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English resident in China
was
found strangled
in
his bed, his house being in the centre of Victoria.
No European
resided on his
remises and
premises Servants only
of his Chinese
svas
missing - a Coolie whose
duty
was to attend to
the door.
had been ac
The Murder
accompanied
with robbery a variety of small articles being missing from the apartment. Suspicion naturally fell
ou
the boolie who had
absconded and a reward
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the
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t
of 500 Dollars for
apprehension of the guilty
ru
his or their conviction
was at once
within a four
a
few
offered
d and
hours notice
there of generally circulate in blinese. Informati
ation
being given to the Police that Ho alipe the Coolie was a native of I-tiv a Village
ow
the Mainland about 40
Miles to the Eastward
of
this Colony an application
was made to the admiral
for
a
Steamer an
id
he
placed at the disposal of
the Colonial authorities