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YOUNG NURSE'S DEATH

Ann

pro-

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1934.

Depressed at Times. Sister Rose Spry said that sho was on afternoon duty on Novem ber 26. The deceased was very ill

mother-in-law, and they did not they give her an orange. Witness take anything to deceased, nor did know of no reason why sho should have cut her throat,

Asked for a Coffin. Miss Cynthia Garela, probation- camo ary nurse,

said, that she went

Waa

DISAPPEARANCE OF

but looked brighter. She was de: pressed at times. Hor frat visitors WEAPON

that afternoon were her mother and a Chinese woman, who Dramatic evidence- was given together and stayed with her for into hospital having been taken by probationary nurse

Cynthia about one, and

a half hours. il about a week aftor Nurse are, of the Victoria Hospital Deceased talked quietly with them. Shum, and was put in the same yesterday when the Coronor's Deceased did not show any algus ward the first day, but was shirt. inquiry into the tragic death of of trying to get any fruit. For a od, the following day on to the probationary nurse Jessic

faw days previous they were 'get verandah. She never talked with Shum on the morning of Novem-ting Chinese oranges of the type deconsed after being shifted, ha ber 26, was resumed before Mr. been possible for the amah to get was closed. On the morning of found in the room. It would have enusa the window separating them Hamilton. Deceased was in hog-i pital suffering from typhoid, and the patient an orange and a sharp November 25 the window was found with her throat cut. knife had the patient asked for one, open, and while at breakfast she especially at night, but the amah heard Nurse Shum call twice to The first witness called yesterday would have been breaking the rules her, and then a third time. Nurse was Fung Shiu-kin, translator at had she done so. the 'S.C.A.

Shum asked her whether she had office, who duced h certifled

Ah Kam, the No. 1 amah, was written to Nurse Chan thanking ог copy translation of the

very good at her work, and under her for having sent things to letter left by the deceased.

stood patients diet. She was not a them. She replied she had, and It rond

woman liable to give the patient asked Nurao Shum If she wanted as follows."For my crime I des an orange. The other amalt. Ah anything else. Nurse Shum sald served a myriad deaths. Please nity my mother แอส relatives.

Shap, was a junior, and witnessno, but wanted her to write to They are not connected with the never allowed junior servants to do her mother and nek for a coffin letter."

much for the patients. She did not for her. She was quite serious think anyone else could have given about it. Witness tried to coll- Lucy Constance Mallows, nursing the deceased the orange. The de-solo Nurse Shum. and told har sister at the Victoria Hospital for Censed was utterly incapable of not to be so silly, as she was got the past cleven months, said that getting the orange horself. Beting better. Nurse Shum then on November 26 she was on duty tween 6.30 and 7 p.m. witness was said no mora. from 6 n.m, to 1.30 p.m. Nume certain the orange was not in the Shum was very sick and did not bel when she washed and fed the say very much. Witness did not patient. No other amaha besides form any impression as to whether the twe mentioned she was depressed or not.

to the She did room after 7 p.m. not liave any visitors during the morning. Shortly before

n

0.0.

went

Had No Troubles.

early on the morning of Novem

Witness said she was awake ber 26 and saw Sister Scales tak ing the temperature of Nurse Shum, and after that, saw her talk to Ah Kam, who then went to the wardrobe and got a blanket,

on November 26 witness was called Miss E. 5. Atkins, principal of which she put over Nurse Shum and arrived at the deceased's ward St. Stephen's College, sald that she Ah Kam then took away her hot at three minutes to oix. As she had known the deceased aineo water bottle. entered, Sister Scales called for January 1928, when deceased had the Slater went out together. Both 'amahs and her. Witness went for a pair of studied under her. She last saw Shortly after they had left, wit forceps and on returning to the deceased on November 24 in hos-noss wald she heard Nurse Shum ward saw Dr. Newton there. The pital. She appeared excited, and coughing a couple of dry coughs. patient died a little later. Witness thoughtful. She did not know of Witness sat up found a letter on the pillow.

and aw Nurse A anything weighing on deceased's Shum. struggling, kicking the search was commenced about 6.10 mind. Deceased had no troubles. blankets vory violently. Nobody. for any weapon or instrument, but She was inclined none was found. When witness letter

to take the jentered the ward between the written first went to the ward, Sister Scales having

by deceased as time the amaha left and the time been written was there alone. Both amahs were depression,

during she saw Nurse Shum struggle. In the ward with Dr. Newton at any specific fact. On November ther Nurse Sham wanted any and not describing She leaned forward to see who- 6.10. The windows to the balcony 24 decensed told her she thought thing, and saw her hands eling. were bolted at 0.20.

she was dying the previous night, ing to the blanket across her and later on said "You think throat. She thought she had had can get better." About a year an attack of pain. It was then. ago deceased told her she was un- Ah Kam returned with the hot happy at going back to the Vie water bottle.

Sho heard toria Hospital.

amah ask very excitedly what was the matter, then throw the bottle away and go for the Sister. The

Replying to the Coroner, the witness said that the deceased was not allowed oranges. Oranges lika the one exhibited in Court were sometimes in the hospital.

the

Slater, Ab Kam and Ah Shap

Dr. Newton Witness said it was possible for marked that Chinese nurses never at this stage re- an umah to get an orange for a liked being at the Victoria Hos patient without the sister seeing pital, as they were away from the same to the room together.

other nurses. They were not tak The hearing was adjourned, to

her.

The Coroner: Does that applying any more Chinese nurses the afternoon of January 10.

to a knife too?

Witness: You.

there,

Leung Pak-king, mother of the deceased, said her daughter was Continuing, witness said she taken ill early in November. She found the deceased's handbag under visited her frequently in hospital the pillow. She opened it and On the afternoon of November 25 searched for instruments but found she found her daughter in good none. She closed the Sag, left it in spirita. Her daughter told her the ward which was locked until she felt much better. Witness the arrival of the Police.

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