Vennicr aT QUEST oN rom sian Before Mr. C. H. Haines, Coroner A verdict of death by natural causes at Shanghai on the night of July 9-10 was passed by Mr. 'C, H. Haines, HM. 'Coroner, on the body of Baith Siiber, a 13 months' old child, when the inquest, adjourned from' July 10, was resumed in HM, Police Court on July 27. Giving his verdict, the Coroner said that he had come fo the conclusion that death was caused by a ruptured stomach, fortunately a very rare cause, Unfortunately, this condition could not be diagnosed, and came on suddenly and without warning.
In evidence, Dr. 8. K. Squires, police surgeon, said that the cause death was a' ruptured stomach and there were no signs of tubercular in~ fection. The complaint must have been a congenital weakness, and the condition was very rare.
'Mr. Henry James Sillier, the father of the child, testified that he had heard' her niter a ery late on the night of July 9, and about 640 on the morning of July 40 he found lying dead, Rigor morris had already set in, "Whisker Affray" Between Sikhs
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