In Rarotonga
pp. 21-22 · Read in the full issue
Fate of Runaway Girl In Rarotonga
From Our Own Correspondent
Rarotonga, Sept. 16.
IN May last a young Rarotongan girl * ran away from home after refusing to do some domestic duties. Thinking that she was with relatives in another village, the parents did not worry, but after 10 days when the girl did not return home inquiries were made and no trace of her could be found.
The police were informed, and search parties were organized. For two weeks the valleys and mountains were searched without success. It was then thought that she had been drowned at sea.
George Crummer, a cousin of the miss ing girl, was up the mountains on August 30 shooting wild fowl. Sighting a bird, he drew near to get a good shot but was horrified to see that the fowl was stand ing on a human skull. Wasting no time, he hurried to Ngatangiia where the police were notified. Inspector Carlyon and Dr. Hunt, Government Medical Officer, were soon on the scene.
A careful examination of the remains were made, but no trace of violence or foul play was found. It would appear that the girl becoming mentally de ranged had wandered off and died of exposure.
Mr. J. E. Workman, who recently was appointed Commissioner of Police in Fiji, arrived at Suva by the Port Dunedin in September. L.e was lormerly an adminis trative officer in the Gold Coast Service.