WEST END SENSATION.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 July 1919, Page 5

WEST END SENSATION.

.-——-—.. ‘ I SOCIETY ,BEAUTY SHOOTS ‘Q _.. HERSELF. - { ‘L . , _ - ,_l,aON_l)’C)._l}l,__J.u}y___9. A sensational .VVest End; tragedy is 4 reported.__ Mrs Atherton, a society.‘ beauty, who was divorced in 1906, was; found dead in bed in her bed-roorn,i with part of ‘her -head blown aWay.i There was a sporting gun lying on the floor, arid thed-oor was barricaded. The deceased recently married Captain Eliot, -a grandson of the Earl of St. Germains, but was separated, and her estrangernent was causing depression. She apparently placed the ‘butt of the gun on the floor, and pressed the trigger with her foot. Letters werefound indicating her intention to commit suicide. A maid heard the deceased enter the flat, and then foll-o'.wed_ the repo“t of a gun. The ‘maid called a doctor. who found Mrs Atherton dead, wearing evening dress and a pearl necklace. Her husband collaborated with Bairnsfiather in writing the play “The Better ’Ole.”

LORD L‘-.IVERP'OOL AT SfiVA,

Réceived 11.35 am. b suva, July 11

Lord Liverpool arrived at Suva, at daylight, and landed at 7.30. A guard of nonoiir was furnished. I-lé‘. paid an official call at Government‘ House. There will be a mayora}- reception this afternoon. One hundred of the principal residenté will be present at 7 o'clock this evening at a _dinner at Government ' House" On Saturday afternoon there will be a garden uartv at Government House_ ’ Lord Liver?pool will leave Suva on Monday, '

THE NATIONS ‘AND THE - VATICAN «

LG)N«DON,~->July. 9%

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