A. P. Hibberd Had Suffered Nervous Breakdown, Sergeant Alfred Patrick Hibberd, of the Shanghai Municipal Poli ied "in a room in the Country Hess pital at 015 am, on May about 45 minutes afler he had been found with a partly emptied Bottle of disinfectant" by his side. He had been in the Hospital a fow days, suffering from a nervous break= down which did not permit him [sleep normally. He had been afflicted with insomnia for a Tong time, Hibberd, who was born in Wiltshire 2 years ago, had returned to Shame hai from his rst Home leave carly this year. "He had seen about six years' service In the Municipal Potice, and was formerly in the Coldstream, Guards. He was attached to the Gordon Road Station uniform. per= sonnel at the time of hig ittness, Before "he went on leave he was a member of the Reserve Unit, An inquest was opened in the afternoon before Mr. C. Hf. Haines Coroner, at the Country Hospifal. Evidence' "of identifieaifon was given by Sergt. Douglas Robb, "at-lached to the Kashing Road Police Station, who had been a friend of the deceased during his period of service in Shanghai, Sergeant Hibberd, a quiet-spoon, athletic young policeman, was popular amongst his comrades in the Force and had a number of friends outside the Police as well. He was
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