WHOSE BODY?

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 173, 25 July 1939, Page 8

WHOSE BODY?

UNKNOWN WOMAN. CLAVERLEY MYSTERY. MAY BE IDENTIFIED TO"DAY. WITNESSES IN CANTERBURY. (By Telegraph.—Press Associativa.) CHRISTOHURGH. this day. Police officer* responsible fur the handling of the Clavtrrley mystery are confident that this afternoon the body of the unknown woman which was washed up on the beach at Taratuni. last Thursday, will be identified. Relatives of Mr?. Harriet -lane Patience, who was reported iuiot-iii; from her home at Llaverley on Oclob.v 4 last, will give evidence when the inquest on the unknown body in continued thi= afternoon. Since the discovery of the body last Thursday police activity has been inten-itied. Officers under Seliior-Se rgeant Bickerdike, who wa~ in charge ..if the inquiries from the outs-el, were to Kaikoura late on Thursday night. On Friday the Hiquest on the body of the unknown woman was opened at Kaikoura by the district coroner, Mr. \V. A. Nelson, who gave authority for a post-mortem to be carried out. The inquiry was then adjourned sine die. Later the same day the body wabrought to Christchurch and has been under special polkt guard at the morgue ever since. Ihe post-mortem examination was carried out yesterday by Mr. A. B. Pearson, pathologist at the Christchurch Hospital. The result of his findings is not likely to be made known to-day. This morning Senior-Sergeant Bickerdike and other police officers engaged on the inquiry from the outset leturned to headquarters from Kaikoiira. It is believed they were accompanied from Kaikoura by a sun of Mr-. Patience, who will give evidence tli i - afternoon. The district coroner - from Kaikoura. who also arrived this morning, will hear evidence of identification at the # continuation of the inquest this afternoon. Three witnesses will be called, one from Kaikoura and the others from L'hristenureh. After their evidence has been heard, and possibly identification established, the inquest will be adjourned sine die.