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RESERVOIR MURDER MYSTERY.
DAIRYMAID KILLED BY BLOW ON THE HEAD.
LOCKED MANHOLE RIDDLE.
WHITEHAVEN-
The murder of Sarah Jane Corlett, a pretty nineteen-year-old dairymaid who was found in an underground reservoir a month after her mysterious disappearance, was revealed at the opening of the in- quest to be one of the most remark- able and sensational crimes of recent.yeras.
Medical evidence proved that the girl was killed by a blow which fractured her skull after she had left her employer's farm on the dark and foggy night when she vanish-
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She was dead when she was forced through a manhole into the thirteen-¦ fees deep water of the reservoir.
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where it is difficult to understand how her murderer could have climb ed the long marshy slope with her body.
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FIANCE AN ITALIAN COUNT.
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To-day,
(December 13th.) Concert: "Helena May Institute i "Music of Childhood" arranged by Mrs. Davenport Browne.
LONDON, NOV. 1 Miss Tallulah Bankhead, the famous actress, is to be married to Count Anthony de Bosdari, so is engaged in business in the Cityzm to 7 pm.
Annual Exhibition Hong Kong Art Club, Fedder Building, 10.30
It is expected that the wedding St. Peter's Y.M. Club, Dance, will take place as soon as the run of Her Cardboard Lover, the Lane, Crawford's, 8 p.m. to mid
night. play in which Miss Bankhead now appearing, is finished,
A clog and a blood-stained strip from a camisole are clues which may bring the murderer to justice. The rlog was found near the girl. It may have been used to strike the blow which killed her. The strip of camisole, which had been torn If the play is not over by Christ trani her back was wound round-bermas, the marriage will take place
on Christmas Eve.
neck.
Her murderer had to remove a five-stone wrought iron hatch, securely clamped by a crossbar fastened with bolts, to push her feet downwards through the 22-inch aperture into the subterranean re- servoir.
The hatch was replaced, and when it was examined two days after the girl's disappearance there was not thing to show that it had ever been moved. Only the fast that the re- servoir was drained yesterday for the first time in two and a half years for cleaning revealed the crime.
Shingled Girl,
Sarah Corlett, who was a fair, shingle-haired girl, had been em- ployed as a dairymaid for two years by Mr. Robert Gili, of Arlecdon Farm.
She left the house at some time between 7and 7.20 on the evening of Tuesday, October 10th, to call at her father's home a mile away to fetch a pair of clogs which were being repaired. From that moment all trace of her was lost.
Mr. John Corlett, her father. stated at the inpest that he waited for hours in his house, but that his daughter never arrived.
Definite proof that the girl had been murdered was given by Dr. Henderson, the police surgeon, who had made a post-mortem examina tion." He said that, the indications were that the girl had been in the water for about a month.
Christmas Wedding.
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"I must at least have some sort of holiday for my honeymoon," said Miss Bankhead to a Dany Empress representative, yesterday, "Therefore if Her Cardboard Lover is still running at Christ-3 mas time we shall try to steal three days away from London. We shall get married on Christmas Eve-=88 | far as present arrangemente go-- and then I all come back to re- sume my work at the theatre.
There is no present intention that I should give up my stage career after my marriage. It sim- ply means, so far as work is. con- cerned, that when I am married I shall be able to pick and choose the parts in which I appear.
Met Three Months Ago. "We have known each other for about three months. We have been unofficially engaged for two months.
"We hoped that we could have quiet, almost secret, wedding, but we found that was impossible, as so many people knew of our in- tentions and wanted to come to our wedding.
One of Miss Bankhead's great regrets is that her father, Senator Bankhead, who was re-elected for -United Alabama in the recent States election, will not be able to be present at her wedding.
Count Boadari, who is twenty- eight years of age. is connected with some of the oldest families in Italy and is a British subject by naturalisation.
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Her clothes were ballooned up round her waist, which shows that she was put into the water feet) first," said Dr. Henderson. "On the top of the girl's head was a jagged wound two-and-a-quarter inches long. The skull had been badly fractured" This was Auf- ficient to cause death. It is pos sible that a wound of the sort.could have been inficted with a clog.
"It is not possible that the girl's It now appears that the Com- injuries were caused by falling into muniat International's new direc- the manhole. The girl bad stopped tions for agitation, among the breathing when she was put into the natives of South Africa are based water. În my opinion she was kill-on a report by "Comrade" Rebecca ed by the blow that fractured her Bunting, whom the executive com- skull. There was no sign of an at- mittee of the International sum tempted, outrage."
moned to Moscow from South John Corlett, the father, said that | Africa to render to the congress an to the best of his knowledge his
account of how antagonism between stimulated daughter had not been keeping com- black and white is being pany with any young man.
The coroner: Have you been in
the the habit of going down the road majority of white Communists to meet your daughter when she has showed a reluctance to wage war been on her way to your home 1-under the device of independent Yes, sir."
in the British African Dominions. Miss Bunting stated that
black Africa"
Queen's Theatre Barbed Wire." World Theatre: "The Prince of Filsen.".
Star Theatre: "The Escape." Dinner Dance: St. Francis Hotel, p..
Principal European Mail:-Out- ward: Europe vid Victoria, B.C. (Tyndareus), 10.30 a.m.
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Н. К. Philharmonic
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Queen's Theatre: "Barbed Wire."" World Theatre: "The Prince of Pilsen"
Star Theatre: "The Escape.” Tea Dances H.K. Hotel; 4,50 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.
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Saturday.
(December 15th.) Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling. EE to Open Sports Club (King's Building) at noon.
Fanling Hunt. Meet, Sheung Shui, 2.30 p.m.
Cricket: Division 1: Navy v. Kowloon (F), Craigengower u. Royal Artillery, (F), Hong Kong CC. Under 30. Over 30 (F). Division II: Indians v. RA.S.C (L), Kowloon . Recreio (L), Hong Kong Electric. v. Craigengower
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Royal H.K. Yacht Club 5th Championship Race.
H.K. Philharmonie Society: Tom Jones," Theatre, Royal, p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "Barbed Wire." World Theatre: "The Prince of Pilsen"
Star Theatre: "The Escape." Tea Danco: HK. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dances: Lane, Crawford's, Restaurant, King Edward Hotel, Mr. Corlett, who was represented This Kogan occupies an import and St. Francis Hotel, 8 p.m. by Mr. W E. Summer, a White ant place in the new directions,
Principal European Mails:-In- haven solicitor, was questioned at and the International insists that ward: London vid Negapatam, let- some length concerning how long he white workers must take the second ters and parcels (dencas). Out-
to bad been in the house on the night place and serve as auxiliaries. Wardr Eazope vid...Marseilles of his daughter'a disappearance, the negro movement for indepen (Kamo Maru), 8:30a.m.; Europe and asked whether there was any dence. They must raise the banner við Marseilles (Kashmir), 10.30 a.m. body else there at the time. He of an independent South African said that two of his six daughters negro republic and combat the were with him,
idea of the white's superiority over i Mr. Gill; the employer of the the tack. Communist agitators dead girl, said that he had heard must attack all the laws and cus that the girl had been keeping com toms which concern the natives, pany with a young man, but he and use all means to combine the youchonhamento Fith determined The coroner adjourned the inwartare against English domi quest for a month,
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