ON R-M.S. ROTORUA.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1357, 7 February 1912, Page 6

ON R-M.S. ROTORUA.

SAD ENDING TO TEIP HOME. Between 8 and 0 o'clock last evening a second-class pn'-scr.Rcr named J. G. Tc-mpleton committed suicide on board the I'otoniß, which had arrived from London a few hours previously. The lute Mr. Tcmplpton was twentythree years of ago. and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Templeton, nf Inverciivgill. lie went Home with his people to see the Corona: tion. At that liiue he- was in indifferent health, and undcnn-nl an operation in Edinburgh. During the voyage out to New Zealand he was in fairly good health, and was soon more fiTf|Uently nboul: (lie decks after leaving llobarl. At the time of I lie act: he wiis lying in his berth talking to a cull-in, who had come down from the country t» meet his people. It is understood that this relativoi noticed a razor in Tcmpletan's hand, but, before she could do anything, the act. had been accomplished. The police were quickly informed c;f tho circumstances, and the man was convoyed to Ihe hospital in the ambulance." He died shortly after admission.