The Archive · 1930

A Baptist Pastor

The police suspected murder and awested Chang who is an old man anda pastor of the Baptist church, After the death of Lai, no one at the bank reported the matter the police who "yequive that every funeral must be made known to them. The body was jearried from the bank building to Lai's house across the street, according to the Police. He lived on the ground floor, while Chang Lao-choy and his {amily occupy the floors above. The corpse removed from the house to undertaker's on the early morning of June 15, which was Sunday, Lai was buried in the Protestant comet ery in the aficrnoon, and the ceremony was conducted by the Rev, Chung Chesleung, He delivered. sermon in the early part of the day in his church but made no an" nouncement about the funeral to"be held later in the day.

Jai''s daughter, aged 17, is a stud-cent in a girls' school in Tungshan, and when informed of he father's death went straight to the bank and demanded to view the corpse, She was told that her father died suddenly and that his body could not be cen, for that would cause troable from the Bureau of Public Health, As. the was crying bitterly, she was tol to stop at once, otherwise that would raw attention. Chang Lap: choy made her sign a'note declaring that her father died from natural causes. Being teo agitated to know what she was doing, the girl signed the stib.

According to the police, there is suspicion that the late Lai Hans net with foul play. If he committed suicide, why did people in the bank secretly dispose of his body? The burial took place on Sunday, and according to custom, the body has to be taken to a Baptist church to lie in state before burial, This was not done at all, and Pastor Chung made no remarks about 1 during the services in Sunday, There were so many sti picious elements that Change 1 choy is now placed under ai

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