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S'HAI TRAGEDY
A FOREIGN LADY'S STRANGE DEATH
INQUEST IN U.S. COURT
THE CHINA MAIL,
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LOCAL PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY
ON 150 METRES
VOCAL AND PIANO
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE
RECITAL. 20
TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME
Before Mr. Alexander Krisèl, The following programme will be The programme for the vocal and Commissioner, in the U.S. Court for broadcast to-day from the Govern-plano recital at the Helena May China, Shanghai, bn Feb. 13, an in- ment radio station on the. Peak, the Institute to-morrow at 5.80 p.m., by quest was held into the death of Mrs.¦ wave-length being 850 metres.Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bownes-Smith, Florence Schmidt, wife of Sven The call sign of the station in with Mrs. A. Hargreaves-Browne as Schmidt of the Majestic Hotel Or: | Z.B.W. chestra, who was found dead in bed on the previous Saturday morn ing in her rooms at 15 Kungping- road by the houseboy.
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accompanist, ls as follows:-
Demonstration 8.30-6.30 p.m. Programme.
7.48 pm-Evening Weather
port.
Three Old Italian Songs:—(a) {So tu in’ami, se tu sospiri, Pergolesi; Re-(b) Caro mio ben, Giordani; (c) M'ha preso alla sua ragna, Paradies. Etude in & Minor, (e) Prelude in .: (a) Impromptu in F Sharp, (b).
8 p.m.- Evening Programme (Columbia Records).
"The Windmill Man"--Selection,, (d) Prelude in C Sharp Minor,
(e) Valse in A Flat-Chopin. Court Symphony Orchestra.
Thres Operatie Arias in English: "Organ Fantasia Of Old Songs"——(a) Santuzza's Aria from Caval- Organ Solo, W. G. Webber.
|leria Rusticana, Leoncavello; . (b) "La Paloma" (The Dove) and “La Mimi's Aria from La Boheme, Golondrina" (The Swallow), Paul Puccini; (c) Butterfly's Aria from
Madame Butterfly, Puccini. Whiteman & His Orchestra.
Etudes Symphoriques — Scha-
The first witness was Det-Insp. Knight who testified that he had been sent on the case by the police and on arrival found the deceased lying on her bed, apparently dead, and with Dr. Bryson attempting what measures he could to revive life. He stated that in an adjois- ing bathroom he had found two open bottles, one marked veronal and the other containing soizë red "The Knotting Song" and "The fluid the name of which he did Condollers"-Tenor, John Costes. not know. He also found a box of "Who's Dat A-Callin'? Hu- bicarbonate of soda, and a glass moresque and "For And Hounds" standing near by containing a mix-Descriptive, St. Hilda Colliery Prize ture of soda and water. Immediate-Band.
ly on arrival he sent in a call for "Otello La Tempesta" and an additional doctor and when both "Otello-Fuoco Di Gioia" (Verdi), attending physicians had pronoune-La Scala Chorus of Milan.
ed life extinct, he had ordered the "Blue Eyes" (Kern)-Selection, body to be taken to the public | Piccadilly Theatre Orchestra. mortuary.
The Houseboy's Evidence Teung Ah-du, the houseboy, gave ovidonee that the deceased hed come in about midnight the previous night accompanied by a marine in uniform who stayed but a few minutes and departed. The next morning at about 10.30 the tele- phone had rung with a request by masculine voice to speak to Mrs. Schmidt. Witness called her, but receiving no answer entered the room and found the deceased lying face downward on the bed, and on failing to rouse her by repeated shakings he told the inquirer at the telephone chat she was very sick.
About an hour later he said the same marine who had been there the night before called and imme diately on seeing the deceased had got in touch with a doctor and had Instructed the boy to call in the police. He identified the marine as Pte. John L. Brooks, U.S.M.C., who was present at the inquest and who gave evidence,
Evening in a Cabaret
Pte. Brooks gave evidence that he had known Mrs. Schmidt for
several months and had been in the
habit of taking her to local places:
"Suite Gothique" (Boellman) Grand Organ Solo, Francks Button.
1. Introduction-Choral. 2. Menuet Gothique......
3. Priere A Notre Dame, 4. Toccata. "Lumber Love"-Selection, Lido Modern Orchestra.
"Le Maschere" Sinfonia, Milan Symphony Orchestra.
Lumber Love" (Rolling. The Log) and "Lumber Love" (My Man- Waltz Song)-Soprano, Annie Rees.
"Pagliacci" - Selection, New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra. "Faust Gainst The Power" and Faust-Soldiers" Chorus," The B.B.C. Chorus.
"Les Patineurs, Valšē” (The Skaters) and "Lee Sirenez, Valse," The Band of HM. Grenadier Goards.
"Clychau Aberdyfi" and "The Ash Grove," Royal Welsh Ladies Chair.
10.10 p.m.-News Bulletin. "Quartet In D Minor", (Mozart), | Lener String Quartet.
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Part 1. Allegro moderate (First Part),
Part 2. (a) Allegro moderato (Concluded) and (b) Andante (First Part).
"Chevalier Medley"--Fox Trot,
of amusement. On the night pre-Percival Mackey's Band.
ceding her death he had called for her early in the evening and after dinner at her quarters had taken her to a local cabaret where they sat about until just before mid- night, when he had taken her home, He had stopped there for ane drink of brandy, and did not recall any conversation by the deceased that would lead him to believe she con- templated suicide. He had left the Theuse about 12.15 and the next morning had called her on the *phone
say good-morning. When the boy told him of the unsuccess- ful attempts to awaken her he had becoms suspicious and had called
Introducing:
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Knocked 'em in the Old Road.
Mrs. Enery 'Awkins. Our Little Nipper. Me Nipper's Lullaby. "Chevalier Medley" Percival Mackey's Band.
Introducing:
Our Court Ball. A Fallen Star.
The Johnny's Serenade, My Old Dutch.
God Save The King. 10.30 p.m.-Close Down.
MANN.
Four English Songs:—(n) Tho Lament of Inis, Granville Bantack; (b) Lullaby, Cyril Scott; (e) Good- bye, Dear Heart; A. M. Bowes- Smith;. (d) Love went a-riding. Frank Bridge.
(a) Prelude in G Flat, (b) Pre- lude in G Minor, Rachmaninoff.
Mr. T. W. Dunn, of Bickford- road, Croydon, Surrey, who WES found lying near his motor-cycle at Bolney cross-roade, Sussex, died a few days later.
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at the house with the result that TOURIST ROBBED
he had found her dead body.
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At
the cabaret they had taken only LADY TAKEN DOWN SHANGHAI
three bottles of beer between them
for the entire evening and, on the
ALLEYWAY
return to her house they had a very Swang suddenly off the main small brandy apiece. It was his thoroughfare as she was being pull- belief that she had died from an ed in a ricaha down Nanking-road, overdose of sleeping tablets.
and with no idea whether she was
The husband of the deceased gave going in the right or wrong direc evidence to the effect that though tion until she was surrounded by The and his wife had been separated (hooligans who relieved her of her for several months there was a money and handbag, Mrs, M. N. strong liking still existing between Davis, one of the passengers on the them and he was sure that had she round-the-world, str. "Belgenland." proposed to take her life, she would was the victim of an exciting and, have informed him of it. He re-unpleasant experience between 5.80 lated that on several instances he and 6 o'clock on Monday evening, had found her In the possession of Bays the "N. C. Daily News" of Feb. a strong sleeping tablet to which 18.
her.
she had become accustomed and on Mrs. David was riding unsuspect- one instance on finding her in an ingly inherriesha on Nanking obviously dizzy condition had hid-road when, just near. Foklen-road, den them and not returned them to the ricaba-coolie. turned sud- denly into an alleyway Aftar go- When they decided to separate ing a short distance down the alley she would not give him her address Mrs. Davis found herself in the and he had not seen her prior to midst of a gang of five or six men. her death for some considerable She was too far down the turning time. He stated that he was to receive assistance from the satisfied' that she had died of an crowds on the main road, and the unintentional overdose of a sleep-men quickly snatched her handbag Ing potion and that this with the and made off. Inside the handbag brandy she had taken 'previous to were gold and Mexican dollars with retiring for the night had so weak a few personal belongings; totalling ened her heart that she succumbed. about Mex. $450 in value.
Planning to Take Her Life
Polico, aro endeavouring to trace the robbers and recover some of the missing articles.
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A friend of the deceased, Mrs, Maud Chambers, was another wit ness and stated that she had known'
Mr. ¡G, W.-Ireland, aged 85, of Mrs. Schmidt for six years. A few months ago the deceased had told Preston-road, Wembley, who had her she was planning to end her been summoned by his wife for life but had been talked away from desertion, was found dead" In a the idea by the witness. On one bedroom with a gas tube near his joccasion ahe had found the dead) mouth.
woman. Buffering a considerable dizziness from the confessed taking
of sleeping tablets. In too great s quantity.
The inquest was adjourned.
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