NO SUCCESS YET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1941, Page 6

NO SUCCESS YET

IN HUNT FOR STANLEY GRAHAM HEIFER CARCASE FOUND. WITH QUANTITY OF MEAT REMOVED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HOKITIKA, October 16. Further confirmation of the belief that Stanley Eric George Graham, hunted for the past eight days, is still alive and apparently not severely wounded was forthcoming in a new clue, today. The clue .was revealed by investigations on a farm about seven miles away from the Graham homestead, further up the Koiterangi Valley and in toward Doughboy Hill. It consists of a shot heifer, with knife incisions on the carcase and a goodly quantity of steak meat missing, which indicates a desire by the person responsible to secure food in an emergency. It was the opinion of those who today viewed the heifer’s carcase that it had been dead for not longer than the past two days. , . It was reported late this afternoon that there had been further rifle fire in the vicinity of Doughboy Hill during the middle of the afternoon, but the statement proved to be unfounded. The clues of yesterday indicated the possibility of footprints in the vicinity of Doughboy Hill and the reported presence of a man on his own in the same locality, which is not far distant from where the heifer lies. Officially, however, Graham’s presence has not definitely been established in the neighbourhood since Sunday night last. There were no fresh developments late this evening and the hunted man still remains elusive.

TRACKS FOUND IN THE DOUGHBOY REGION. SEARCH INTENSIFIED ON TENTH DAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This, Day. With man tracks found in the Doughboy region, the hunt for Stanley Graham became more intense today in the area east of Koiterangi. It was the tenth day of the search. Armed searchers were out over a wide area, combing the bush and reconnoitring huts on the hillside, where armed guards were left last night. Pouring rain from the north-west fell overnight, but early this morning a south-west change swept the clouds away and the day was brilliantly sunny, with little wind. Snow fell on the ranges and would reduce to zero Gra-. ham’s chance of making a break over 1 the Browning Pass.