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VERDICT OF SUICIDE

ROYLANCE INQUEST

CONCLUDED

After listening to evidence that took nearly six hours to hear in the Inquiry into the death of Inspector G. E. Roylance, the jury, retiring for only five minutes, brought in a verdict of suicide by drinking lysol They were not in the position to express an opinion as to his state of mind.

During yesterday's hearing, evidence was given by Mr. H. E Lanepart, who was severely reprl- manded by the Coronor Mr. Wynne-Jones, who advised him to "give truo evidence and not advertise yourself,"

The jury were Messrs. W. Sharp (Foroman), L J. Castilho and L. G. V. Ribeiro.

The widow of the late Sanitary Inspector Roylance, Mrs. Emily Irene Roylance, entered the wit- nesa box and gave evidence that she and Inspector Roylance had been married since September, 1914. Her husband had been married before, but had no children.

Coroner: You had three childron, I understand?

TELEGRAPH... SATURDAY, AUGUST

1985.

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music From Hongkong Hotel

DAVENTRY RELAY

From ZBW on a wavelength of

365 metres (845 kilocycles):

4-7 pm, Chinese Programme, 7-7.30 p.m. Light Orchestral Selec- tions.

Potpourri of Waltzes (Robrecht). The Land of Smiles-Selection (Lehar). Master Melodies.

Bitter Sweet-Belection

7.30-8 p.m. Evelyn Laye (Soprano). Albert Bandler (Violin).

1. Violin Solon:

. Remembranen (Melfi).

Grinting (Benatzky).

Songs:

Near and Yet so far.

Bravo Hearts,

8. Violin Bolo:

4.

+.

The Soviet Woman of to-day is a sound and well-one reized creature as the above picture shows. A great procession on the Red Square in Moscow in progress.

MAINTENANCE CASE

SOME DRIVEL THAT

· DELIGHTS

Mrs. Roylanco: Yes, the eldest ST. ANDREW'S VICAR boy, George, is 20 and is working, the girl, Nocleen is 18, and Desmond is 10.

Was your husband a Catholic? He became a Catholic when he married his first wife.

REV. AND MRS. HIGGS GOING

ON SHORT HOLIDAY

The Rev. J. R. Higgs, Vicar of St. Androw's Church, Kowloon, and Mrs. Higgs, are leaving the Colony on holiday from August 9 to September 0.

11

DEFENDANT UNABLE TO ANSWER SUMMONS

(Continued from Pago`6.).

A summons for maintenanco was heard an errand boy, whistling the brought against Mui Yau-fong, of words of a song yet." Against 582 Shanghai Street, third floor, by that argument is the fact that if his wife, Yue Mul, of 171 Tainam the song had no words it couldn't Street, second floor, before Mr. Thom- be gung, so I think we must say son at the Kowloon Magistracy yea that both parties are equally to terday afternoon. Owing to illness

blame.

•

"Princesa „Charming.”

The Child and his Dancing Doll. Song : When I grow too old to dream.

The Night is Young.

"The Night is Young."

6. Violin Salos: Always.

Song of Paradise.

6 n.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.03-8,33 p.m. Variety Programme. Song-Why wasn't I Told ("Over

the Garden Wall").

Bobby Howes (Comedian). Plano Solos-Plano Medley, No. 2.

Ronald Gourley, Orchestra-Nicolette.

The Min Brothers. Vocal-Some of these Days. Orchestra-You're always in my arms. Instrumental-Kitten on the Keys. Band-Tanfare Selection.

8.30-8:47 p.m. "Sylvia Ballet" (Delibes),

8.47-9 p.m.

Vocal Geins.

Harry Lauder (arr. Byng). The Three Musketeers,

9.9.15 p.m. Daventry News Bulle tin.

9.15-9.30 p.m)- Four Songs by Ri chard Crooks (Tenor).

1. Neapolitan Love Song (Victor Herbert): 2. In my Garden (O'Keefe); 3. Only my Song (Lehar); 4. Tell 1710 to-night (Spoliansky),

9.30 p.midnight, Hotel Dance Orchestra. (Press Bul- letins at 10 p.m.).

Hongkong

He then had a third bottle, said Hostel, hans kindly agreed to take the brought before the S.C.A. last year staff, and will dolgn to listen to TOMORROW'S BROADCAST

he wanted to go to sleep and so Soon

In rocalling the incidents which took place on Sunday, July 7, Mrs. Roylance said:

"I left the house at 6.15 a.m. to go to the Rosary Church. I tried

During the absence of the Vicar, to call my husband but he did the Rev. C.D.R. Sargent, Headmaster not wake. I was late and return of the Diocesan Doys' School, has defendant could not appear, and the

As you see, it's all so simple. ed home about 8.40, a.M..

My kind, though the Vicar wishes him at 2.30 p.m.

agreed to be in charge of the case was remanded until August 12 but writing the song is the least husband was then up. He told me he had had his breakfast.. only to available for anything Mr. C. E. R. Sanderson, of Mosara. of the troubles, in fact, most anxi- "About 9 a.m., he left for work. that cannot possibly be left over until Russ and Company, appeared on be- pus authors have already written Then I had

my breakfast, lay his return.

The Rev. Mr. Sargent will take all half of the complainant. Defendant theirs; the questions is. How to

get them published? down and at 10.30 a.m. had a bath.

was not legally represented.

in A little later, I heard him calling and 18, except the evening service of Court yesterday and

services, and preach on August Defondant's nephew appeared

informed the I know of only two ways of out "See, I have brought you some August 18 when St. Andrew's will Magistrate thint defendant was securing a publisher's interest; one frewood and washing soap." have the pleasure of listening to the seriously ill and in a dying conditions, to lie on his doormat day after

"I went out to the verandah Rev. F. N. Chamberlain, N., EF. and therefore could not appear. and saw him drinking beer. I On the following Sundays, August Mr. Sanderson asked that the case day, by which time, if he hasn't asked him not to drink so much 25 and September 1, the ftev. G. K. be heard in the absence of defentiant had you cleared away, your face but he said he would carry on.

Carpenter. Warden of St. John's and stated that the case had been will have become so familiar that he will think you are one of his services and preach.

The S.C.A. had, during that time, attempted to get hold of defendant you; the other way is to take out and on each occasion the man had American nationalisation papers, called him back. given the same excuse. In fairness change your christian name to Al to him, he (Mr. Sanderson) must say or Ed., and he will not only wel he was Away that the last time the S.C.A. tried came back by to got defendant, he was really ill.

come you with open arman, but will for his len-

In Dying Condition

beg you to accept a six months The Magistrate stated that the retuning fee. The Coroner: How did you Court Sergeant had got on with him when

In a dying he was and tho man was really defendant sober?

condition. Continuing, the Magistrate Mrs. Roylanco: We were quite aid that he had seen defendant and friendly.. everything was then had been told that he had no money

could not afford to engage forgotten. He used to take me to solicitor, and asked whether the pro- the cinema (the

last time was secution had any evidence to prove of June) and that the man had, means, about the middle Rometimes to Castle Peak (the. In reply to this Mr. Sanderson last time was on the King's Birth-stated that

had the prosecution evidence that defendant had means, day, or some holiday).

and said that last year complainant bari

If you followed this up by asking gona to, the Po serious

Leung Kuk and

an them upon what were their busi a week at their suggestion had signed

agreement with dofendant in June in ness-houses founded, in almost before he died. He was drunk on which defendant agreed to pay com-every case they would have to the Sunday and refused to let me plainant a monthly allowance. cat and refused to take me to the|fendant only paid her $25 for

I helped him into bed. afterwards, ho wanted to see Inspector Brewer. I advised him week, when I not to go out and struggled to put The last time,

a fortnight, and him back to bed.

"I think he then asked for rum.himself. The reason

I told him he had drunk enough.ving was all through his drinking." He anid if he could not drink that ho would take something else..

Took Down Lysol Bottle

room and

"He then rushed to the the came out holding a bottle of lysol. I struggled with him, put it back on a shelf in the bathroom and then, feeling faint, lay down for a few minutes on my bed which is on the verandah, "I heard him moving about and coughing and when I got up, I found him lying on the silling- room floor, blue in the face. I called the "boy" and told him to get the Police and A doctor as "Master is very ill."

in the bottle. I picked it up, in caso he might try to drink it again, and put it back in the bathroom.

Suggested Separation

**** Had ̈ you had any quarrels lately? About

roum

ona

ITLATI Was.

.

Sunday's Concert From The Studio

RELAY FROM DAVENTRY

10.30-11.30 a.m. Union Church Nearly all publishers have the Morning Service. bee in their bonnets that American

11.30 .m.-12.16 p.m. Hop' Yat songs are the only ones that should Church (Chinese) Morning Services be allowed. If you asked them

12.15-2.30 p.m. European Record- how many Amerlenn numbers that ed

(Time and Music. polled to take by agreement, had 1.80 p.m.). a they had taken, or had been com- Report at 1 pm, Press Bulletins, at made money, if they were truthful William Tell Overture" (Rossini). and this in spite of the fact that they would reply only one or two; Pianoforte Solos: only the pick of American songs are published over here.

Concert Items.

Isoldens Liebestod (Liszt). Rondo (Hummel).

Songs

Weather

Benno Molscivitch."

The Song of Songs (Moya). Trees (Rasbach)

Alfred Plecaver (Tenor). Violin Solost

Thals Meditation (Massonet). Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3

(Kreisler),

Songs:

Fritz Kreisler.

Sleep on ("Helen") (Offenbach), My Man (Adams),

Winnie Melville (Soprano).

Menuet (Debussy).

'Cello Bolo:

Songs:

Bablo Casals.

answer "British songs." But, month.

bless you, this wouldn't make them In answer to the Goroner, wit-cinema. On the Monday, I sug

of the alter their tactics, because their ness said that her husband did not gested we had better separate as A search had been made try to drink the lysol when he was awfully nervy. He grabbed Sincere Company's register and it was greatest interests are broadcasting Arst got it from the bathroom. me, and, as I was then cutting found that defendant had 651 shares and dance bands, and if the public in that Company, which had been like a tune they don't care if it was Continuing, she said, "I called out with blunt scissore, I poked transferred on June 26 last year to written by a red-headed Chinese In my husband but he did not them into his arm. That night, I one Mui Chan-fong. The prosecution the middle of the Sahara. answor. The lysol bottle

took my bed into the altiing-room. did not know who this Was lyfng, half full, by his right side. For the next few days, we did Further evidence of defendant's means been accepted, and that on

But allowing that your song has I do not think there was a cork not speak, he went out every was that he was keeping a concubine.

evening. We made it up fendant's representative that the pro- nightly o'er the ether-that it is The Magistrate Informed de-natural success, and that song sails pay day when he spoke to me.

I Love 80 "The Merry Did you return to his secution would be calling evidence to the plum number of every dance.

Widow" (Lehar). after that?-No, becauso I always told him to warn defendant to appear to principal girls in

show that defendant had means, and band-that principal boys sing it

Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch). pantomime the verandah in the in Court at the next hearing, or the until comedians parody it, which, slept on

Richard Crooks (Tenor). Light Orchestral Music. summer time.

would be heard in his absence, incidentally, is the height of fame; In Spring Overture (Goldmark). Mrs. Roylanco said that they were married in 1914, and 1919 the case was before the S.C.A. last that you have achieved something: Indian Ball-Descriptive (Lamothe),

Mr. Sanderson stated that when then, and then only, will you feel From Meyerbeer's Treasure House her husband went on his first year defendant was represented by a and three months later, when in Glow Worm--Intermezzo (Lincke).

(Urbach).

leave without her. In 1927, he solicitor.

your new dress, suit, you are intro-Leharians (Geiger). again went on leave and she went

duced to the one girl you want to Old Friends Potpourri with him. He had another leave in 1932, but neither she nor the

meet, as the writer of so and so,

(arr. Herman Finck). children then went with him. He left a lump sum of money for her whilst he was away.

"I told the boy to go upstairs for help. When I roturnod to the sitting room, I found that my husband was dend. I ran out to call for help, couldn't shout, au eat on the door-step and cried. Only the smah; the "boy" and myself were in the house at the time.

"Mr. Pinna arrived first, and then my son, the ambulance, and various people arrived..

Married While on Leave The Coroner: What happened

caso

GRAIN SENSATION

WINNIPEG EXCHANGE SPECULATORS OUSTED

Winnipeg, Aug 2

Strauss (Weber).

she will reply-"Oh, did you write Fantasia on Melodies of Johann that old thing!" you will wonder whether after all it has been worth while,

The Previous Day

The Winnipeg Grain Exchange do- keep the market liquid.---United Preus. "My husband and I had not when he was Home in 19327 jelded last night to adopt a cash basis, :

Chicago Wheat

Chicago, Aug 1. quarrelled

Mrs. Roylance: When he re-following an announcement that the very much that

Wheat prices were lower hero to- morning. The previous night, he turned, he told me he had married McFarland Agency was taking over

all contracts by August 81.

day on profit-taking and hedge pros- came home at 6 p.m., asked for a woman.

Tho official

present August deliveries sure which uncovered stop loss orders, Did ho get into any his in, but was 80 drunk that he could not ent it. This hap- trouble over this-I do not know, which are cash contracts will be the Thin was despite the fact that millers have estimated the total This will totally eliminate specula. United States wheat production at poned almost every week-end. He asked me for some money to only delivery traded. At 8 pan., he had dinner with us send to her. The woman would tors from the Exchange, and will 580,000,000 bushels, which is 149,

below the and then played the gramophone write and ask for money and he leave the Wheat Fit dependent on the 000,000

Government until 10.16 p.m. I asked him to would ask me for it. I eventual Government agency for supplies to estimates United Press. stop making auch a noise but he ly told him I could not give him asked why he should do so. any more ao he told me to write Later, he wanted to go out but to the woman. There was no my elder son reasoned with him more trouble after 1999. and finally, ho` went to sleep.". Are you sure the trouble was

over The Coronor: How long had definitely

then ?—Yes. Whenever I saw he was depress- this been going on?

Mrs. Roylance: For some time. ed, I asked him if it was Last year he was worse than ho wotan in England, but he said was this year. In fact, he was that was all finished with.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

Musical Comedy. Vocal Gems-Viktoria and her

Hussar. Selection-Words and Music. Vocal DuetsMusical Comedy

- Selection,

4-7

2.30 p.m. Close Down.

Chinese Programme. P.m 7-7.17

"Stenka p.m. (Glaxounov).

7.17-7.35 p.m. Chaliapine (Bass).

Razine"

Recital by Theodore

1. The Death of Don Quixote

"Don Quixote" (Massenet).

2. Prayer: Now let us depart

(Strokin).

3. Open to me the gates of

repentence (Wedel), 7.85-8 p.m. Marek Weber and his GENIUS WITHOUT CONSCIENCE IS

There was a clean bill of health for Orchestra. LIKE A FIRE WHICH BLAZES, NOT TO the Colony on Thursday,

Chopinata Potpourri. (arr. Silber WARM BUT TO BURN--Professor

mann); The Hermit (Schmalstich); the Blackie.

The Government is inviting tenders Forest Idyl: (Esalinger); An Evening for a heating system for the new Kow-with Liszt (Urbach loon Magistracy.

It ir notified that_the_Hon. Mr. R.

M.I.W.E., resumed duty as Director of Public Works yesterday.

better the month before he died. According to witness, her hus-M. Henderson, M.1.C.E., M.I.M.E.

What was his financial position? band often threatened to commit His salary was 2480 per annum. suicide, but only when under the He gave me $800 to $400 a month. Influence of drink. When ques- When I got married I had some tlonod as to the way in which he threatened to do this, witness. money of my own.

said:

Have you ever had any trouble about money?-Ho used to borrow, the money from me and never pay it back. He said he wanted it to pay off his debts,

In answer to the Coroner, witness said

My husband left me in July, 1884 and in March of this year

"He used to line up tins of petrol, Jayes fuld, bay rum and. yaol in front of him and declare.

The number of emigrants leaving the Colony for the Straits Settlements during the month of July was 6,629. A ten dance will be held at Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow 4th. August, at 4.30 p.m. Half hourly bus service on Sunday afternoon.

The Gazette contains the draft of AT Ordinance to regulate certain official signatures and to provide for the payment of feos therefor.

Regulations as to grant, forfeiture, A whist drive in aid of the Shok he would kill himself with one of restoration and other matters con- Lung lopers wil be held in the Bes them

cerning the Effetency Decoration in men's Institute, Wanchal, at 9 pm. Witness recalled that he had regard to the Hongkong Volunteer on Monday, August 6. The launch Defence Corps fasued by the Omer Dayspring will leave Kowloon public had his revolver taken away from Administering the Government with pier at 8.30 pm, and return at 41.10 him but could not remember the approval of His Majesty the Kingp.m. for the convenience of patrons

* are published in the Gaseite, jus- of the driva,

whenke

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.83-8.15 p.m. Elnio Suddaby (Soprano).

The

Cradle Bong (Schubert);. Faith in Spring (Schubert): 8. Mocking Falry (Benly) 4. The Almond Tree (Schumann).

of

8.15-9 p.m. Relay from Daventry excerpt from the Southern Command Tidworth Tattoo, Relayed from Tidworth Arena.

9-9.30 p.m. Studio Concert by Mrs. W. Sinclair (Contralto); Mrs. Nura Kants (Pianoforte); and Bir. Victor Sandera (Baritone).

1. Bough bas, There'er you'walk.

by Charida Oaks Vale

Mr. Victor Bandærs. Pianoforte Bolor

(Continued on Page 8.)

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