Death Now Placed at the Door, of Fengtien Soldiery Peking, Sept. 16.
The commission recently Pointed to make investigations connexion with the mysterious disappearance of Lieut. T, Knowles of the East Yorkshire Regiment, who disappeared while on a hunting, trip in the Western Hills La autumn at the beginning of the war between Fengtien and Shansi, turned here yesterday evening.
Bt is understood that while the commission did not find where the body of Lieut, Knowles had been buried, they found a village outside which his death took place and heard a circumstantial account of The commission has decided that Lieut, Knowles was killed by Fengtien soldiers and not Shansi troops, as was believed at the time.
It is believed that an official port will be published shortly.
The Shansi authorities, it may be recalled, recently approached the British Legation with a proposal that they take joint steps to wolve the mystery of Lieut, Knowle disappearance, following which each Party appointed two delegates Proceed to the Western make inquiries and to search for traces of the missing officer.
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