The inquest was opened on the body of Bhola Singh who died in a small room in an old native hoose in alleyway off Chekiang Road early in the morning.
Kakoo Siogb, a watchman at a slessfield Road flower mill, identified body as that of his elder brother.
was forty years of age and lived in an alleyway in Chekisog Road. For the past five years he had been in the employ of a Chinese, bat prior to that he bad been in the police force until be was certified anft. He was troubled with w severe cough which in recent years had got worse, The witness last aw his brother on Tuesday and he was in bed, Witness suggested that hould go and see doctor bat his brother said that he could aot walk.
At this stage the inquiry was adjourned until the next day.
Shanghai Dec. 30.
The inquest was resumed to-day and the widow of the deceased stated that her husband died at 8 sin. on Thoreday morning. He had been ill for about two years, and a month ago he was wroly troubled with " bad cough and fever, For fifteen days he bad been enable to walk. He had been in the General Hospital, but he bad not seen doctor fora month, neither bad he bad any medicine.
Det. Sgt. Sullivan said that he went to the house of the deceased yesterday afternoon, bat be did not notice anything curious or suspicions. He teand the medicine bottles prodaced in the Doctor J..E. Marray was next called and be stated that the body was extremely emacis He could not find avy marks of violence, On examining the longs he found them riddled with tabiole and the heart was also diseased, He saw the deceased in October last and on that occasion his Inngs were far gone. Death was due to consumption, fon the charge sheet la July, 1910. The case of the defaulting banks was being investigated in accordance with the terms of the Imperial edict appointing the Taotai especially for that parpose.
Addressing Zang Yih-ching the Magistrate said that he was being sent to the city for pablic examination. Everything would be quite open and be would accompany the accused and be present daring the hearing of the case, bat the Tsotai was managing the affair ad be was responsible, -kyib, unemployed, was th the larceny of an overcoat and $9, total value $22, from the person of complainant on Boone Road at 7 pin. on the 3rd instant. He was farther charged with returning from expulsion.
The complainant, a Japanese named T. Nagasawa, said that on the evening of January 3 be was changing some money at a shop in Boone Road when the accused came up, snatched the money and bolted. The complainant gave chase and be caught the accused in Tsingpoo Road. Six other Chinese, however, joined in the straggle and the complainant was knocked down and ssranlted and his overcoat stolen. The complainant produced a medical certificate which stated that he would require three days' treatment. accused was remanded for a week in order that his associates might be arrested.
Three Chinese wore also charged with loitering on the Nanziog Road at at 7 60 p.m. on Janoary 3. Det. Sub-Inspector Fitzgibbon stated that after the aaetolt and robbery bed taken place he found the accused loitering in the vicinity of the Savoy Hotel, and as several complaints bad been made by Japanese who bad been upset whilst in ricshas and robbed, the accessed were taken into custody. They stated that they were there for the purpose.of changing their ricebas, but as they wore tne uniform it was improbable that their story was correct.
The accused were ordered to find securities, and if these were not forthcoming, they would A verdict in accordance with the|b9 inp ned for " month. medical testimony was returned.
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