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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1932.
MURDER OF AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS IN
AIRMAN
LANCASTER, BROTHER PILOT, HELD BY POLICE
MRS. KEITH MILLER FIGURES IN TRIANGLE,
DRAMATIC SEQUEL TO DEATH
Miami, Florida, To-day.
A dramatic sequel to the death here on April 21 of the American airman, Mr. Haden Clark, at the home of his fiancee, Mrs. Keith Miller, the fa- mous Australjan airwoman, is the arrest on a charge of murder of Captain William Lancaster, who was Mrs. Miller's companion on several long-distance flights.
Captain Lancaster was also staying at Mrs. Miller's bungalow on the night of the tragedy and, it is said, cheerfully talked with Mr. Clark before going to bed on the subject of their home troubles.
Captain Lancaster said he was later awakened from his sleep by a noise and found Mr. Clark lying wounded from a pistol shot. He called Mrs. Miller and informed the Police of the accident. He then rushed Mr. Clark to hospital, where he died. → Reuter's Special Service.
Murder Indicated.
SHANGHAI.
Officer Tells Hong Kong of Experiences.
RECENT CAMPAIGN.
Mr. F. C. Jones, well known! in Shanghai as the Officer Com- manding the "B" Company (Bri- tish) of the Shanghai Volunteer Defence Corps, arrived here by the a.. President McKinley last! night, on a business trip to the Colony, and will be staying here for about a fortnight.
During the recent fighting in Shanghai Mr. Jones was
sta- tioned in "B" Blockhouse, a per- manent defence post, situated where, for a considerable time adjacent to the North Station, the brunt of the fighting was
centred.
Mail reporter last night, Mr. When interviewed by a China Jones modestly declined to re- late any of his own experiences, but spoke in glowing terms of the high morale of the Shang- hai Volunteers as a unit,
Mr.
"In our post," he said, "there were two Lewis Gun crews, the post being under the command of the O.C. "A" Company. Each This note was not explained in gun crew consisted of 10 men."
murder "Being a neutral force it was The following reports of this the light of the new
theory.
expedient that. we should not tragedy were cabled to the
Mrs. Keith Miller, who won antagonise either the Japanese Manila Daily Bulletin on April fame in a number of feats, one or the Chinese but we were com- 21 and 23.
time held the women's transcon- pelled to fire occasionally,' Haden Clarke, aviator and tinental record, having flown Jones continued, "and on Feb- ghost writer for Mrs. Keith from New York to Los Angeles ruary 1, we were fired on by a Miller, noted woman flier, was and back in record time in 1980. Stokes mortar, fortunately the shot and killed to-day under cir- Ruth Nichols later bettered this cumstances indicating murder. time, however,
Police first concluded it was a case of suicide, but later decided | The mystery of the death of the shooting resulted from
Haden Clarke, deepened as far love triangle.
as lay observers were concerned on April 28.
2
J. N. Lancaster, another avia- tor, is being detained.
Clarke
Was
found fatally
Subsequent Events.
shells fell short. It was as a re- sult of this incident that Col. N. W. B. Thoms, the Comman- dant of the Volunteer unit,`ac- companied by Major Hayley Bell, crossed No Man's Land to estab fish a liaison with the Chinese Mra: Keith Miller was released forces occupying the North Sta- by authorities after a final five. tion area. wounded in the head on the porch hour quizzing, whereafter she Hundreds of foreigners an; went directly to the home of xiously watched the proceedings, Clarke's mother, who is an in-ns well as the surprised Chinese structor in journalism at the forces. Fortunately the daring University of Miami. Smuggling Plot.
move was carried out without a Later, Lancaster, held in the shot being fired." Authorities found several notes case, was released, although he addressed to Mrs. Miller. The technically, remained in custody had not yet been started in the Mr. Jones said that rebuilding Police said some notes were of the Customs Office pending devastated areas, but with the found indicating the existence further investigations.
Shanghai was to all appearances exception of the ruined houses,
normal peaceful city.
of an hotel here. The same porch was used for sleeping quarters by Lancaster.
of an alleged international plot Mrs Miller revealed that she to smuggle gold and aliens. and Clarke intended to marry It was first believed Clarke' at an early date. She denied the committed suicide on the basis statement of Peggy Browne, who of a note which said: "I can't appeared on the scene saying she stand the economic pressure." was Clarke's betrothed,
ENGLISH POLICE FORCE.
Efficiency Lauded.
INCREASE IN COST.
of England and Wales had, cost £7,000,000 to the Exchequer and the rates.
WUCHOW'S WAR PREPARATIONS.
Students Form Cadet Corps.
Wuchow, Yesterday. Following the rumour in the
Last year It had cost £21,000,000 although the members of the force has increased from 54,000 to 58,000. In London about 7 per cent. of the Police were engaged in traffic district that war with Japan is! control. A considerable saving, inevitable, the Department of Rugby, Yesterday.
he sald, could be effected by Education has given an order to During the debate
on the automatic light signals which were all High Schools to organise Police vote in the House of Com-extremely effective and the increas- cadet corps. The students have mone the Home Secretary, Sired use of which was desirable. Herbert Samuel, said he believed The "alteration of the regulations several troops have been organ- responded enthusiastically and that the British Police Force was permitting motorists to lock park ised. superior to all others in efficiency.ed cars should serve as a precaution
If its strength were greatly increas- against the use of cars by bandits.ed by the sudden rise of water Shipping here has been imped- ed it would probably be still more He urged tradesmen not to leave in the Fu River, Hong Kong effective in suppressing crime but valuables in windows protected only boats are compelled to anchor in the cost involved had to be con by glass and advised them to return the middle of the stream, due to sidered.
to the custom of using grilles- Before the war the Police Forces British Wireless Service.
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