Uses Knife to Take His Own Life After Quarrel Stabbing himself with a knife after having unsuccessfully tried to kill another man with the weapon, Chang Ah-foh, aged 44, a private rickshaw coolie, killed himself in Lane No. 531 Honan Road, on Tuesday afternoon, it was disclosed at the Public Morruary yesterday when an inquest was conducted by Procurator Tsang of the First District Court, Police evidence was to the effect t deceased stayed at the Kya Foong Ca,. 531/28 Honan Road, being the private rickshaw coolie of Sung Pzo-tse, a salesman of the company. it said that deceased was on several occasions found drunk at the premises by Mr. Woo Ming-sung owner of the company, who told Sung, the deceased': employer, to tell him to move out. It was believed that, on account of this, the deceased beld a grudge against Woo. At 12.13 p.m. on Tuesday, deceased met Woo in the alleyway and tried to stab him with a knife. Woo had a narrow escape, after which, deceased turned the knife on himself. Taken to the Lester Chinese Hospital, deceased died at 12.35 p.m. the same day.
A verdict of death due to knife wounds, self-inflicted, was returned.
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