arrears for maintenance of his children in St. Mary’s School, Nelson. Description: Irish, a labourer, forty-four years of age, sft. Bin. high, medium build, square shoulders, dark sallow complexion, dark hair, thin dark beard whiskers and moustache ; a widower. Left the reliefworks at Waimakariri last January, saying he was going to work at Ashburton, but cannot be found in that locality.

(See Police Gazette, 1892, page Gl.) William Haydn Flood is tuning pianos in and about Woodville.

John O’Brien, alias Sherlock, alias Sharkey, is inquired for with the view of compelling him to support his wife, now employed at Coney’s Hotel, Portobello, Otago Peninsula. Description: Irish, a labourer, about twenty-eight years of age, sft. 32in. high, medium build, fair complexion, brown hair and moustache only, bald on top of head. (See also Police Gazette, 1891, page 178.) Last seen at South Dunedin on the 17th March last, when he said he was travelling as an insurance agent.

(See Police Gazette, 1592, page 4.) John Miller Durie has been found dead on the bank of the Clutha River, near Horseshoe Bend.

Aaron Sampson is inquired for by the Tauranga Police, with the view of serving a summons on him for the support of his wife and children. Description: A native of New South Wales, thirty-eight years of age, sft. Tin. high, medium build, very dark complexion, black curly hair, small brown moustache only, has lost the first joint of the middle finger, a labourer or mill-hand. Said to have been seen at Auckland about the end of December last, and since then at Oxford and Foxton,

Bernardo Menghini, a Swiss, from Peschiavo, Grisons, Tessin, is inquired for by the Swiss Consul, Melbourne, through the Commissioner of Police, Adelaide. He came to this colony from the Northern Territory (South Australia) about twelve years ago. No description given. (92/G78.)

Thomas Henry Metcalf, agent for Bowerman Brothers, of the Picturesque Atlas publication, is missing from the City Hotel, Christchurch, since the 7th ultimo. Description : Supposed English, a traveller, about fifty-five years of age, about sft. Tin. high, medium build, dark complexion, grey moustache only; dressed in dark-tweed or diagonal pagetcoat and vest, and hard-black round hat; a widower. Said to have gone to Rangiora or Lyttelton, and also to have been in Wellington, but no trace of him can bo obtained in the latter place. Has recently been unwell and despondent. His luggage is still at the $ .