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INQUEST ON WOMAN

Death Follows Septic

Condition

An inquiry was held at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday into the death of a woman, Li Sam-foon, 29,

Was

December 23, 1938.

BANK NOTICES

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833 LEAD OFFICE-LONDON, 38 Nibopagate, 2.C.1.

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HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI

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Subscribed and Pald-up ...... HEAD OFFICE:-UONGKONO,

Reserve Fund .............................. BOARD OF DIRECTORS >-----

T. E. Pearce, Ex..

Chairman

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

Deputy Chairman.

J.C. Bousfield, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq.

K. 3. Morrison. Erg.

A. IL Campion, Esq.

Hon. Mr. B. 11. Dodwell Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields "W. IL Lock, Esq. it. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Ipoh Ilolto Karachi Xlong Kobo

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Beremban Shanghai Singapore

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BOMBAY

Penang

Rangoon

at the Tung Wali Hospital on No-Paid-up Capital ............................... vember 20. Mr. B. A. D. Forrest sat as Coroner, assisted by a jury com- prising Messrs. F. X. M. da Silva, R. C. Wallace and Fung Kim-sheung.

Inspector C. R. Rozeskwy present for the police.

Batavia The Coroner fald the Jury that the Dangkok Inquiry

Was into the death of a Bombay woman who died from septic per Calcutta

Cawnpore tonitis, which had apparently ori-Canton ginated from a criminal abortion. Cebu The duty of the Jury would be to Colombo ascertain the cause of death, whe- Deint

Haiphong criminal ther the abortion

Hamburg nature, and whether they should re-tankow cord a verdict af manslaughter Harbin

Hongkong #gainst any particular person.

Dr. Lo Chiong-fe, of Tung Wahing business tranacted. Hospital, was the first witness. He said a woman named Li Sam-foon, a first-class 20, was admitted into ward in the hospital about 8.35 a.m. on October 25, She complained of a pain in the abdomen, which she said Ind started the day before, and was geling worse. The woman also told the doctor that she had given birth

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of a

to three-months-old foetus a month previously,

she Insisted

Further questioned,

the day the pain had only begun before. Witness examined her, found

an-

Foreign Exchange and General Bank-

Current Accounts apened and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shortes periods at rates which will be quoted ur

on,

Bank's lead Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business. British Income and claims recovery of

which may be Tax overpaid, on termit Excertained at any of a Agencies & Branches.

RA. CAMIDGE,

Hongkong. 29th June, 1938.

CALCUTTA

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BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN, FOR THE HONGKONG AND SANGHAI Chief Manager, Hongkong, 6 October, 1930.

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W. J. WADDINGTON Hongkong, 7th Nov, 1938.

Manager

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Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital...... Reserve and Undivided

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$10,000,000.00 5,028,000.00

********** $ 2,776,726,70 HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG 10, Des Voeux Road, Central

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Sir Bhouson Chaw, Chairman.

P. K. Kwok, Esq.

Li Koon Chim, Esq.

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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES

CHRISTMAS PARTIES Cheero Club Activities her to be suffering from peritonitis,

This Week and advised her to undergo an opera- tlon if she wished to live. Though

HONGKONG SAVINGS DANK. A Christinas party for servicemen unwilling at first, the deceased later gave er consent, and witness per- was held on Monday at the Cheero formed the operation as the Superin-Club, which was tastefully decorated. lendent, Dr. Yu Chiu-kwong, was not Altogether 188 sat down, and after well that day.

dinner they had games, dancing, Operating under a general some songs by Hector Wiggins and aesthetic, witness found the woman's comie turns by Mr. Greene. Splendid abdomen to be full of pus welling up spot prizes were given, while there As the was also carol and community sing- the Chairman of from the abdominal cavity. patient was in a weak condition, witing. Mrs. Hance,

the all for their support, and all present ness did not explore the abdomes to the Ladies Committee, thanked ali a great extent. There was also the present for coming, and also danger of spreading infection, wit-members of the Committee for their expressed their thanks for a very Canton

hard work, and presented, on behalf happy evening. ness closed the abdomen.

The Ladies Committee of the Club, some small gifts to some After the operation, the woman's condition was critical, with a high of the servicemen who had worked thanks to friends of the Club who so Kobe

hard in various ways during that generously donated money, condition re- temperature. This

A veryments, cic, mained for a few days. On October evening. It was altogether 31, witness was given certain in-Joily party.

formation by a nurse, as a result of which he went to see the patient and questioned her regarding the real history of her case.

An Admission

The following is On Wednesday, the Christmas gala of functions at dance was held, when the band of week: the Royal Scots, by kind permission of the officers, played. Light re-

and over freshments were served, twenty prizes given for spot and Mrs. statue dances, and so forth. Deacon, in charge of dances, thanked

The woman told witness that two weeks prior to her entering hospitul, |—

Po she had visited the

On drug alore, somewhere in Queen's Road West, and was operated upon by two women doctors. She said they had used forceps. She was conscious all the time, and experienced great pain during and after the operation. She never fully recovered, and for two weeks auffered attacks of pain and chills.

As she showed no Improvement, deceased told the doctor, she was ad- vised by one of the women to enter the Tung Wah Hospital.

After being told this, said witness, he informed Dr. Yu, who later in- formed the police. Two weeks' after de- the operation in the hospital, ceased's condition improved, her temperature returned to normal, and there was little pus. She appeared to be more cheerful andate and slept well. This condition Was maintained for 10 days.

Between November 20 and 20, her condition grew worse, and she died about 10.40 p.m. on November 20. Before she died, deceased had told witness that one of the women who had operated on her was named Lam. Witness could not find out more, as the deceased was reluctant to talk.

Dr. P. B. Wilitinson, in charge of the Victoria Mortuary, said he per- formed a post-mortem examination. After detailing the results of his ex- amination, he sald deceased had died from septic peritonitis and subse- quent heart failure,

Questioned by the Coroner, Dr. Wilkinson said that in view of the history of the case, he had made a special examination of the genital orguna, but had found no evidence to show that the peritonitis had orl-| ginated there.

Ho Mi, n 74-year-old woman, said that the deceased was her niece and was employed by her. The deceased left her employment on September 25, saying she was going back to the woman left, country. Before the witness had some suspicion of her reason for leaving, and took her to see a doctor, who confirmed her sus- picions that the woman was preg- however, denied nant. Deceased,

this.

The deceased often went out at Oway night, and sometimes stayed for a few days, sald witness. She did not know the man deceased went with. Witness did not see the de- ceased again after September 25.

At this point, the Coroner asked to the Jury whether they wished

inquiry. proceed further with the Although it seemed that on ilegal operation of some kind had been per- formed, there was yet no proof that

the that operation was death.

After a short consultation, the Jury sold they did not wish to hear more evidence and returned a verdict of death from natural causes duo lo peritonitis, adding that there was no evidence of any other cause of death. The Coroner expressed agreement with the verdict.

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