An inquest was obaned at the Mor ruary, Fearon Road, into the stances surrounding the death of Frederick Alfonso Raad, of the Chinese Revenue cruiser Liuhsing, which occurred on the night of the 6th instant, T. E. Taylor, third engineer of the Liubsing, sworn, said—I identify the body I have just seen in your presence as. that of Frederick Alfonso Raad. I last saw him alive about 850 p.m. on Saturday. The boatswain reported to me that Raad had given him a little trouble and I went immediately to the rid-room to see him. 1 asked him if knew that it was not the correct thing toh any trouble with the crew and he replied that be was aware of the fact. I then went on deck and spoke to the second boatswain and the quartermaster, After I had boon speaking to them for about s minute and a half, the third officer's boy came to mo and reported that Mr. Rasd had gone over the gangway into the river, I ran to the gangway and looked" over side, but I could see no body. instructed the quartermaster immediately to got proceed up-river same direction as the tide—it was then flood tide—to soe if he could see anything of the body and to make inquiries of the cargo-postmen and sampan-men to whether they had soon anything of a man in the water. I than went to the stter-part of the ship and called Raad's name as loudly as possible, but got no reply. Soon afterwards the quartermaster returned from his search and reported that he had neither soon nor heard anything of the missing man, I wrote to the chief officer reporting the matter and just then Mr. Sjostevd came on board and I told him what had happened. Wo oont for the River Police and they came on board and They dragged jcinity of the but without success. When the chief officer came on board we reported the matter to him, The body as found at 5 a.m. next day by the Arsg-boat mon, Isaw the body taken from the water, It was found right underneath the after buoy—astern of Pp, up river, The deconsed only joined the ship on Friday Inst, Ho 8 to join the Pingobing as third officer and came on board the Liubsing to await the arrival of the Pingching. I did not know him before Fi On Saturday afternoon, wh on board together, he seemed dejected and only spok At this stoga the inquest was adjourned until 9.30 a.m, next day, at M. Wolice Court.
Shanghai, July The inquest was resumed at H. M, Police Court into the circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick Alfonso Rsad, of the Chinese Revenue cruiser Liuhsing, which occurred on the night of the 6th instant.
The third ofoer's boy gave that he know the docensed and bout 8.60 p.m, on the 6th is wees was then on the lower di to the upper deck. As he was iecoased jump from the right-hand-s ing to the upper deck, ho saw the
staircase. He did not know from which Airection the deceased hac come. Ho called the third engineer. The deceased wan then inthe water. Witness did not jambed the gangway and jumped over the rope. Witness did not see the deceased go upstairs, as he was in the pantry at the time.
The second boatswain gave evidence that the deceased had only joined the the day before his death. On the (ing of the 6th instant witness was asleep on the fore-hatch, aod the deceased, who had to pass the fore. hatch to get to his cabin, smacked witness three times with his hand as passed. Witness told the third engineer about it and in the meantime
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