News of deaths in Hong Kong!

I’m sorry if I skip back and forth a bit, but sometimes questions come to mind. One such mystery for me, is why were certain deaths deemed “newsworthy” in Hong Kong. 

Clearly after scanning hundred if newspapers from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, there are only a mere handful of deaths that warranted a “news item”  There were the usual obituaries which were like in the papers of today, short bios, usually in the classified sections, and were most often placed by the families of the deceased. Duplicates sometimes ran in other publications, such as a hometown paper or a place where the departed was well known.

The mentions of the death of “Anne Hunter, alias Kot Choy” were neither of these. As can be seen, they were shown as more of a news item or a notice that may be of interest to those other than family. If this coverage signified some sort of importance or that the deceased was well known in the community, then why is it the only mention of her. In the 83 years of her life, I can find no other news or record of her, other than her death. How can one be so well-covered in death but show nothing of their life?

Who was responsible for these newspaper articles?