SUICIDE VERDICT

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1939, Page 3

SUICIDE VERDICT

“Robin Hyde” N2 novelTst a cripple. LONDON, August 25. The New Zealand High Commissioner (Mr Jordan giving evidence at the inquest on Miss Iris Wilkinson, sail that in response to a telephone i - call, he visited her flat on Monday. i She was in bed, crying. She was a] t cripple, and her health was bad.' For - a considerable time, he endeavoured to persuade her to return to New Zea- - land, but she seemed concerned re- - garding the financial arrangements . for a new play. He lent her money, > and his daughter bought provisions. 5 He learned, after her death, that she had a £23 credit in the Bank. t The Coroner: Poverty seemed to be a delusion. ’ Mr Jordan: She did not tell me : that she was in need, but’ she was so ill that I did not like to question her. i A verdict of suicide was returned. “Robin Hyde” had quite a number . of successful publications to her name. Her first book was called “Journalese” • and was published in New Zealand. It • dealt with her wide journalistic ex- ’ perience in lhe Dominion. “Passpprt to ( Hell,” “Check to Your King,” “Wednesday’s Children,” “Nor the Years > Condemn,” and “The Godwits Fly” . were novels which followed. She her- . ■elf published her first collection of [ verse,' and two other volumes, including “Persephone in Winter,” followed. Her contributions to magazines and various periodicals have been numer- . ous. It is not only Britain and New j Zealand who have recognition in ; “Robin Hyde” a poet and writer of unusual force! the same recognition : has been accorded her by the United . States. At the time of her death she ’ was under contract to publish two > more novels.