Evidence given by a Japanese Yoctor showed that Nishimura was normally in good health and had not been prescribed medicine containing strychnine, Another Japanese doctor testified that he had telephoned Nishimura on the morning of December 5, remind ing him of a meeting. at eight o'clock the same evening at the Japanese Club, of which the deceased was Nishimura promised widow, a petite young woman, also gave evidence. She war very composed and spoke quietly Japanese. She said that her husband returned home at lunch-time on Yecember 5, which was unusual for him. After, lunch, he went to the bath-room and left the house at tw> o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Fukada, a rubber broker, said that," on December 5, Nishimura endeavoured to persuade him change his mind in regard to attendings @ meeting of the Japanese Society that night. which witness had previously decided against, Nishimura Intended to go to the meeting later and Yeft witness to proceed to police uarlers.
"The inquest was then concluded, and the coroner ann®nced that he would give his nding on December An Open Verdlect Singapore, Dec. 15.
An open verdict was returned tov day in the case of Mr. ¥. Nishimura, managing director of Ishigara Sangyo Kashi, Ltd.. and president of the Singapore Japanese Society, whose sudden death here in mysterious clt= cumstances recently caused a "spy The Coroner stated that all the medical evidence, also that regarding the time various. events occurred, tended to show that the poison from which Mr. Nishimura died had been self-administered.
There was, however, no evidence of Mr. Nishi-he was going to take poison, while no sale of any poison to him had been traced.
An examination of his effects had revealed no trace of anything. that could be connected with his death.
'The Coroner expressed the opinion that the poison was probably' self-administered. but said that the evidence was insufficient to determine the manner in which it had been ministered—Reuter,
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