ONE THING LACKING.
MB. AEHYTAGE'S SUICIDE. . A DISAPPOINTMENT. By Telesraoh-Press Association—Ooorrieht • (Bee. March 17, 10.30 p.m.) -■;■' Melbourne, March'l7. At the inquest on Mr. Bertram Army. tage, who fras a member of ShacMeton'j Antarctic expedition, the coroner perused a letter left by the deceased addressed to the. secretary of the Melbourne Club. It referred to his disappointment in not receiving an appointment at the War Office which he was anxious ■ to secure." The rest-of the letter referred to the disposal of hie effects. It showed that he contemplated suicide.-.'■ 7 The coroner remarked that Mr. Army, tage was in the prime of life, and had everything he/ could desire—youths wealth, health. But there was just one thing wanted which he could not get, and it drove him to eelf-murder. ' '. A verdict of suicide, there being no* thing to show his state of mind at th» time, was : returned.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 769, 18 March 1910, Page 5
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147ONE THING LACKING. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 769, 18 March 1910, Page 5
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