Man and Woman Had Been Strangled and Hidden 'The Chinese man and woman whose bodies wore found concealed under the flooring of a Chinese "hospital" in Chaoufoong' Road the evening of Sept, 10, had bee murdered, it wai learned on Sept, 1], Both hed been strangled, the man having @ rope and a bandage round his neck "and the woman. a tight bandage, ay well as a gag' or chloroform-pad in her mouth. They had been dead for several weeks and it, was only because of a large quantlly of lime packed about them that the bodies were in a comparatively fresh slate when discovered, The "Hongkew Women's Hospital 200 Chaoufoong Road, had been con ducted by two Chinese physicians, a man and a woman, both named Liang, but apparently not related. to each other, TI was earned that "day that operations had been performed at the institution and the theory was ad: vanced that the woman victim was murdered because such an operation, performed on her, threatened fatal, The man, according to this theory, had knowledge of this. tact either through some clove relation ship with the woman or through being present when the alleged operation was performed. The woman appeared to be young end of the better class, her hands being delicate Traced to Concession The two doctors, who lived above the "hospital," had eft the house, with some of their belongings, on Seplember 7. The Police were able to" trace. their pathe to a. house off Boulevard de Montigny, that day, ut it was revealed that. they only passed one day at that house, On Sept. 8 they set forth again for an unknown destination. new" search for bodies was con-neted by the Police at the "hospital yesterday afternoon, but none were discovered. The original find was made after neighbours had reported that something seemed to be amiss Jat the house.
'Hundreds of thrill-seekers continued 0 visit the, scene throughout day, but constables posted outside the house prevented anyone {rom getting too near. Except for the renewed search for bodied the roonis presented no life behind their' grimly. barred windows.
'A verdict of death due to strangulation was returned by Procurator Tang at the Public Mortuary at the conclusion of the inquest.
Fei Wong-s2, an amah formerly employed at the "hospital," failed to identify either of the tivo bodies, which were then ordered to be removed for burial by the Pu Hsueh Shan Chang Charitable Body.
The amah was brought before First Special District Court hat day and, on application of the Police, was ordered (0 be detained,
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