MISSING TRAMPERS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1933, Page 5

MISSING TRAMPERS

NEW HOPE HELD LIGHTS SEEN IN. RANGES. ’ (Per Prest Association — Copyright.} MASTERTON, April 28.. A radia. message was broadcast thift evening from Mr Vosseler, reporting that smoke was seen at . noon, and. lights at 6.30 p.m., on Thursday,, by tw 0 reliable observers, eight miles apart in the area between Broken Axe and Bialdy, south of Mitre Peak. Mr Vosseler asked that a party should seach this area as quickly as possible. The message was received at the Mt. Holdsivorth mountain hut, which later advised that a party was leaving immediately to search the area, ana another Masterton party are taking the area east of Mitre to Mangaterera., A light was also reported to-night, apparently from the same area. Four Masterton parties are still setting out in the morning to investigate tlx area where the lights were seen. A plane will also make a survey thei first thing in the morning. The weather prospeots are good, The search operations for the four missing trampers are now proceeding on Rix intensified scale, riiorb particularly. area. The weather, ah last, shows.' signs of a definite improvement, '.and this will greatly assist the' searchers. ' Opinion is diyidod 'as to thei chances of the missing. ( ' party’s survival in view of the exceptionally; wild weather of the last fortnight.