MYSTERY OF THE SEA

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 381, 12 March 1937, Page 5

MYSTERY OF THE SEA

ACTOR’S DISAPPEARANCE EARLY MORNING PARTY Inquiry at Le Havre. Press Association— Copyright. (Received 11.5 a.m.) London, March li. Miss Muriel Oxford, Who was "Miss Great Britain of 1935,” went last night m secret to Le Havre. She was anxljUS to make a statement concerning the death of Mr Frank Vosper/ the noted playwright and actor, and had an Interview to-day with the Examining Magistrate, In connection with the Le Havre inquiry into Mr Vesper’s death, the Police Commitsioner there had stated that after hearing the statement of the waiter who took champagne to Miss Oxford’s cabin, he considered it important to hear statements from Miss Oxford and Mr Peter Willes, an actor.

Frank Vesper disappeared from the ilner Paris between N6w Yoik and New Plymouth. Officers of the ship conducted an inquiry behind locked doors before the liner berthed at Plymouth. They believe that Vosper tell overboard after a farewell party held in the cabin of Miss Oxford Voeper during the party went on to a private balcony attached to Mills Oxford’s cabin at 3 a.m., and did iiot return. Jn her arrival at Paddington, London, Miss Oxford emphatically deni d that vosper told her he would jump overboard if she did not marry him. She explained that he and she had talked for some time on th” balcony; she returned to her guests, and he remalncd on the balcony The--’ ”'ere merely friends; she met him for tt'«' first time aboard ship, nd there was not the slightest question of a love affair Peter Willes, an actor who was proceeding home In company with Vesper, says that it was an accident There was no question of Vesper threatening to jump overboard" he declares. Vosper went to bed earl". b-’t v-ben Miss Oxford said that she was throwing a party they dragged him out of bed.