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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VII, Issue 330, 29 November 1917, Page 6

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Rena Margaret Smith, aged 3 years, daughter i of Mr. Henry Smith, of Port Ahunri | who died at the Napier Hospital yesI terday morning, was held at that ■ institution this morning before Mr. •H. W. Brabantj coroner. Constable ‘T. Wilton appeared on behalf of the I police. Evidence was gi ve n to the effect that recently the child had by some means taken caustic soda when a relative who was making use of it for domestic, purposes was absent from the room. Medical evidence was given by the doctor who attended the deceased child, and a verdict was given accordingly that death was due from a structure of the gullettj due to caustic soda poisoning. i

FRANCE. THE TRAITOR MALVY. TO BE SENT FOR TRIAL. [REUTER’S TELEGRAM.] (Received £B, 1.35 p.m.) Paris, Nov. 27. The Commune Chamber decided to send Malvy for trial. It is unofficially alleged that while Minister of the Interior he informed the enemy of all milirary diplomatic projects, especially 'the attack on Cheinin Des .Dames, and also encouraged the mutiny in the army.

GERMAN SWITZERLAND. HOTBED OF ESPIONAGE. (Received 28, 1.35 p m.) Paris, Nov. 27. “Le Matin’s” Zurich correspondent says German Switzerland is be-J coining "a hotbed of espionage and; incendiarism. Several bomb plots, ] one aimed at the wholesale dest-ruc-j tion of railway stations,,.* were dis-j covered. A large quantity of ether and petrol bombs was found in a; passenger train between Zurich and; Schaffhausen. Arrests disclosed; that there is a spying organisation in Zurich similar to the one at Lugano which implicated the ex-Ger-rnan Consul, Afolkrecht. A Socialist newspaper asserts that the organisation is really criminal ; and contemplates a series of city and railway murders. There is reason to believe that the police are the in- ( stigators and shared in the sanguinary outbreak on the 17th. j