NEWS BY MAIL

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1922, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL

FLIGHT TO AVOID SCANDAL. I’A If IS, April 19. The mysterious death of Captain Bohiimt-Marcy, a prominent young Fr-itch Army olficer who was reported to have committed suicide r. month ago, is pi lidding Paris with a puzzling discussion.

It was stated yesterday that the police, owing to further information, det ideil to reopen their investigations. Two mystery women, both married, mm dark and the other fair, were reported to have been concerned in the allair, and the theory that they might know exactly how the captain met’ his death was put forward. To-day the detective, it is slated, has identified the women, whose names are kept secret, and lias taken statements from them. These statements, it is added, have convinced the pi lice that their theory was correct and that the young officer voluntarily shot himself. Inquiries are still proi ceding.

Tile elder woman, the dark-haired one, who, it is slated, had fur some time hcen the mistress of the captain, is said to he in a nursing home suffering from appendicitis. She told a police niagisiiate yesterday that on March 11, when the captain died, she was paying him a visit. Site had come to fell him that she intended to break with him and to request him not m v. rite tn her or try to see her again.

Captain Robiimi-Marcy became excited, the woman said, and, saying that he could not live without her, took a revolvei from Ids.desk and shot hintsell. Frightened at the scandal that might result, the woman did not wait to see whether ho was dead Imt rushed Iroin the ilat. In so doing she dropped to white 'glove the finding ol which in the flat led the police to ronou inquiries. When she got home she could mil rest until .-lie knew what had happened and she asked a friend to go to see. ‘I his tiiciul, the lair-haired woman, called at tile flat and was met by the police magistrate who had been suni- , tooned to investigate the reported suicide. Ih- showed her the body of the dead mail and asked her why she had eome. She stated that the captain had telephoned her earlier in the day asking her to visit him. She gavo a false name and address, and police inquiries i cion led the Inct that the captain had not used his telephone that day. RRI TONS IN RAYARIA. EARLS, April 17. I ravellers who contemplate visiting Oher-Ainmergaii, Ravaria, for this year s. Rassion play—the season begins on -May I and cuds in September should hear in mind that special restrictions have been imposed on foreign residents in Ravaria, I L is expected that 211,0011 llrilisli, and American travellers will visit die famous village, and most of them will stay at Munich on their way. The Ravariau Government has taken up a very hostile and arrogant attitude. The general German visa is not valid in I.avaria. The traveller may pass through Ravariau territory but not stay. If lie wishes to stay he must immediately report to the police, and ol>inin a “control visa” costing 1,000 marks (loss Ilian £‘l). Failure to do so will inevitably result in arrest and de- ■ portatiou to the frontier. At holds foreign visitors must never leave the doors of their bedrooms locked under pain of heavy pdiallies. Their rooms are liable to lie visited by the police at any time between midnigld and S a.in. The police have the right to d -ipand passports, search luggage, and generally examine the rooms which travellers' occupy. Protests are useless and, if made, may lead to trouble.

An Australian traveller of great experience who has just returned from Munich, told mo yesterday that the English language is most unpopular in the Bavarian capital. At night the citizens of Munich will express their dislibe outwardly, while during the day they contrive 1o make the life of the English-speaking traveller generally unpleasant. Many shops have notices pasted up in their windows, “No business done with foreigners.”

Tre. .-Ik-rs returning from Munich to Baris hy the through train must, il they buy their tickets in Munich, pay in fiatni-s translated into German money. The rate of exchange is fixed !,y [!;■■ Bavarian Gnvoninictit, and il never hears the slightest resemblance l i the ■ hangc quoted hy hunks.