AN AUCKLAND MYSTERY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2107, 25 March 1920, Page 3

AN AUCKLAND MYSTERY.

INVESTIGATIONS IN SYDNEY. Sydney, March 23, The police are making investigations regarding Hie dealii of Trooper Sim, whose body was found in Auckland Harbour. Detectives searched H e Maheno on arrival, but. were unable jo trace Hie person wanted. Auckland, Yesterday.

in connection with 1 lie above cable in reference to the Sims case, and a statement that the police searched I.be Muhono at Sydney and were unable to trace the person wanted, d transpires that the latter has no connection with-the Sims ease, hat is wanted for another mailer.

[.The body of an Australian trooper. William Henry Marwick Sun, was found in Auckland Harbour last Wednesday. Subsequent lo the holding of an inquest if was discovered that a £IOO bank-note, known ip have been in possession of deceased, had been cashed by another person, whereas only £1 Is i'd was found on the body. The Coroner ordered a post-mortem examination, and I lie bead was found to bear marks which might have been caused by a blow or fall, while ii is understood 1 bat there were oilier indications not inconsistent with Ike ! henry of foul play. A further development was the arrest on 11 .•barge of theft of the £IOO note of Oscar Paul Fairbnrn, aged 82, who was a fellow-passenger of deceased by the Hlimaroa from Australia. As the mailer stands at present the inquest is adjourned, and Fairbnrn is remanded in custody-on the theft charge.]