CO129-142 - Public Offices & Others - 1869 — Page 79

pru; and he never had any emigranty convenly, to proANT SUSTINUS TELO TO sick of jaundice. He kept no record of the Surinam.

The Man Fook Wo has a mim emigrants who were sick, or those sent to be of branches, one of which is the house the Tage (Chiese Hospital; and in question; and the Emigration Offic Card not say whether any were there at and Dr Adamus 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, wheu a number were Lum Aching, an ex-emigrant, on being rejected as nufit to carry out the contract, leclared, stated that he was brought from and pent on shore. On Monday last, the Kwei-sin by a man whom he could pomy 19th, the Entigration officer and Dr Adams out.to be sold as a pig" or, (as the Coro inspected a further number of men from the her remarked, not to put too Titeral different houses, to complete the complement When translation upon the words) as a 204 required for the Ferdinand Brun. grant. He did not know anything of t 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-housel

three or four days ago, though he was w would be required, and the head men ling to gu; he was sick, and was turn were instructed to get rid of the men as out, in the same way as he had soun a speedily as possible, bringing those who wards of ten persons turned out befor were willing to go away, that they might be He never saw any sick persous sert sent on board passage-boats to their native Hospital; he was beaten previous to bein places. He did not give them money, as they would then have stayed in the Colony sent away from the house,

It would The Coroner here. remarked that which he wished to prevent. would be compelled to adjourn at th be of no benefit to the people in the stage, and he would have to continue t houses to prevent any from going away. evidence of this witness afterwards.

In casos of illness, instructions were givers m that they should be seen to; but if serious.

cases arose, they should be taken to me Chinese Proganet Treviroshan-expenses of which would be paid through 5 Fat not veen personally to the Er 1920

ospital lately: un kyew of TRIA hai 2016 to the Cosplay Who had not died

Dr Cochran observed that the might be dead by that time: he certainly very sick, to all appearan at present.

The evidence was therefore continue and the witness then contradicted his for er statement to the effect that he was s

before leaving the coolie-house. He cay a cold in the Police Station. He saw any doctor examine any of the di grants, and he was nestendimusait examin He had seen emigrants receive papers Mr Caldwell before going on board

Mr Caldwell here stated that the who story was utterly untrue, as the emigran were examined some ten days ago by D Adams and the Emigration Officer: E could not have been in the house at all.

The Coroner remarked that he would b glad if Mr Caldwell would come up morrow and give his evidence. He wouk have to adjourn until 4 o'clock to-morrow,

Friday, April 23.

asked that question because he had him- The Coroner fire explained vort he

self 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 some- thing terrible.

Witness continued to say that the com- mon people, even respectable shopkeepers,

went there to be cured.

The Coroner observed that such might be the case; but he never conid Forget the

of the so-called wards JHO DECISIOJ Tade upon his mind by tite I was 2 perfect picture of fith and miscug; the "paticirle were hintalet fogether in a most

miserable placer with pucis of trade awa nature where they lay There was no one and evidently performed the duties of to give a drink of water to any of them ar keeper was asked whether this one or that attend them in any way; and when the

one was dead or alive, la stated lidt be beat hun way by the witness-bos yesterde use of a most filthy expression in common. did not know. One who was naked mazila He wished the people to pay his passare amongst the Chinese.

Another wa

Lum Aching, the sick enolie was agail put into the box. He again got confuse as to whether he was sick or not; and stated that he was driven out and beat with a stigh, because he was not selected

on Board ship The man W

back to his native country; but they roft toe ek to see whether he was ed to do 80. fle caught a cold at dead or not-and the reply was a groan. Sayingpoon Police Station: he was not wet and that he certainly did,

not know that anything was going wrong,

sick,

Mr Caldwell here stated, in reply to these he would have taken action. But he Coroner, that he made it a rule to sen as only responsible for the payment," back all the emigrants who were rejected but as he well knew that many wou remain and spend money here if they hat it, he saw their passages taken and wouk

think of seeing whether the Chinese carried out their part of the contract.

"The Coloner remarked radgid not

Witness stated that he thought naturally

not allow them to get the money in theit it was carried out, as the keeper of the own hands.

Hospital was a respectable man.

The Coroner remarked strongly on the horrible state of the Chinese Hospital.

He con

Choo Asoo, another coolie, was next tinued to detail the mode of entering into examined; but this witness's statement the sugagements on the part of the coolies. bad floundered so very long until the The coolie-house keepers could not by any Coroner remarked that he thought the witness was weak in the head. He said he chance gain by putting out any man, as all entered the coolie house on the 14th Apr knew nothing of the man named Tai Akwa; the expense was borne by the agent. He and left on the 20th: he heard Tai Akwa he could give the names of all who had name mentioned in the house, but neve been sent on board the ship, but those his being sick, Witness lost his tickets who had been rejected he could not speak the ship, and was refused in consequence of. The coolies were always brought to On asking for passage-money, he was thru witness'-bouse before food allowance was out of the place. He never saw ay sid men in the house, and never saw any sig given, and he always told them that they people taken out.

would have ample time to consider whether been in the house, he must have been exa- they would go or not; but if this man had Wong-teen-fook, broker or market mat of ago, he would not be taken as an emi- mined by the Doctor. If he were 35 years of the coolie-house, stated that there were great, unless he had a wife and family, one or two sick people in the house lately He could offer no explanation as to why the He could not say what the book produced man should be found outside the house, as was for; neither could he say of what it would be no advantage whatever to the disease the patients were sick. He ha keepers. He had had complaints from the seen one man taken out of the house be coolies once or twice, chiefly about "chow- cause he was very sick; could not say chow" and a scarcity of opina; be always what was the matter, This was since advised any who smoked opium not to put The End of March: he had been in the down their names, house over a month. Never saw any one carried out into the street; never saw any beating in the house.

Mr D. R. Caldwell, China interpreter, sworn, said, he had been employed DA SE Bask, agent for the Sumam Emigate

The Coroner remarked that he could not

see that there was evidence to prove any though ile believed he was the same whose complicity in the exposure of this man,

obtained a full, frank and free expia name was in the coolie-book. They had nation from Mraldwell, to whom her.

were very much indebied. Di conse; dkk. remarks he had made about the Hospital were not directly connected with the ques-

tion.

The Jury returned a verdict of death by natural canses./

The Coroner remarked that he hoped that greater care would be taken as to the He was never so much Hospital in future. saddened by any spectade in his life before.

Mr Caldwell said that he would himself. sector was a great shame, and he would anom. Zar The Own experise. ever, the present was an experiment; awuli though successful as showing that the people flock to Hongkong as emigrants (600 having come when only 290 were

TUL TAGS Very, defectiv4 AS 10 a17an, ge monts These would be in future greatly improved, upon the experience of this first attempt to change the system. Que ship, had only been sent off as yet, and many improvements would be made,

The

inquest then concluded.

Gutered

Mioc Offices

77

Dorney Stirl 28 July solber

be

Jam

duulest

Сdurin Pears Secretary to the

het: Apoe & for the Promotion

apve

of Lorial Lecence

MINUTE

MCC 28

SirSandford 20

Sik RogersB MMonse!! Farlintaville

Coil franclli

MHolland

roomite & Govenor

as directed!

24/7 Jus

1869

JULY

"Com 6 auf

биз

actuorlidge.

the receipts

Your bellis of the 17t

mint with Reports.

his Enquests held at

Hong Kong in Appelt Sany last. In the fort Incy. Coroner into the causes

& cervesentances attending

the death of

tive Chenèse

F