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for example, my departure on the 7th, when he was of assistance to me in the matter of looking after the luggage of which there were a great many pieces, mostly be- longing to my friends who were sending them to Singapore.
TUESDAY,
LX-
Theatre, Lum. Tin-yow with whom I enme down on the trip from Shanghal, accosted me. He pressed his pleasure at seeing me again. We had a talk, in the course of which I told him what I had been doing.
"He insisted on having tiffin with me, and we spent half-an-hour at the Kapan Restaurant. He asked me when I would be returning to Singapore. I told him that I had my passage already booked on the Macedonia. He then asked me where I was staying in the mean- time and I informed him that it was at a friend's house, but would be moving out to the Empress Hotel in a few days as that friend was going to Shanghai and it would be inconvenient to stay on at his house.
APRIL 8,-1930.
THE LATE DOCTOR
~J. A. O'DRISCOLL.
DEATH THROUGH NARCOTIC POISONING.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Apr. 7. "Death by misadventure through narcotic poisoning, self adminis- tered during a severe attack of angina pectoris was the verdict of the Magistrate, Mr. Anderson, at an inquest held to-day on the Iats Dr. J. A. O'Driscoll.
"I recall that amongst these pieces of luggage were four large baskets of dried eggs and fruit be- longing to Mr. Kan Ying-po who intended them for distribution amongst his friends in Singapore. I also took two cases of herbs for Messrs. Po Hing and Co. of Bonham Strand who had an office in Singa-
"Lum then informed me that he [The sudden .death of. Dr. pore, and a small case of jade sbones was also going to Singapore short- O'Driscoll occurred on Saturday for Ho Hin-sang of Queen's Roadly and in all probability on the morning. He was a well-known Central, who also had a branch in same boat. I enquired the reason Shanghai personality, and was at Singapore. I also had entrusted for his trip and he said that the one time president of the St. to me a great many other parcels slump in tin being still on, he Patrick's Society there. He had a belonging to friends which were thought he saw his chance of buyine record of war service.] sent to the offices of Nanyang ing some shares on the cheap, ex- Brothers' in Des Voeux Road Cen-pecting to realise a good margin
of profit later on when prices wereket ready to be taken on board, higher. He then left me.
tral.
Searched on Wharf.
"Upon my arrival at the wharf on the 27th, after having previous- "I moved to the Empress Hotel prior to going on beard with the ly booked a room. I gave $6 to stuff. I was met by a Chinese Re-Chan Kang, the boy from Sam Yick venue Officer, who expressed a de- Chan, to buy fruits and vegetables sire to carry out a search. I pro-and told him I would want these tested, saying I was a Justice of the before March 1st. Peace of Singapore, and showing my card on which the title appear- ed and also the card given to me by Dr. Kotewall. In spite of my protest, the search was proceeded with. Eventually, I went on board the ship and arrived at Singapore on December 11th.
"On December 20th, I received a letter from my wife at Canton in forming me that she had fallen seriously ill from a complaint in the throat which we call "goose throat". I left the day following the receipt of the letter by the s.s. Takada, arriving in Hongkong in December. I went up to Can- ton that sume night, and whilst there, my wife having got much better. I decided that she should
return to Singapore. For the pur- pose of putting her on board, I came down with her and she sailed on the .s. Cremer, on January 19th.
"I did not go with her on that. boat, but returned to Canton to
look after a matter connected with fungahui. My wife who is a great believer in fungshui asked me to find a new site with better fungshui for the remains of her father, and the duty fell on me because he had left no, son or other male relativel Having selected the new grave, I was present when the remains were exhumed and reinterred in the new grave.
"On February 19th I returned to Hongkong, 50 arranging matters that while booking my return pas- sage to Singapore on the P. and O. Macedonia sailing on March 1st, I would have the time during the interval of my few days' stay in Hongkong of seeing Mr. Chan Lim- pak, another director of the Nan- yang Brothers who was expected to
room at the Hotel.
requested that I should wait a few minutes after that hour in case Mr. Lum should be late. I told him I could wait a few minutes for Mr. Lum, and just as he was leaving.
I asked how he came to know I
cluding presents which I had re- With the rest of the luggage. All the luggage was downstairs, in- ceived from the Ko family. I told him to take down my typewriter in its case as well as some baga which I had in the room, and to wait for me.
A Letter From Lum.
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S. 8.
Conversation With Chang.
ing, a man whom I had not pre-appeared in my room, and said he "On February 28th, in the morn- "Shortly after the man Chang viously seen, came to see me in my had a letter for me from Mr. Lum He asked me Tin-yow. Mr. Lum is not going', if I was Mr. Mul and gave me the he said. Before reading the letter, name of Chang. He said, 'Mr. Lum opening it by cutting across the Tin-yow is my friend, and he has top of the envelope with my pen- sent me to enquire if you are knife, I.sald "Why, what is the rea- actually sailing on the Macedonia. son! You told me he had al- He said that Mr. Lum had also ready booked his passage by the booked his passage on the Macedonia Macedonia. Having read the letter and suggested joining me at and been informed by it that Mr. the Hotel, sharing ના launch Lum could not go because he had and going on board together. to return to the country on account said, 'Very well. He then asked of the sudden illness of his mother, me what time I would be leaving enquired of Chang if Mr. Lum the Hotel that morning. I told him was asking me to take those things that it would be at 7 a.m. and he
to Singapore for him. What were they and where were they? Chang informed me that they were suit- cases and that they were down- stairs. I asked 'How many pieces?" He replied 'Six'. I replied "What a large number. Are they big? plied that Mr. Lum was not sure and I replied, 'All right. I shall go was staying at the Hotel. He re He said they were of a fair size, where I would be putting up, but down within a few minutes to have that I had told him (Mr. Lum) that a look at them. He then handed
would be moving to the Hotel
me a parcel which he informed me, within a few said that he had a number of times I took the parcel, and I remember days. Chang also contained the keys for all the pieces. come to the Hotel to look me up, now having put it in my waistcoat and on that morning saw my name pocket as I had not yet my coat on on the board for the first time. at the time. Chang then went "On that day I called on a number downstairs, and I hurriedly packed of local friends, including Sir Shou- my things and gave them to the son Chow and Dr. Kotewall, and foki when he came in for them. enquired if they had anything for
"When I got downstairs, I look | me to take to their friends in Singa-ed for Chang, but he was not there. pore. In the afternoon I went to Instead, to my astonishment I saw the picture show at the World
my luggage tied in the same slings as a lot of other baggage. I did not give instructions for them to be packed that way. Looking over one of the pieces casually, I found the inscription Lum Foo-tok," which means, Sent with Lum's re- quest. It had gone past seven NELLORE
clock and so we left the Hotel, I TANDA closely following the luggage, ST. ALBANS while it was being carried by four coolies belonging to the Hotel."
Theatre.
"On returning to the Hotel, I rang up for Ah Kam and he came at 8.30, when I gave him final in- be returning from Shanghai. Istructions regarding the fruit, and came down here late at night and vegetables. I went to bed at 9 or stayed with Mr. Ko Pak-cho. Two 9.30 p.m., after having instructed days later, on February 21st, the room-boy to wake me up the booked my passage оп the following morning at 6 o'clock. I Macedonia under the name of K.L. had such a sound sleep that night Roey, paying $186.02 for a first that I had to be shaken up at about 6.30 a.m. The first person I saw was the room-boy. Then Ah Kam came to see me and reported that he had already bought the fruit and vegetables and that he had them done up in
class berth.
Another Meeting With Lum. "On February 22nd, at about noon, as I was walking along Des Voeux Road near the World
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The case was adjourned at this stage until this afternoon when an endeavour will be made to finish it, the Magistrate intimating that he would be sitting up till 5 pm. if bas- necessary,
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