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·UNEMPLOYED CHINESE...
POSES AS POLICEMAN.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday an unemployed Chinese was charged with impersonating a Police constable and attempting to obtain $60 by false pretences.
This man was alleged to have presented himself as a police con- stable to the occupier of a house in Ma Tau. Chong and said that he would arrange, on payment of $60 to have the roof of the house
ropaired.
Later, the woman's suspicions were aroused and on a report being made to the Police, the defendant's arrest was effected.
On conviction, his Worship im- posed sentence of four months' hard labour on the charge of false a further two pretences and months with the option of a fine of $200. on the other count.
WARSAW AFFAIR.
COMPLICATIONS FEARED.
Warsaw, June 8. Complications are feared in connexion with the murder of Voikov, owing to the impression that Russia will demand the ex- tradition of Koweeda, to which the Government cannot agree without loss of prestige by the violation of principle of non-surrender of political refugees. Reuter,
Fortnight's "Court Mourning."
Moscow. June 8.
The Soviet has proclaimed a fortnight's "Court mourning" for all its representatives at home and abrond in connexion with Vol- key's assassination.
Although Volkov was born in 1888 and was associated with the revolutionary
since movement youth, official circles declare that ho was in no way responsible for the death warrant of the Imperial Tel. C.678. Russian Family, being Food Com missary of Ural province at the time.Reuter.
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UNINTENTIONAL SUICIDE. You pay no attention to the fact that you are not fit, that some- thing ails you which may be dis- sipated by simple measures. You prefer to wait until your ailment has made such inroads upon your health that you are forced to con- sult your doctor. How often has he said to you.
"But why not come to me in the first place? Why wait until I am compelled to tell you that you must stop away from business, or give up all your social activities? Had you come to me when you trat began to be run-down. I could have given you a lonic that would have pul you right in a jiffy."
rid us of Hame minor ailment. We So many of us trust to luck to are even unwilling to avail our-
FOR THE TROOPS.
LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT.
1.
The popularity of the concerts arranged by the Y.M.C.A. Enter- tainment Committee and given at the Peking Road Y.M.C.A., Kow- loon is undiminished and there was another large audience last night when a variety programme of high merit was offered.
THURSDAY, JUNE
DECOMPOSED BODY IN
BED.
BROTHER'S REMARKABLE
STORY.
An Inquiry into a remarkable story of the death of two men-a) farmer and son-was held in Erith (Kont), by Mr. H. B. Sewell and jury recently.
William Thomas Holmes,, octo- genarian, who was living on his naval pension at 4 Stately Road, Belvedere, was found dead in his bed the previous day, having, it was stated, been lying dead for five months, and his son, John Randall Holmes (46), who lived with his father, was found hanging in stable loft.
1927.
"A Little Strange." Later in the day, withness was told that his brother had been found. His brother had seemed a.little strange in his ways lately, but witness had taken no notice of him.
Coroner How do you account for not finding out your father's death?-I left it all to my brother, and I never made any inquiries. My brother had always looked after father, and I don't know why he did not tell me.
Coronor You were satisfied your father died a natural death?
Oh, yes,
"
Would there have been any money to bury him? There was insurance money.
Witness added that no insuranco The tragedy was discovered by money had been drawn since last Charles Holmes, the 65-years-old-September. His brother's manner son of William Thomas Holmes, had been, vory strained of late. who had just returned homo,.. He did not like anybody inquiring The Coroner described the case about him. His brother did the as a very sad one. In relating the housekeeping and cooked all the facts of the case, he said the man food. John was a licensed victualler's potman at the Fox, Belvedere,
Charles Robert, the brother, said. his father had been queer for some time past. He was queer in December last, and the other brother looked after him. Appar- ently Charles lived downstairs and the other two upstairs.
The Coroner went on to describe how John used to take his father up a cup of tea until quite recent
Charles, said the Coroner, un- til the tragedy was discovered, had not been upstairs since December Inst. The body of the father was very decomposed, but as far as could be judged, there were no 'ex- ternal mirks of violence. The death of the son was clearly a case of suicide.
Father Last Seen in December.
The first witness was Charles John Holmes, a heavily-built man, who identified the bodies as those of his father and brother.
Witness said his father had been
The Coroner-Do you think your father had all that he wanted- Yes, I think he did.
Why do you think your brother committed suicide? I suppos keeping the body in the house preyed on his mind.
Brother Scared.
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15 Source of metal, Witnees added that the found 16 Famale sheep. afterwards that a sanitary inspec. 18 Lower. ter called at the house on Wednes- 19 Male swing. day and wished to go over it, but 20 Middle (law).. was refused admittance.
The Coroner-You think that that rather scared your brother?
Witness-That is what caused him to do what he has done.
Did he ever talk of suicide? Nover.
22 Smudge.
25 Mensure out.
17 Percolate..
19. Strife.
Hanvans.
23 Snake like fish.
24 Dovonshire hill.
26 Wooden pin.
28 Skill.
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31 Stone of coloured layers.
32 Earth.
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37 Steer wild.
38 Bar,
43 Eloment of an electrolyte.
45 Creeping plant,
47 Beak.
49 Marine carnivorous mammal
50 Mournful.
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Hot water jug.
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German light infantryman.
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Religion of Mohammed.
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Questioned with regard to his father's pension, witness said he believed it was about 27s. a week, but he did not know for certain.
Questioned regarding his bro-48 ther's motives for keeping the 51 body, witness said I think he kept | C2
German geological' term. Eggs. Tree with trembling leaves. Consume
Part of the face.
a stoker in the Navy, and was nenit back for two or three days, and 54 sioned off. He had been living in then it went on and on until it EB Belvedere about 28 or 29 years. really preyed on his mind, and he 58 Lowest point,
00 Celestial body. The Coroner-What was your got frightened.. father's usual state of health?- Fair. He never complained.
63 Freehold (Shetland).
Questioned by a police officer, 65 Table-lands of South Africa. witness said his brother took 67 Animal. meals up to his father every morn Ing'since December, but he did not know what happened to the meal.
09 Part of the body. 70 Turn.
65 Dogs
56 Not tight.
57 Unburnished gold used for inlay.
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58 Part of the neck.
60 Wander in mind,
GO Grain,
61 Brood,
62 Travel by wagon.
Expire.
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08 Self.
Yesterday's Puzzle.
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When did you see your father last alive?-In December. He was fairly well, but suffering from a cold. I know that he was up stairs afterwards because I could Ellen Dwight, 6 Stabley Road, hear him moving about.
anid she last saw the old man 74 What was he up there for about the end of last summer. He was suffering from a cold and She never noticed anything unusu could not get up.
al until last week, when thought John looked vacant at
You never went up. to see him
th
-No.
Why not--Because I was not that way inclined.
The artistes were. Mr. C. Lake
His brother, the witness said, (tenor), Mr., W. H. Hannibal,
was looking after his father, and (humorist), Sergt. Horton (humor-used to take him up food overy ist), Sergt. Hyson (humorist), Mr. H. J. Fountain (accompanist). T. GPaterson (baritone) and Mr. day. I saw him take up. an egg and a cup of tea a day, said wit- Mr. A. D. Spoors, the "pocketness, and I naturally thought my father was alive. The egg was. selves of simple measures that are Hercules," gave an exhibition of benton up in the tea for my father conveniently at hand, and that will feats of strength, inviting mem-right up to the last. restore fitness without the sligh-bers of the audience to break al test inconvenience-nay, more, concrete block resting on his that will insure us against 'impair- chest.
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Coroner-On the bed?--Yes. In his usual night attire.
What state was the room in-It.} was rather dirty, and the body was' very decomposed.
Witness said he called a police- man, who lived next door. There' was a bad smell about the place, and witness was going to ask the cause of it, but it slipped his mem ory. The room door and windows were all shut.
In the kitchen, said witness, I found a piece of paper on the table. It was in my brother's hand-writing.
It said: "Father died 'Decem- Don't blame ber 15, 1926, Charlie."
she
times. She last saw John on Wednesday evening. Every time she asiced how his father was he said "Quite all right."
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The Coroner Was he kind to the old man? He was a kind, good 10 Tract of waste, land. son to his father.
A verdict of death from naturál causes was returned in the case of the father, and Suicide while tem- porarily mentally deranged in the case of the son
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