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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 March 1939, Page 8

After eluding capture in the dense bush near his home for the past five weeks, Frank Allan, a youth residing at 19 Gilmore Street, Wakari, was discovered attempting to sleep in a horse box near the wharves. He was apprehended as a vagrant by Constable Price, who did not at first realise the youth’s identity. Allan clothes were torn and wet, and he was in poor physical condition after his self-imposed five weeks of discomfort. His diet during this length}’ period had consisted mainly of swede turnips. Allan had been away from his home since February 9, and until they were advised of his capture, neither his parents nor any members of his family had seen or had any communication with the missing lad.