The Archive · 1926

CAPTAIN REYNOLDS' DISAPPEARANCE

Left Tokyo Hotel of Own Accord and Stowed Away on Pres, McKinley Some months ago there dis-Jappeared from his hotel in Tokyo Jone Captain Edward Harrington Reynolds. His baggage was left Jat the hotel and he was not heard of again. The Japanese police searched for him for some time, [but without success and finally gave the job up. Tt now transpires that Reynolds left the hotel very quietly. of his own accord, and stowed away! jon the President McKinley, Captain Reynolds was' at one time in Shanghai. He left Enj land about 18 months ago for In to act as Madeleine—Rossitter's advance agent. The company failed jand he was left stranded. From India he came to Shanghai, and for about three weeks remained here, jand belonged to the American Club as a visiting member. Then he left the port very quietly and Shanghai heard nothing more of them till the news of his disappearance from Tokyo. His adventures from then onwards are described in the "Japan Advertiser" as follows:

The mysterious perial Hotel early last July Captain Edward Harrington naids, British, of London, is Advert it plained in a letter to the

ving in Japan, who gained his information from the purser of the steamer on which the missing. man stowed away, It will be recalled that the police this vicinity were searching for! the missing officer, who left Imperial Hotel early the morning Jof July 1 and has never returned.

took small overnight bag and few toilet articles and left baggage. The baggage, officials at ithe hotel said recently, has never been claimed, nor has the bill been paid.

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