An inquest will be held today on the body of an unidentified Chinese girl, believed to have been a student who was discovered dead in a room at the Dollar Hotel on Vu Ya Ching Road last night with a half empty bottle of lysol by her side.
The discovery was made in Room 315 of the hotel by an employee and the police were informed immediately. Detectives from Chengtu Road station visited the place and, after an examination, found that the girl had died from drinking the poison, although she had left no notes or anything to indicate that she intended to commit suicide.
Aged about 20, the girl was four feet nine inches in height, of medium build and she wore a long blue gown. She carried no identification articles nor did a search of the room reveal anything to established her identity.
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