FINDING.
RETURN OF FORMAL ENQUIRIES,—Continued.
Carried forward,...
The body found in the harbour on 21st November was that of Private No. 4888, Henry Jones, R.W.F. Death was probably due to drowning, but the cause of death cannot be determined by the medical evidence owing to the body, when recovered, being far advanced in decomposition,..........
The Jury find that the deceased, Liu Fuk, met his death by a revolver shot fired by special constable Lewis Evans who was acting in the execution of his duty,
Wilful murder against six persons unknown,
Total,....
Europeans.
Chinese.
Indians.
Nationality
unknown.
Men. Women. Men.
Women. Boys.
Girls. Men.
42
1
44
00
3
AT
ལ
10
1
:
213
Total.
59
62
H. H. J. GOMPERTZ,
Acting Police Magistrate.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 25th January, 1900.
TABLE C-RETURN OF BURIALS WITHOUT FORMAL ENQUIRIES DURING THE YEAR 1899.
Reason why no Formal Enquiry was held.
Chinese.
Europeans and Americans.
Indians.
Men. women. Boys. Girls. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Men.
No suspicious circumstances. .
594
190 386 338 10
No evidence and/or decomposed state of
body,
20
6 36 38
Post Mortem satisfactory,
3
:
Suspected persons were charged with the
murder of deceased,
:
07
2
1
2
:
Total,..
019 196 422 396 12
2
Magistracy, Hongkong, 25th January,
1900.
:
:
A
Sex not
ascertainable.
Found on
Found in
Total.
Land. Harbour.
Known.
Un-
known.
Known.
Un-
known.
1,543 692
613
54 152
CO
$
108
1 $2
3
52
5
3
2
2
لگانا
1,658
698
697
E
63
59
20+
H. H. J. GOMPERTZ,
Acting Police Magistrate.