POISONING.
PROFESSOR'S DEATH. Financial Discrepancies Revealed. INQUEST AT SYDNEY. ;United I'.A.-Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, June 19. At the inquest to-day into Professor H. G. Chapman's death medical evidence was given that death was due to respiratory poisoning and that there were also indications of narcotic poisoning. Other evidence, which was objected to by the solicitor for deceased's relatives, related to the professor's handling of the finances of the Royal Society and the Australian National Research Society, of which he was honorary treasurer. It was stated that he had been informed that both societies had insisted upon audits of their funds. Professor Chapman in turn had threatened to take legal proceedings against certain officials. Percival Minell, auditor to the Royal Society, stated in evidence that he had discovered a deficicncy in the bonds in deceased's care amounting to £3200. An adjournment of the inquest was granted to enable investigations to be made as to whether any of the money missing could be recovered from deceased's estate, as large sums were said ,to be involved.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 144, 20 June 1934, Page 7
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172POISONING. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 144, 20 June 1934, Page 7
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