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"We find that the deceased com- mitted suicide," was the verdict returned by a Coroner's jury at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, at the conclusion of an Inquest into the death of Mr. John Gentle Smith, Inte Crlof Officer of the river through the heart on board the veanel on March 22 Inst. Mr. Wynne-Jones sat the Coroner, and had the following Jury to assist him.--Mesars, P. E. Baskett (foreman), F. J. da Silva Loureiro, and A. A. D'Azevedo.
STRONG EDITORIAL,
SHANGHAI EDITOR ON INTERVENTION
Shanghai, Apr. 19, Mr. H. G. W. Woodhead, in a lending article published in the Shanghai Evening Post calls upon Britain. France and America to intervene to prevent the extension of fighting in North China,
He emphasises the danger now threatening British railway and mining interests, and Chinwang tao harbour, resulting from the Japanese invasion of the Peking Shanhaikuan railway zone.
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1933.
HOBIANO DEAD?
BODY OF EUROPEAN FOUND ON ISLAND
London, Apr. 19.
It is now believed that Dr. L Robiano crashed and was killed on Charbadu Island, off the coast of Bengul. The body of a Euro- pean, believed to be Roblano has been found.
Robiana, who was attempting to break the England-Australia record.
was last seen leaving Calcutta for Victoria.
Four-planes left Calcutta to search for the missing pilot and especially to investigate a report! that a wrecked machine was found at Chittagong. One of the search- returned after two hours with nothing satisfactory to re- port-Reuter Special.
era
"Japan must be left under no ilusion an to the gravity of the aituation that must arino if aho present military The Coroner made special re-extends her forence to a letter which was pub-activities to the Tientsin region,"
Body Found, lished on March 24, alleging the says the article,
"In Hopei. province, British in-
Chittagong, Apr. 19. exposure of the deceased's body.
The body of European, bo- on the wharf while preliminary Lerests predominate, and there is"
The Belther rhyme nor reason
whylieved to be Roblano, has been enquiries were being made, jury found that the latter was they should be abandoned. A found on Charbabu Island off the fabrication and that there was no firm attitude is now imperative if
coast of Bengal-Reuter. truth in the allegations contain-they are not to suffer irreparable
| injury."--Router Special. ed therein.
years
The Letter.
Still No News.
London, Apr. 19. There a still no news of Capt. Lancaster, who was flying from London to the Cape.
recon-
It was revented that deceased three days previously had been re- primanded by Captain A. H. Lake. 1938. While witness was writing master of the Sui Tai, for a gravep the official log, which Detec
Three of the Trans-Saharianne error of navigation, which ho tive-Inspector Murphy signed, the
company's cars and two military (the mastor) thought was due to body was moved from the ship.
acroplanes loft Gao to scour a over-indulgence in drink. De-
wide area northwards of the track ceased took the reprimand very
At this stage, the Coroner read Capt. Lancanter had taken. much to heart, more 50 because
The civil aeroplanes younger man out the letter he had referred to, Capt. Lake was a and he (deceased) had served as published in the Press, in the noitred the desert but discovered
ngo. Mr. course of which the writer had
nothing-Reuter. a muster many Smith. it was stated, was cheer-fatated that no effort was made to reserved. find some sort of covering, the but was ful natured
body being exposed to the idle gaze more eo after the reprimand.
At the outset of the inquent, the whilst the usual preliminary en- Coroner said that from the re- quiries were being made, adding: "How long the body was allow ports there seemed to be no doubt that the deceased committed sui-ed to remain like this la hard to eide, and the Chief Magistrato nay, but to those who were around was satisfied that that was so, it seemed a life time, and soon It and did not consider an inquest was surrounded by a group of in- was necessary. Since then, how-different jabbering coolies."
ever, the Board of Trade requir
ed certain facts to be clucidated
gave
AKRON LOCATED.
AMERICAN WARSHIP'S
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Washington, Apr. 19. The American cruiser Portland has sent the following wireless message to the Navy Department -Bellove
have located Akron."
170
Grappling operations, at the Acene where the giant dirigible crashed have resulted in the find- ing of a large sunkon object.
Shocked by Allegations. Witness replied that he was in connexion with the death of any officer serving under the Bri-very shocked when he read the let- tish flag. He had to inform the ter, especially as it reflected on jury that immediately after the the ship, of which he was master. The ship had been alongside the death, # letter appeared in a morning newspaper which made wharf all night. The proper time
for hoisting flags was eight Reuter. certain allegations about the re- o'clock, but he had a strong feel- moval of the body from the ship
ing that the lings were holsted to the wharf. They may or may earlier that morning. He not have read the letter, but he the order for them to be down at The second successful fight thought it was important at the half-mast.
over Blount Everest was carried enquiry that the jury, as repre- Witness had known Mr. Smithout by the Houston expedition in sentatives of the public, be given for three years. He was cheerful the course of a trip lasting three opportunity to ask questions of and sociable. He drank heavily and a quarter hours to-day.---- witnoraes regarding the allegat times. On Sunday, March 20, Reuter. tions.
witness had occasion to reprimand him for an error of navigation. Capt. Arthur Hugh Lake, it He (witness) thought before hand evidence, said that he took com-that deceased had been drinking. mand of the s.8. Sui Tal on March Deceased took the reprimand very
Captain's Evidence..
16. Deceased, who held a master's badly indeed, replying, "Good certificate, had been on board for God, I don't think I could have about two months and was his dona that sort of thing." Chief Ofeer. The day previous
Witness continued that after
to the tragedy, the ship sailed the reprimand, deceased was very from Hongkong at 10 a.m. arriving reserved. He thought he was at Macao, shortly before 2 p.m. more so because
WAB A
an (witness)
At Macao, Mr. Smith remained on boing a younger man had point- to de- board reading in his cabin; hoed out a technical error
a master reader. Witness ceased, who had bean great took charge of the vessel on the years ago.
Deceased admitted frankly that return trip, and the ship, passed Cheung Chau Bancon at 9.10 p.m. he had been drinking and there Deceased seemed all right when was no argument. After the re- the de- he wrote up the log, which witness primand, said witness, signed. Witness told deceased he ceased never spoke more than two was staying aboard and asked him words to him, outside of duty.
If he would like to go ashore. Deccased replied "Thanks." He
was a quiet man, but appeared to
Other Evidence.
Dr. R. S. Begble, medical of-
witness to be more reserved than ficer of the Victoria Mortuary, usual. At 6.30 the following morn-deposed the Mr. Smith died of a ing, witness's "boy" knocked on bullet wound in the chest, haemor. the door and said in excited tones. rahge and shock. The firearm "Chief Officer makee die in bath-was discharged not more than two feet away from the body, in his
room."
The Second Officer of the B.-i
Continuing, witness said he opinion. went to the bathroom and saw Mr. Smith who lay dead with Tai Shan said he had known the revolver near his right side.
decensed off and on for 16 years.
and cheerful.
knew of no
He telephoned for the Pallee, He was sociable who arrived about twenty minutes His death came as a great aur- Inter. In his presence, the Police prisc, and witness searched deceased's room, and on reason.
Evidence of finding the body the desk they found a considerable amount of cash, a share certi-was given by two Chinese em- Ocate, a will,a lettor to his sister ployed as "boys" on board the Sui aftor which Sergeant and a letter to his solicitor in Tal; Glasgow, all dated March 21, McRobble stated that he per- sonally supervised the removal of the body from the ship to the dead cart on the wharf. The body was placed on a stretcher and was not covered. As far as he could ob servo, there were a few coolles on the wharf, and there might have been people watchlag from the aldo of the Sul Tal or the ship on the opposite side of the wharf, Replying to the Coroner, wit- ness said he was not aware as to whether the Sanitary Department supplied sheets to cover corpace or not.
Some Girls acquire a rope of pourts merely by stringing
a man along.
Lau Yin, a Sanitary Department coolie, gave evidence of removal.; The body was not covered, but was placed in the death box im mediately on being brought on to the wharf,
Detective-Inspector M. Murphy, tho last witness, sald in his opinion he was satisfied that de ceased committed suicide.
Addressing the jury, his Wor- ship pointed out that from the ovidenco adduced it was impos alble to form an opinion as to the deceased's state of mind at the time of the tragedy.
The Jury returned their verdict as stated above..
Purnea, Apr. 19.
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