MISSING WOMAN DROWNED.
' HON. GWYNETH MORGAN. / . BODY FOUND IN THAMES. SUPPOSED LIMEHOUSE VISIT. By Tolesraph—Press Association —Copyrifftit (Received 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z.—Router. LONDON. May 25. The mystery as to tho disappearance in November of the! Hon. Gwyneth Morgan, aged 30, daughter of Lord Tredegar, has been partially solved. A body, which the Evening Standard says has been definitely identified as hers by relatives, has been found in tho River Thames at Rotherhitho. The namo "G. 1a Morgan" was marked on tho clothing. It is believed the body has been in the water for soino months. A portion of the skirt was torn and it is supposed that tho body had been entangled in chains or wire and only roso to tho surface when tho skirt rotted. When the Hon. Gwyneth disappeared information secured by Scotland Yard detectives led them to search tho Chinese quarter of Lirnchouso, but they found no trace of her there. Tho detectives are now trying to discover whether deceased had ever been in that neighbourhood during tho period of her disappearance. A cablegram published yesterday stated that it was rumoured that tho Hon. Gwyneth Morgan was safe in Copenhagen /with some theatrical friends. She disappeared from Wimbledon, London, on November 11, when sho was said to have been clad n pyjamas and a cloak, and to havo had £su in her possession. Tho polico inquiries at tho time came to an abrupt and unexplained conclusion.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19028, 27 May 1925, Page 12
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