1938-10-28 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY,

28, OCTOBER

1938.

Coroner's Fire Test

Child Ran Into House

On Dress

-to Death "LARK MAY HAVE

Leeds,

Three-year-old curly haired Edith Ann Atack was fatally gussed here recently, a few moments after she had run unsuspectingly Into a house which was being fumigated by cor- poration workmen.

The child died on the garden path along which she had pranced on a visit to the family friend she knew as "grannie."

Upstairs in the house one of two men engaged in fumigation work was opening windows to allow the deadly hydrogen cyanide fumes to clear away. He was wearing a gas mask The tragedy occurred within 20 yards of Edith's home at the corner of Neville-road, on the corporation's Wykeback housing estate.

HEARD COUGHS

On the door of the house and the one adjoining it were warning notices printed in red letters: "This buliding Is now being fumigated with hydro- gen cyanide a dangerous gas. All persons are warned to keep away."

But to Edith's blue eyes, anxious for the sight of her "grannie," the She pushed placards meant nothing.

open the door and ran into the pas

sage. A moment later a workman overhead heard her coughing, and the nound of her falling.

He raced down the stairs, snatched up the child, and ran into the open. Edith was still alive. but she diet while neighbours gave first aid.

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CAUSED DEATH”

Surprise expressed by a coroner recently that Chelmsford had no am- bulance service of its own may draw a statement from the Mayor, Councillor J. T. Bellamy, at the next meeting of the borough council.

A town of 30,100 people, Chelmsford owns the gas and water supplies, market, cemetery, recreation grounds, public library, and public baths.

The inquest was on Miss Phylisa Maude Newcombe, of Bishops-road, Chelmsford, who died from burns when her frock caught fire after a dance she attended with her fiance at the Shire Hall.

A witness. sald the voluntary St. John Am-] bulance was a long time in arriving, but then did good work.

"I AM AMAZED"

That,

"Nobody can have a higher regard for the eplendid work of the St. John Ambulance than I," commented the Coroner, Mr. L. F. Beccle, "but I am amazed that a town of the size of Chelmsford has not got its own service. however, is matter for the residents."

An official said, "We have the St. arrangement with John Ambulance Brigade where- by an ambulance is always at our disposal. We, of course, pay towards its maintenance.

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always worked very well, and there has never been cause for any com. plaint."

Recording verdict of Accidentni Death, Mr. Becele said, "From all my experience I have never come across a case so mysterious as this."

of Linden- Henry MeAusland, street, Romford, Miss Newcombe's flance, sald, "As we were coming out of the ballroom I heard Phyllis scream, and saw her enveloped in flames.

"Nobody was near her. I formed a careless person the opinion that must have thrown away a cigarette end which must have come in con- tact with the dress."

The girl's father, Mr. George New- combe, produced a piece of material of which the girl's dress was made, and Mr. Becele applied his cigarette 11ghter to it. The material imme- dintely flared up.

The father then applied the lighted end of a cigarette to the material, but it did not ignite.

Mr. Beerle said "It may well be that this tragedy is the work of someone with a perverted sense of humour, The most improbable cause is a cigarette, and the most probable a lighted mulch."

Missing Link Animals

These furry little animals of unknown species arrived i in Hongkong this week aboard the freighter Granville. !· They are under the care of Clifford M. Pressmall who hopes to take them to an American Zoo-Stag Photo- grapher.

Trapeze Girl

Shot

As Band Play

Algiers.

A girl who took the place of Madeleine Cuisin- ard, trapeze artist in Blackpool Tower Circus who was shot and wounded by her jealous husband in July, was found shot last month.

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The girl, known as "Miss Harrison," though she French, said when she took over Mme. Cuisinard's part: "I am not superstitious. The must go on."

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she was found in her appearing. dressing-room with bullet wound near the heart. Her condition critical.

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Seventeen Will

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17-YEAR-OLD Battersea girl is to marry a 17-year-old Batter- sca boy. And instead of the girl's parents being annoyed they are help-

The crack of her revolver was heard by stage hands as the banding the marriage plans forward. were playing the introductory bars to her turn.

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"Miss Harrison" was found lying in her silver tights and a cupe of gold Lisstic, the weapon, one those she used in a Wild West act, in her hand.

The couple are Phyllis Leonard, of Vicarage-erescent, and Albert Win- son, of Lavender-hill, "What's the use of objecting?" said Misa Leonard's mother. "If parents don't give their blessing young people marry in de-i She had told a colleague she had flance and don't forgive their parents

jor a very long time." been disappointed in love.

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