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Monsieur T. Ponerides, The inquest on Miss Dorothy He had not noticed particularly Greece, told the delegates that the Annie Thompson, found shot dead whas clothes the Chinese beside child, who died when she was aged in Keswick Road" on October 3rd, the road had been wearing, but

months, was so well developed as a medium at the age of nine with Mr. H. Dudley Law lying seri thought one of them had a long months that she was able to say

ber, and to speak of events, that away, was resumed in A.M. Police notice of them 43 he had been had happened during the war long Court, Shanghai, last week," says walking fast. The whole time he before her birth and in language was in Keswick Road was between far beyond the range of her rental the N-U Daily News, before the ten and 15 minutes, and while there I development as Registrar, Mr. A. 3. Martin, sitting he had not seen any others on the months,

baby of nine as Coroner. After evidence of four road beside the two Europeans, the

"When the child was dying." four Chinese, and the Chinese who stated . Ponerides," she said to witnesses had been taken, the inhad run after him. The two Euro her mother: Don't be SOTTY, quest was adjourned until October | peans were just walking along.

mamma, for our separation. They 13th.

doing nothing.

call me to go with them. They say The Fatal Wound.

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The Drive In The Gar. Wu Yoh Hsi...a chauffeur em Austin Darley Wall, who stated ployed by the Taylor Garage, gave papa

The unhappy father tried vain- TJIKINI that he had examined the body of to the Shanghai Club at 5.05, p.m.with his dead baby, and eventual! TJISAROBA ...S1. K'auva. 9th Oet | 31st Det,

evidence that he drove & car roundly many times to get into touch Miss Thompson' at 19.13 p.m. on on October 3rd and picked up received a message that he must TJIMANEOK ... Thursday, October 4th, and found H. D. Law, whom he recognized not make these attempts, but wait

DALNY, AMOY Stà Nov. bullet through having driven him in his patiently, because his child, being TJISONDARI... SEKLUING. 19th Nov.

car before and took him to the wounds. The Arse was in the right Victoria Nursing

Home.

so young, must receive some train- After side of the chest, close to the right waiting about ten minutes, Me, the seances for communist TJISALAK

ing with this world." arm-pit. The entrance wound was Law, who was sitting in the car,

Dangers Of Cremation. was joined by a foreign lady, and in front between the third and he drove them to the corner of The question, Doce cremation fourth ribs, and the exit wound Boone and North Szechuen Roads, produce suffering for the person behind.between the ninth and tenth as they said they wanted to go to whose body is cremated "was dis

a shoe shop. cl

cussed by M. R. Montandoa. "who ribs the bullet having passed

From there he took them to Jess stated that the number of people through the right lung. This was field Park, where he heard Mr, who demanded the purification of the fatal wound," death being due Law ask the lady if she would like fre after depth WAS increasing. TJISALAK te hamorrhage of the lung.

to go into the park. She answered | Hany scientists favoured Cтema- that it was too late. Mr. Law, tion Were they right or wrong! TJISONDARI... BATAVIA 95th Oct. 28th Oct. The second wound, he said, was

then signed the chit, which he The question had to be, considered tranaversely across the body at the identified; and he drove back to from the sentimental and hygienic TJITAROEM ... JAYA, MATARSZE 2nd level of the base of the spint, the dismissed the car was 6.10 p.m.

The time Mr. Law standpoints and hitherto doctors

had neglected the occult side of TJIKEMBANG heller passing through both but and he had checked the time with the problem. Cremation should be tocks. This ws! only O fest his wrist watch. He reached the avoided during the first three days. TJILEBOET

after death, because it caused dis wound. The only other abmoriaali.arage again at 6.93 p.m. ties were an abrasion on the point

Police Investigations.

integration of the vital body, and if destruction of the body by fire of the chin and another on the the S.M.P. attached to Bubbling death, the spirit, which had just

De Sub-Insp Harvey Grubb of was carried out

after right forearm,

Well Station, testified that between been berated might suffer 7.13 and 1.20 p.m. on October 3rd

Except in cases in which the he was in his house and received body was absolutely dead, crema. a telephone message frem Bubbling tion, as practised in Europe, in a Well Station that two foreigners sealed vessel and a short time after TJIKINI were lying wounded in Keswick the appearance of the first symp Road. He went to Keswick Road toms of death occurred. might corner of Tunsin Road saw the avoid the means of destroying the

cause suffering. It was wiser TJIMANDEK dead body of a foreign woman. physical body unless a number of Inspector Foley, P.C. Wilson, F.C.days had elapsed after death. Frankish, a Chinese detective, and aforeign sergeant were also there.

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He could not tell from the nature of the wounds which had been in- flicted first. The wound in the lung was sufficient to cause death between 10 and 30 minutes, according to the rate of the bleed ing. In his opinion, Miss Thomp son would not necessarily be con. scious after receiving the wound. She would be unable to struggle with anyone after being wounded, At this point D.S.I. Grub put HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

but might have been able to roll in a map of the road and district on the ground: He bad ent out around the scene of the finding of piece of the dress Miss Thompson the bodies, which was drawn to had heen wearing, just where the scale. fatal bullet had entered, and given this to the police, as there seemed tobe slight marks which might assist in telling from what distance the bullet had been fred. The piece of cloth was produced and handed in as an exhibit.

Continuing. he said that the body of Miss Thompson was later examined by Dr. Marshall and taken to the Isolation Hospital and mortuary. A gentleman's over. coat and umbrella were found near the body, and three shells were A Soldier's Evidence.

handed to him by one of the foreign The next witnese was Ernest

policemen, The shells had been John Hinnels, a private in the 2nd found near the body. After setting Ba. The Suffolk Regiment. He guard over the spot he returned stated that on the afternoon of to the station, as it was too dark to make a thorough investigation of the scene at that time.

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Highest open-air Temperatuze, 16th: 79 Lowest open-air Temperature, 17th: 74 October 3rd he and two mates went out for a run from their camp at Jessfeld Park, round by Jessfeld He returned at. daylight next B-Blue sky C-Cloudy; D= Railway Station, to Brenan Road, morning with others and Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; down Keswick Road, and making a examined the Вседе and the MMist;. O-Overcast; P=Passing

He found one more shell. circle back to the camp. They left

sbowers; Q-Squalls; R-Bain; T- camp at 0.10 p.m. and when they

Thunder reached the corner of Keswick Road ho stopped to do some road- work or walking, and allowed his comrades to go on.

vicinity.

about is feet away from the spot where the body had fallen. This was on a bank to the cast side of the road. In Tamsin Road he found a wallet, ring 230 yards The spot he selected for his road- away on the side of the road. It work was before & small temple, appeared to be empty, but there

was $30 "in about five feet high and eight feet Strewn over the ground for 20 yards an inside pocket. wide, in Keswick Road, where he further on were some papers and walked fast up and down over a distance of about 300

photographs, and two cards belong yards. While doing this he saw two Euro-g to Mr. Law. Two five pound notes were also there, crumpled peans, a man and a woman, ap- proaching from the north, but he up and thrown away. The wailet did not take much notice, as it was by Mr. Law as his own.

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he passed them three times, and "The police searched for the band Fri. the third time one of them said supposed to have been carried something which sounded like by Miss Thompson, but this could Bat. "Good-night." As he had net not be found. Inspector Grubb heard them distinctly, he did not reply.

He then decided to go back to the camp, and saw shout 18 to 20 yards in front of him, before he had walked far, four Chinese at the side of the road. When he had passed them about 30 yards, be looked back and noticed that they had spread out over the road, one heing in the middle, one on each side, and one on the railway at the west side of the road. He thought nothing of this, and broke into a

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Followed By A Chinese...

As he was running he heard a Chinese running behind him, so be turned and asked the man what he wanted. The man muttered some. thing and went on to the railway. The man appeared to be an ordi nary coolie, from what he could see. At the corner of Keswick and Brenan Roads he saw two mounted Sikhs, dismounted and chatting. One of them who had heard him say something to the Chinese who had run after him, asked him "What's the matter, John He

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said that he had walked from the sun. spot where the car had been dis charged to the scene of the killing, and found that it took about 15 minutes, when walking at about 2). Tam. miles an hour.

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