About noon last Friday, Dr. Ransom, the U. 8. Consular Medical Officer, visited the cargo boat on the Soochow Creek, near Chekiang Road bridge, on which was lying the body of the boatman, Yeo Ching-pao, who was killed on Thursday morning under circumstances described in our last issue. Dr. Ransoi examined the body, but could not obtain permission to hold the usual post-mortem exam' tion, 60 he declined to express any opinion At 4.30 p.m. panied by Dr. Barchet, U. S. Mixed Court Assessor. The customary chih-hsien's inquest was held, and numerous: taste such as applying ' samshu-soaked ete., failed to induce any bri ihhsien expressed the opinion that. deceased had probably psrtakon too heartily of the morning meal, and death was duo to a shook caused by a push. River P. ©, Munz, who has boon arrested on the charge of causing Yeo Ching-pao's death, ought before the U. 8. C on Saturday and remanded till, Wednesday. The report of the proceedings will be found in another column.
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