An engineer in the Royal Navy named Thompson shot himself in a room in the Hongkong Hotel on the night of the 25th ult. It appears ho went to the Hotel and engaged a room, which ho immediately occupied, but had only been a short time in possession when a shot was heard br one of {the boys, who summoned the manager. Upon entrance the body of Thompson was seen lying on the floor with a bullet wound in the temple and " six-chambered revol-the chambers of the revolver had been dis-Yer by his side. Ho was quite dead. One of
charged, and it was observed that the nose had been cut off the cartridge to prevent it glancing. The Police were at once communicated with and the body removed. Inquiry elicited the fact that the deceased had been court-martialled for intemperance that day and sentenced to be dismissed his ship and lose three years' seniority. No doubt this had preyed upon his mind and caused him to take his life. The incident is a most regrettable one, and points one more moral in favour of the temperance movement in the Navy.
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