Police Seals Said to Have Been Copied on Documerits Verdict of Heart Failure Due to Natural Causes A Polish " named Gabriel Lax with an office at 277 Liaoyahg Road in Hongkew was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday and charged with forging "Municipal Police seals and some signatures of Central European was postponed for a week pending further investigations.
To permits for some foreigners to Jand here accused was alleged to have shown false documents to the Jewish Immigration Committee and it was further alleged that Shanghai Municipal Police seals allowing the landing of emigres were also found in his possession.
Detective-Inspector Creighton told the court that accused had been The ingüest into the death of Mr. Richard Caldwell Veir was concluded yesterday by Mr. C. H. Haines, H. M. Coroner, Mr. Haines' verdict was, "I find that R. C. Veir died in Shanghai on May 22, 1940, cause of death being heart failure due to natural causes."
"The first witness to be called in yesterday's proceedings Sergt. 1566, S. M. P. He stated that on May 22 at 9.30 am. he was on Great Western Road. and saw a foreigner fall to the ground, face downwards. He informed a foreign detective.
Det. Prob.-Sergt. J. B. Smith said that he was given certain information when on Great Western Road, near Keswick Road. He saw a foreigner lying on the ground and telephoned fdr an ambulance, which arrived ice after about five minutes. He saw the Chinese sergeant' with deceased. He accompanied Veir to the Country Hospital, but believed he was already dead when put into the ambulance. He was breathing quite strongly until accused a [minute before assistance arrived.
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