At the Public Mortuary, on Wednesday, Jadge Koh and Mr. Stevens, Senior Consul's Deputy, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances! surrounding the death of a middle-aged Chinese woman who was Knocked down by an Army Ambuance, No. 9994, driven by Pte, Drummond, in Bubbling Well Road on Tuesday.
According to inquiries made by the police, it appears that the army ambulance was travelling east along Bubbling Well Road, and, when about 100 yards east of Great] Western Road, deceased was knocked down. The driver stated that deceased was walking with another woman at the time and attempted to cross to the south side, when she hoxitated and tried to run back.
The radiator of the car struck her and knocked her down. Deceased! was removed to the Paulun Hospital, but was found to be dead on arrival. The body had been removed by relatives from the hospital to the family home at 450 Bubbling Well Road, where it now lay.
Mr. A. M, Preston, who appeared for the relatives of deceased, said:—Lam appearing for the family and wish to state that the body of the deceased was removed by them from the hospital to their own home. the hospital by the relatives before the police had had time to have it Teinoved to the Mortuary. Deceased was sent, to the hospital right after the accident, and then the relatives took the body away. There is no regulation regarding the compulsory bringing of a body to the Mortuary for an inquiry, and so, if the rolatives object, we have.no control over them.
Mr. Preston:—I would suggest that the Court visit the body in the hhonte of the relatives. They are very respectable Chinese, and have their feelings in the matter and they]
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