Evidence at Inquest Over Diss Helen MeLachlin We greatly regret to announce the sudden death early on. Novem-her 24 of Miss Helen McLachlin, younger daughter of Mr. L. MeLachlin, associate general secret-fey of the Foreign Y.M.C.A. and! Mrs, MeLachlin, Miss MeLachlin. had returned from an engagement and had retired when she was suddenly. Stricken with acute gastritis. Medical aid. was immediately called by rer parents but unfortunately she was beyond aid. She was in her ith year.
The deceased was extremely popular in younger Shanghai society and had come out here in June from Los Angeles, where she was attending the University of Southern California.
She was born in Foochow where ther father was connected with th Y.M.G.Ay and her education was 'd in China and in the United States, She was a brilliant pupil and was recuperating here from foverstudy in her college work.
Great sympathy is extended to her parents and to her sister, Mev. W. Gh Smith, ago Margaret Me-Lachlin, who was recently married.
The Inquest Before Mr. I, 'T. Morris, H.M. Coroner, an inquest was held at 71 Kinochow Road on November 2 'The first to give evidence was her' father, Louis E. MeLachlin, who said that he was the secretary of the Foreign Y.M.C.A., and was a Canadian. He recognized the body and said that he had last seen his daughter between the hours of two and three o'clock on Sunday morning. She had returned from the Univers. ity of Southern California at Los Angeles in June last. She-had been engaged to a member of the university, but that engagement had been! broken off.
His daughter arrived home at about 1.30 on Sunday morning and immediately retired. At about two o'clock, witness heard a scream and recognized the voice as that of the deceased calling her mother. He and Mrs, McLachlin went to the girl's room and she told them that she had taken lysol. They: mediately called Dr. Dunn, but before his arrival they gave her filter. ed water and some brandy. She did She had always ai to witness and she had never spoken of taking her life before him. She was temperamental and inclined fits ut depression, Mr, Hotace Gulick was then called. testified that he was an exchange broker at 2 Kiukiang Road fand he had known the deceased since child. He had called her fon Saturday asking to take her out in the evening and she assented. He arrived at her house and took, her to the French Club for dinner. From there they attended the Carlton Theatre, after which they went to the Little Club.
At about 1.30 a.m. witness. took home. On Saturday night she vas in normal spirits and she never indicated to witness that she would take her life. However about a month ago she told him that she would commit suicide, but she never spoke of it after that and wi thought nothing of it, The inquest was adjourned.
At the adjourned inquest on November 28, Dr. T. B. Dunn, a governor of the Shanghai General Hospital, said—that deceased had been one of "his patients for eight years although he had not seen her on many occasions, had cared for the family, however, for the last eight years. Several. months age, deceased came in about a cold, the nature of which was not serious. She seemed perfectly normal as far a3 witness could see. She had been in America since she was 12 years old and witness huid only seen her once since her yetutn. Witness was called to the house between two and 2.15 a.m. on-Sunday atid found deceased lying fon the bed in her pyjamas, Her father was trying to get her to vomit. Deceased' was unconscious at the time and her lips and fingernails weve blue, Witness was told by the mother that deceased" had
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