SCENE AT A FUNERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 March 1922, Page 5

SCENE AT A FUNERAL.

AGAINST A SURVIVOR OF FIRE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received March 24, 8.30 pan. London, March 23. An extraordinary demonstration took place at Norwich at the funeral of Mrs. George, son and daughter. Thousands gathered to witness the funeral, though the time and place were kept secret. When the husband, pallid and trembling, left the mourning coach he was met by a storm of hissing, booing and opprobrious epithets. When he left the cemetery the crowd, which was largely composed of women, continued their hooting vigorously.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

A previous wire stated that a most dramatic case had arisen at Norwich, where a widespread newspaper scheme was initiated as a new year advertising dodge. The

insurances included covers in respect to sickness, fire, street, railway and motoring accidents. The papers were competing in generosity and promptitude of payments. A fire recently broke out in the house of Frederick George, greengrocer, in which his wife, son and daughter were burned to death. George escaped. The jury at the inquest added a rider that George should have made a greater attempt to save the family. The coroner afterwards referred to the case in these terms: “George insured his wife and family in the newspaper scheme for £250, which was promptly paid. He must have immediately written to the newspaper. If I had known this at the time of the inquest the verdict might have been different. Under the circumstances it looks like a serious case against George. I have communicated with the police.”