Facetious Comment on Shooting of Sikh: Outcry on Murder of Chincee In the motor car case heard by Mr. G. W. King at H.M. Police Court on Wednesday strong exception was taken to the fact that a yider against a British subject had been attached to a verdict at the Mixed Court inquest. The same point was referred to by Mr. King at the inquest' on Sikh watchman, Ram Singh, who died at the General Hospital as the result of having been beaten, with bamboo poles at the S.M.R, wharf on the 13th instant.
The evidence showed that the deceased, who was " watchman at the wharf, had been instructed not to allow Chinese on a certain verandah. A coolie, who was afterwards arrested, gave him blow on the head with a bamboo pole, and as he fell to tha ground unconscious three or foun coolies further assaulted him. Ho was taken to the General Hospital and died there next day.
In returning a verdict that the Sikh's death was caused "by some person or persons unknown," the Coroner explained that it was not the province of the Court to bring in a verdict against a person not subject to the jurisdiction of the curt. Commenting generally on the case, the Coroner observed that unfortunately there had been a good deal of discussion in the Chinese press with reference to the North Szechuen Road shooting case and demands, which were obviously out of place, made for accelerat~ ing the trial of the accused. But
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