Hope Abandoned [?]
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Mystery in Papua
New Zealander
Missing In Jungli[?]
BY early October the Moresby police had virti; abandoned hope of finr alive the young New Zealan Peter Millar, who became loss the Brown River jungle on Am 21 (September PIM, page 157 X At one stage of the strange see more than 500 Papuans and Et peans, plus a Queensland trau were scouring the area for MJ By the first week in October ten Papuans were still searching Millar became separated froc shooting party. As the searchr veloped, it became apparent he was evading rescue.
He was seen by two natives, , talked with them, about ten after the search started, but them and again disappeared inr bush.
It is estimated that Papua’s i extensive search has cost a£
£Lo,Ooo.
Millar’s father, who travelled i New Zealand to Port Moresby September, said on October 4 he believed his son was dead.
Mr. Millar expressed the utic gratitude to the civil and 3. authorities and to the Papuan j European volunteer searchers..
The P-NG Administrator (Bn dier D. M. Cleland) has said those who took part in the see deserved the highest praise expressed his personal thanksc t To late September, 104,000 of nickel ore had been expo from New Caledonia to Japan 1955.