TABLE B-RETURN OF FORMAL ENQUIRIES DURING THE YEAR 1899.
Europeans.
Chinese.
FINDING.
Men.
Women. Men. Women Boys.
::
Accidental Death,.
Acute peritonitis,
Asphyxia by hanging, self-caused during unsound state
of mind,
Asphyxia by hanging which was self-inflicted,..
Asphyxia from gaseous poisons, the products of com-
bustion,
Beri-beri,
Compound fracture of skull with laceration and hœmor-
rhage of bruin, the result of a full,
Death by hanging, self-inflicted,
Death probably resulted from natural causes.
Decom-
position was too far advanced for real canso of death to be ascertained,
Deceased was found dead in the harbour and had while alive been suffering from Plague, but whether death was due to Plague or to Drowning there is no evidence to determine,..
Deceased was suffering from Plaguo, but his death was due to shock caused by surgical injury to bis chest the result of an accident,
Dislocation of the neck due to accidental fall from a
scaffolding,
Dislocation of the neck due to hanging in due course of
Law,
Found drowned,...
Fracture of skull accompanied by laceration of the brain.
The evidence indicates that deceased fall from the verandah of Bed-room No. 2 of the Stag Hotel, Fracture of skull and hemorrhage aud laceration of the brain enused by a bullet discharged by his own hand,
Fracture of skull and hemorrhage and laceration of the brain caused by a buller discharged by one Andrew Marks,
Fracture of skull caused by collapse of a verandah on
2nd floor of 313, Queen's Road Central,.. Fracture of skull due to an accidental fall from a height,. Gunshot wound of the brain self-inflicted by the de- ceased while temporarily insauc and not responsi- ble for his actions,...
Hemorrhage caused by a ruptured spleen, there being
no evidence to determine by what this was caused, Hemorrhage of Thorax--result of injuries caused by
accidental fall into the hold of s.a. Trinan.
Heart failure brought on by general wasting due to
oplum smoking,
Heart failure caused by Fatty Degeneration and Preu-
monia,...
Internal hemorrhage due to rupture of the spleen
caused by an accidental blow from the he! of a lanimer,...
Opium poisoning,
Opium poisoning-no suspicion of foul play,
Phthisis,
Shock caused by multiple injuries the effect of the ac- cidental falling of a stone on the deceased,.........
Shock due to burns,
Shock the result of extensive burns caused by the ex-
plosion of a kerosene can...........
Shot from a pistol accidentally fired by himself,
Suicide by cutting throat,
Suicide by hanging,
Suicide by opium poisoning,.
The body found in the harbour m 18th November was
that of Private No. 4727, David Jordan, R.w.r. Death was due to Syncope resulting on shock caused by a fracture of the base of the skull. There is no evidence to show bow this fracture was caused,
Brought forward,.
1
10
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Girls.
Men.
Indians.
Nationality
unknown.
::
¦ ¦
::
:
Total.
FINDING.
RETURN OF FORMAL ENQUIRIES,—Continued,
12
Carried forward,.
The body found in the harbour on 21st November was that of Private No. 1888, Henry Joues, R.W.F. Death was probably due to drowning, but the enuNO of death cannot be determined by the medical evidence owing to the body, when recovered, being for advanced in decomposition...
The Jury find that the deceased, Liu Fuk, met his death by & revolver shot fired by special constable Lewis Evans who was acting in the execution of his duty,
Wilful murder against six persons unknown,
Total,..
Magistracy, Hongkong, 25th January, 1900.
Europeans.
Chinese.
Indians.
Men.
Women. Men, Women Boys. Girls: Men.
Nationality
unknown.
47
Total.
42
3
2
2
}
59
44
3
1
62
B. I. J. GoMPERTZ,
Acting Pelier Magistrate.
TABLE RETURN OF BURIALS WITHOUT FORMAL ENQUIRIES DURING THE YEAR 1999.
2
3
Reason why no Formal Enquiry
was held.
Chinese.
Europeans and Americans.
Men. Women Boys Girls. Men, Women Boys Girls.
No suspicious circumstances, -
No evidence and/or decomposed state of
body,
594
190 380 858 10
20
36 98
Post Mortem satisfactory,
3
Suspected persons were charged with the
murder of deceased,
2
:
*
1
42
3
2
2
59
I
:
Indians.
Aten.
9
ascertaimble,
$
Found on Found in
Law.
Harbour.
Total.
1,543
108
Known.
Un-
known,
Known.
un.
known.
--
3
645 64 152
52 3
ww
:
2
Total,......
819
196 422 396 12 2
شمالی
2
8 1,658 GOS 097 79
2214
H. H. J. GoMPERTZ,
Acting Police Magistrate.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 25th January, 1900.
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