Shanghai newspaper 1928

[JayG]

Àccording to her probate record spinster Dora Annie Thompson died at Keswick Road, Shanghai 3rd October 1928. I don't think she was living in Shanghai as it gives her address in County Durham. Is there anywhere online I can access newspapers for Shanghai?

[kiterunner]

This (pay) site has the North China Herald, but it only goes up to 1926:

http://newspaperarchive.com/

[JayG]

Thanks Kate, shame it's just 2 years off what I want.

[Durham Lady]

Here's the Consular record of her death registration, you could send for a copy to the GRO.
Name: THOMPSON, Dora A
Consulate : ShanghaiCountry: China
Year: 1926-1930 Volume : 23 Page: 56
Age at death: 40
Record source: GRO Consular Death Indices (1849 to 1965)

[Jackie H]

There are a couple of reports in The Times and The Guardian on and after 5th October 1928 about Miss Dorothy Thompson, a sister at the Victoria Hospital who was shot and killed in Keswick Road Shanghai. Too much of a coincidence I would have thought for it not to be the same person

[Mary from Italy]

According to the outgoing passenger lists on Ancestry, Miss Dora Thompson, nurse, aged 35, of 68 Fenchurch St. London, travelled to Shanghai in 1922.

[Mary from Italy]

There are several articles about the murder in the Straits Times, which confirm that the date of death was 3rd October:

http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/SearchResults.aspx?keyword=%22dorothy%20thompson%2 2%20AND%20%22dudley%20law%22

[JayG]

Thanks ladies.

Wasn't expecting to find she had been murdered, such ashame.

[Margaret in Burton]

Thanks ladies.

Wasn't expecting to find she had been murdered, such ashame.

But very interesting surely?

[JayG]

Oh yes Marg it certainly is very interesting. I thought she may have been in an accident, hence tring to find online newspapers, but I hadn't thought she may have been killed.

[Shona]

Round of applause to Mary from Italy for finding the newspaper articles. A tragic, but very interesting read.

[Macbev]

Many of these sorts of articles also turn up in Trove...always worth a try.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/79501855?searchTerm=thompson%20shanghai%20&searchLimits=l-decade=192|||l-year=1928