INQUIRIES, ETC., FROM OUTSIDE NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4, 1 February 1911, Page 48

INQUIRIES, ETC., FROM OUTSIDE NEW ZEALAND.

New South Wales. —lnquiry requested for Joseph Price, age twenty-five, height 5 ft. 10in., stout build, about 14 st. weight, fair curly hair, fair complexion, grey eyes, clean-shaved; generally wears blue-serge suit and soft black hat with broad rim, woman tattooed on right forearm, “ I love Mary 5.,” nick-name Pooter. He was working at the Millerton Mine, Westport, and left there in August last, supposed for the North Island. Inquiry by his wife, who is destitute. (10/2121.)

Brisbane. —A warrant has been issued at Brisbane for the arrest of Hugh Guthrie Marshall for the attempted murder by poisoning of Mrs. E. Watts on 12th .January last. Description: Age twenty-two, height sft. 7in., sallow complexion, brown hair, clean-shaved, sunken eyes, sickly appearance ; usually wears dark-serge fancy vest, boater or black hard hat, has served apprenticeship as a chemist, lately following agency business. He left Brisbane on the 14th January, intending to get a boat from Sydney or Melbourne to New Zealand, and may be accompanied by his friend Bertram Graham Savage. Marshall had an uncle, a retired farmer of same name, in the Auckland Hospital about six weeks ago. Arrest desired. (11/158.)

England. —lnquiry requested for John Ritchie, formerly of Glasgow, butcher, age about fifty-eight. He was last heard of in New Zealand about three years ago, and was supposed to have been in the Napier district, but no trace of him can be obtained there. Inquiry by A. Ritchie, London. (10/2642.)

Scotland.— lnquiry requested for Andrew R. McKelvie, who was reported drowned about twenty years ago off the American coast, but is now believed to be in New Zealand farming or mining. He is described as about 5 ft. 7£ in. high, sallow bronzed complexion, high cheek-bones, brown eyes, strong well-knit build, scar on forehead caused when a child, hard reddish-brown or auburn hair, heavy red or brown moustache, heavy square chin with dimple in centre. He was at one time assistant to the water engineer in Dundee, Scotland. Inquiry by his brother, J. G. McKelvie. (11/141.)