New-Phase to Agitation Concerning Lord Kitchener's Death:
Coffin Brought from Norway by, Mr. Frank is Power: Coffin and Shelt but No Body London, Aug. 16. crowds gathered outside the 'Lambeth Coroner's Court this morning, where a cetin was lying which ad been brought from Norway by 'Mr. Frank Power. The coffin was alleged by Mr. Power to contain' Lord Kitehener's body.
'Mr, Power's articles in a Sun-doy "paper, attacking te Admiralty in' connexion with Lord Kitshener's fate, have recently pro-Yoked a White' Paper repudiating his myths" about the loss of H.
8, Hampshire. motor-tender containing oficial Photographers and detectives.
Sir Bernard Spitbury's exaziination of the coffin, in the presence of the Chief Constable and the Deteetive-Superintendent of Scotland Yerd, lasted three-quarters Reuter leas from authori tive Sources that there was a coffin and shell inside a large case. The shell was covered with copper but there was no body in it.
Casket Which Never Contained Human Remains The coffin from Norway arrived in London on Friday and was posited with an undertaker, where it_was seized by Scotland Yard officers, who removed it to Lambeth Mortuary, The proceedings this morning were eld in strict secrecy.
Shortly after the Coroner arrived, Sir Bernard Spilsbury drove up, {ollowed later by a Scotland Yard Aug. 16.
'The Home Office confirms that the' packing case opened at Lambeth, which was brought from Norway by /Mr. Frank Power, who alleged that! it contained a coffin in which were the remains of Lord Kitchener, had within it an empty coffin which Japparently was new and obviously never had contained human remaini —Reuter
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