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fell back on the dock but i am shable to say | Viceroy with the request that mbi tako such how he fell. Deceased was rolling about crying steps aniden (altrisable to punish the in a loud voice for some time and then became editor of this paper for this unwarranted quiet. The man who sat next to me was asleep; publication. he got up and looked at the deceased. Many Dr. Davenport, M.R.O.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. other passengers also went up and looked at the (London), who said he had been beeu 5 years and on correspondent writes:---
deceased. I also got up and went to look at the 11 months in Canton. gave evidence. He said :- ry was held on the Falshan on the 30th deceased who was deal. I knew he was dead found no evidence of any broken bones or any he death of the Chinese passenger who, because somebody pushed deceased and he did other external sign of injury. There was no red, had died as the result of violence at
not move. I did not notice that any of the discharge from the nose or from the ear, the of a Portuguese watclunan named C. officers on board went to the deceased. Some pupils were moderately contracted and equal.
Besides the British and Chinese passengers went up to call the officers. I did The spleeu es, three Doctors, ono English, one
was apparently large. My not see the watoliman afterwards. When I conclusión is from review of these facts that ad one Japanese were present. The went on board the Falshan the deceased was the deceased had been suffering from fever aud
examination, it is stated, revealed of violence and the doctors were agreed man was in a very poor state of health ying and that faith was not due to hinese nudertakers called in by the Nam strate examined the body of the deceased fhanded in a report which states that ten marks of violence on the body of feed and declared that death was due It is said that in the report, the s actually stated that certain marks thody of the deceased were caused by
& foot.
It is marvellous how the undertakers by examining the body te positively that certain marks were
Aicks from a foot.
CROWN C. NORONHA.
H. Fox, H. B. M. Consul-General, an inquiry on Tuesday last. Mr. Costa de Moraes, Portuguese Consul- Mr. Sit Wing Min, the Viceroy's Deputy and the Namhoi Magistrate ot. The manager of Messrs. Butterfield e, owners of the s.s. Fatahan, was also watching the case on behalf of the firm. seise nature of the charge tho Consal bred to investigate was that a Chinese er had been kicked to death on the s.8. on the night of November 29th. C. de surrendered himself as being the ferred to in the charge and pleaded
e for the prosecution was called :— irst witness was Tan Shoung Po who as follows:--I an an insurance broker ghong and was passenger of the s.s. on the night of the 29th altimo. I great noise amongst the Chinese deck e nad went down to the lower deck to was the matter. I saw a man rolling the floor of the deck in a dying stato. bear the man speak. A lot of passen e gathered around the man and there at confusion. I tried to quiet them et the matter could be reported to the arrival in Canton. The man was then could not get noar, but heard people was dead. I did not see the watchman, There was too much ato sos clearly.
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already thero. The affair happened at about that he was probably seriously ill when he wont 11.30 p.m. The deceased was an opium smoker. on board the steamer at Hongkong. At about He was smoking a cigaretto and was sitting up 1.50, at the request of the Chinese authorities I when I came on board the steamer. The again wout on hoard ties Fuishun and examined watebunan asked deceased for his ticket; a the body. I came to the same conclusion and I Chinese saitor asked me for mine. They were was more convinced. The second examination.con- not together. The deceased was lying alongside firmed the first. There were sonie marks on the the hatch when the tickets were collected. forehead of a brown colour such as frequently The distance between deceased and myself are se61) on the Chinese, cansed by counter was about six feet. The Companion ladder was irritants such as the burns, frequently applied between me and the deceased. I did not notice by Chineso in cases of fover and headache. who was with the watchman until he kicked the When I saw the body it was in the condition of deceased.
rigor-mortis. The brown marks on the forehead Choong Lau Ki was then called and said; I were not vocent marks; by recent I mean a few reside in the Yu Tai shop in Tai Shau Kai, hours old. There were no external marks of Cantun. I was a passenger on the s.s. Fatshan violence at all. But on the back, on the left side on the 29th nitimo. My age is 29. I was a deck of the scrotum. there was a post-moriem ro(stain passenger. I was lying down and was asked by discolouration. That it was not the mark of an somebody for any ticket. I did not see the injury was proved by the fact that there was no person who asked for my ticket, but handed him discoloration on those parts of the body which my ticket. Shortly affor I heard a cry Ah were in contact with any other object. The Yah" and I got up and saw a foreigner kick the deceased was not well nourished. His body was deceased and walk away, I was sitting throopale; the pupils were moderately contracted. I mats away from the deceased. I saw the could not say positively that he was an opium deceased sitting when the watchman kicked him, f smoker. I can give no accurate opinion as to The deceased inrediately fell down. I cannot the exact time the man died. His body was say whether the sccused is the foreigner whom still warm when I saw it, but he might have I saw kicking the deceased. Deccased cried for been dead even as much as 20 hones. Texamined three-quarters of an hour and died. I got up and the body at about 10. 30. a m. went to the deenased, took hold of his hunds and pulled them several times. As he did not move I knew he was dead. Thero was great confusion. I told the people not to make a row. After a long while some Europeans came down to look at deceased.
Captain C. V. Lloyd said: I am master of the Fatshan. I was on the upper deck at about quarter to 12, when it was reported to me that a Chinese passenger had died on the lower deck. About a quarter of an hour afterwards, I was informed that the Chinese passengers were creating a disturbance. I went down to the lower deck, and saw a body lying on the deck with many passengers standing round and talking loudly. I enquired what the trouble was and was told that this man had been The inquiry was resumed on Tuesday assaulted by the watchman during the collection afternoon. Two witnesses were examined--a | of tickets. I then asked for witnesses of the Chinese dentist of Hongkong named Tung fact and after some delay a boy about 15 years Cheuk Shan, and a member of the Chinese old or thereabouts was brought forward. He said Ambulance Society, maned Hui Ching Po.
that he saw the watclunan strike a back-handed
The hearing was adjourned to 2.30. p.u. There was a large crowd of Chinese reporters members of the Red Cross Society and Self- Government Association 2bt the Consulate listening to the trial of the case.
The dentist was a passenger on the Fulshan | blow ou the man's check. There was no other and all he knew of the matter was by hearsay. evidence given. Nothing was said of kicks or Hui Ching Po deposed to having examined blows. The boy was surrounded by men behind the body of the doceased and having found him who were prompting him as to what be would several marks of violenes.
say. At that time no one else gave any evidence. Questioned by H. B. M. Consul-General | I told them that the charge was absurd and aftor as to his qualification for giving evidence as sometime they dispersed and I went on dock to the nature of the alleged injuries, witness again. About one hour afterwards I went down said that he had been employed as 21 to see if there was any moro trouble, and heard apprentice in a chemist's shop in Falshan for one your and afterwards joined the Cauton Au bulance Society,
His evidence was rejected as also was that of the dentist.
The Consul General said no evidence would be accepted except from qualified Chinese | This I agreed to at one and the disturbance practitioners with proper diplomas.
from the Compradore that the passengers were talking of writing a joint letter. I sent for the ring leader and then for the first time I beard of kicks aud blows. After some time I asked him what he wanted doue, and he said be wanted a fair investigation when he arrived at Canton.
ceased. The Captain produced the regulations which were always hung up on board the steamer. and referred the Court to rule No. 19 which states that if any of the officers or crew ill-treat any native passengers they will be dismissed from the service. I have been captain in these steamers, witness added, for 23 years. It has often happened that passengers have died on board the steamers when coming up to Canton, the reason being that very often Chinese who
Wo Kai was the next witness called ale the following statement-I live Zin Sai Pin Tan in Fatehau. I am of age. I am a rice merchant and was deck passengers by the as. Falshan. me is Hang Tai. I was sitting on rof the deck close to the deceased doing I saw somo Chinoso collecting money. I did not notice the Portuguese at that time. They ouaitted to collect money from the deceased. Afterwards
Portuguese watchman go up to the The Consul-General, addressing the Chinese and call out "Show your ticket" The reporters who were in the Court, said :-J lave was then lying down covered with a red been shown a copy of the Chinese news- I could not son distinctly which way the paper Kwok See Po issued yesterday morn- was lying. When the watchman cried ing in which the depositions of the Chinose Beet ticket" he kicked the deceased to witnesses examined yesterday uro printed almost op and the deceased sat up and rubbed word for word in an article entitled "The Mur- The watchman pushed deccused twice der of a Chine te passenger by a foreigner ou ay for his ticket." I heard the deceased the Fatahan." This article, published before have no ticket, you have not collected the enquiry bad taken place, had the are sick in Hongkong do everything they can money. How can I have a ticket affect not only of prejudicing public opinion to get on board the steamer to come up to shmen again asked the deceased for against the accased, but of rendering the Canton. Death on board is reported to the money and at the same time struck evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution Consul when the vessel arrives at Canton. If with his hand. Deceased cried out untrustworthy and of little value. Any oue the man has no friends the Chinose Hospital
Deceased then paid the watchman 60 of the 600 passengers on the Fatshan takes charge of the body.
his pocket. I did not see clearly the having read this article might have come ount paid, but I think it must have forward and corroborated in detail the ovidence Jcents.
After the watch collected of these witnesses. To publish the depositions . he gave the decoused a hard of witnesses while a judicial enquiry or trial is th his foot and went away.
When pending is entirely contrary to Western ideas, easuri received the last kick he and it will be my duty to bring the conduct of the exclamation of pain. Deceased then editor of the Kwok Sze Po to the notice of the
J. B. Noland, chief officer, sworn, said:---I went down to the lower deck ut about 20 minutes to 11, with the purser, two watchmen and sailors
to collect tickets. I got to the place where deceased lay about 10 or 15 mints past 11
o'clock. The man was lying down covered with
a blanket. One of the watchmen took up the