A MEXICO MURDER.
VICTIM A NEPHEW OF LORD VJELLICOE.
News has been received in Wellington that. Mr Herbert Vereker, an employee of the Eagle Oil Company, was shot dead on July ti by bandits at Portrero, Vera Cruz. Mr Vereker met. his death, it is stated, because of his refusal to hand over a sum of money demanded by the bandits. He had insisted on remaining at Portrero when the military garrison had been withdrawn. His body has been taken to TampiCO. Reuter’s London Agency understands that Mr Herbert Vereker had already been twice captured by bandits, the last occasion being on May It), when, after being held captive for some twelve days, lie was released, despite the fact that the ransom of ID,OOO dollars demanded by the bandits had not been paid. The late Mr Vereker was a nephew of Lord Jellicoe, GovernorGeneral of New Zealand, his mother being a sister of Lady Jellicoe.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2778, 30 August 1924, Page 3
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155A MEXICO MURDER. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2778, 30 August 1924, Page 3
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