THE MISSING TOURIST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 15 May 1907, Page 2

THE MISSING TOURIST.

Per Press Association. Wellington, May 14. The Superintendent of the Tourist Department's agent at Queen-town, giving particulars connected with the disappear" mice of the missing tourist, whose case was referred to on Friday: "tin the Kith April, a man named Frederick E. North. Horn America, called to see. about walking to Te Annu over, the Burlev track Ironi Hie OreeiisUme. I gave him" all the information 1 could, and told him that it would he impossible lor a stranger to make the journey without a guide. J advised him to telephone to (iuide Burley at; (I lenorchy. He called again in the a ternoon, and said that the guide's fee of .1.1 per day was too much, and asked it any others were going to make the journey. (>„ (l lc mho( A p,-il, North went to Elfin h v the Government steamer, it Uils no i fol . some (i]nc , i( . tor t]iii( that I knew he. had undertaken the journey. ]l e took provisions for about live days. He | mi l no gun nor compass; only a map of the district. He left his American address in case he was not again heard of, and promised to write to Ins landlady from the first post office he readied.' it is also mentioned in the telegram that the police searched Martins 15a v for North without result, and Ibey are now searching along the Te Aniui track. Very little hope is entertained for the missing tourist being discovered alive.