pru; and he never had any emigrant convoy, to proANT SUSTINUS TELO TO sick of jaundice. He kept no record of the Surinam.
The Man Fook Wo has a num emigrants who were sick, or those sent to be of branches, one of which is the house the Tage (Chinese) Hospital; and in question; and the Emigration Officer could not say whether any were there at and Dr Adams went to all the houses, of present. In reply to Mr D. R. Caldwell, the 10th instant, to select men to go on this witness were sent home to their native places the another and closer medical examination was other day he could give their names. held on board ship, when a number were Lum Aching, an ex-emigrant, on being rejected as unfit to carry out the contract, declared, stated that he was brought from and sent on shore. On Monday last, the Kwei-sin by a man whom he could only identify. 19th, the Emigration officer and Dr Adams inspected a further number of men from the her remarked, not to put too literal different houses, to complete the complement When translation upon the words) as a grant. He did not know anything of the witness found people flocking in too large at Akwai (Hakka, Akooey), though numbers, it was intimated that no more had lived in the same house for a month.
back. He was put out of the coolie-house three or four days ago, though he was willing to go; he was sick, and was turned out, in the same way as he had seen ten persons turned out before. He never saw any sick persons sent to Hospital; he was beaten previous to being sent away from the house,
It would The Coroner here remarked that which he wished to prevent. would be compelled to adjourn at this be of no benefit to the people in the stage, and he would have to continue the houses to prevent any from going away. evidence of this witness afterwards.
In cases of illness, instructions were given that they should be seen to; but if serious cases arose, they should be taken to the Chinese Hospital-expenses of which would be paid through ... not seen personally to the Emigration Officer.
Dr Cochran observed that the might be dead by that time: he certainly was very sick, to all appearance at present.
The evidence was therefore continued and the witness then contradicted his former statement to the effect that he was sick before leaving the coolie-house. He caught a cold in the Police Station. He saw no doctor examine any of the emigrants, and he was not examined by Mr Caldwell before going on board.
Mr Caldwell here stated that the whole story was utterly untrue, as the emigrants were examined some ten days ago by Dr Adams and the Emigration Officer: He could not have been in the house at all.
The Coroner remarked that he would be glad if Mr Caldwell would come up tomorrow and give his evidence. He would have to adjourn until 4 o'clock to-morrow,
Friday, April 23.
asked that question because he had himself visited the place yesterday; and the effect upon him had been very great. He had been very "queer" ever since, as the sight, the picture, he said there was something terrible.
Witness continued to say that the common people, even respectable shopkeepers, went there to be cured.
The Coroner observed that such might be the case; but he never could forget the of the so-called wards upon his mind by the sight. It was a perfect picture of filth and misery; the "patients" were huddled together in a most miserable place, with pools of dirt everywhere. There was no one to give a drink of water to any of them or attend them in any way; and when the keeper was asked whether this one or that one was dead or alive, he stated he did not know. One who was naked was lying amongst the Chinese.
Another witness, Lum Aching, the sick coolie was again put into the box. He again got confused as to whether he was sick or not; and stated that he was driven out and beaten with a stick, because he was not selected on Board ship.
Mr Caldwell here stated, in reply to the Coroner, that he made it a rule to send back all the emigrants who were rejected, but as he was only responsible for the payment, not for seeing whether the Chinese carried out their part of the contract.
The Coroner remarked strongly on the horrible state of the Chinese Hospital.
Choo Asoo, another coolie, was next examined; but this witness's statement had floundered so very long until the Coroner remarked that he thought the witness was weak in the head.
Wong-teen-fook, broker or market man of the coolie-house, stated that there were one or two sick people in the house lately. He could not say what the book produced was for; neither could he say of what disease the patients were sick.
Mr D. R. Caldwell, China interpreter, sworn, said, he had been employed by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., agents for the Surinam Emigration.
The Coroner remarked that he could not see that there was evidence to prove any complicity in the exposure of this man, though he believed he was the same whose name was in the coolie-book.
The Jury returned a verdict of death by natural causes.
The Coroner remarked that he hoped that greater care would be taken as to the Hospital in future. He was never so much saddened by any spectacle in his life before.
Mr Caldwell said that he would himself see that the abuses were corrected. The present was an experiment; though successful as showing that the people flock to Hongkong as emigrants (600 having come when only 290 were wanted).
The inquest then concluded.
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