A peculiarly sad suicide war discovered on Friday morning. Mrs. Chatham, who apparently had suffered from mental aberration since the death of her husband last Sommer, had resided subsequently at her former quarters in the Shanghai Gas Company's gs, adjoining those of her son-in-law. There does not seem to have been any palpable derangement of mind and consequently no restraint was imposed, but during this week a turn for the worse occurred and Dr.
Marshall advised that Mrs, Chatham should be removed. Representations ould have been made to H. B. M. Consulate-General on Friday morning if the distressing tragedy had not taken place, Judging from the surroundings, in appears that Mrs. Chatham had gone into s state of frenzy some during the early morning and securing piece of rope had hanged herself from beam which crosses one of the rooms she occupied. When the body was discovered a lady who formerly was a trained norse endeavoured at once to restore animation but with no signs of
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