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Dr.Davenport, medical officer to the Consul te General,
was at once sent on board to examine the body and
rej orted that the man had died a natural death
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that there were no signs of hi having met with any
violent treatment. At the request, however, of the
Chinese authorities, who refued to take this statement.
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as conclusive Ercond examination of the hody was held
on the steamer,
when Pr.Davenport adhered to his
wvious
diagnosic while s veral so-called Chinese medio 1 men
ventured to differ from him. This second examination
was held in difficult surroundings, with a large crowd
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of soldiers, police, idlers and roughs swarming about
the steamer, giving their opinion in loud tores und vrang-
ling in the immediate vicinity of the body upon t
merite of the case and it was not until a guard had been
gent to clear the tip from H.".S.""oorhen" that some
scnblance of order was restored.
In order to calm the apprehension of the Prefect
and "agistrate, who were on the scene of the disturbance
and seemed penuinely concerned at the serious turn the
affair