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Er. Baich came on board almost immediaboly and said
that the officials could not agree to an oxamination of
the body unless there was a medical officer prosent to
cartify the cause of death. In spite of my assurance
that we had already received a aritten cœrtificate
from
Dr. Paremport, the Radical Officer, they themselves now
wished to employ, "r. Maich said that he had no choice
in the mattor and at once went back in his chair to
find him.
I then went down below to the lowar dock where I
found the dead body partially covered over with a red
blanket and surrounded by a large number of people, con-
spicuous among whom were Chinese Hospital attendants
with red crosses on their sleeves. The entire deck space
was filled with excited groups of people, whom I ascer-
tained to be the felles pass-mpors of the dond man who ware
ready to bear witness to the annult, Representatives of
the Canton Self Governmani "ociety and of the Press, and
loafere cenerally. The cansaya were all open, and faptain
floyd