Verdict of Suicide.—A verdict that Ewen Kennedy Clarke, a child welfare officer, had taken his life by drinking poison, was returned by the Coroner at an inquest at Whangarei yesterday. The evidence showed that a charge of indecent assault on a Maori boy had been laid against Clarke, who was released on bail.—(PjU More Food For French.—The French Minister of Food (M. Pineau) has announced that bread is off the French ration list. There will be more meat potatoes, sugar, chocolate, and some oranges in the next few months. The statement overshadowed all other news in the French newspapers. The weekly meat ration is now a little over eight ounces for each person weekly.—Paris October 31.
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24713, 2 November 1945, Page 3
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