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husband by the Chinese Authorities giving him the rank of a
petty official. It is alleged that these appointments were
given to Chan Lan Tsai as a reward for taking part in the
murder of Yeung Kui Wan, but as there was nothing in the
letters of appointment to support this allegation, no further
action was taken in the matter.
4.
:
There is reason to believe now that Chan
Lam Tsai was the man who actually fired the shots that killed
Yeung Kui Wan, though when Mr. May wrote to him it was thought
that he was an accomplice only. Retribution would thus seem
to have overtaken the actual murderer in this case. But it is
also worth noticing that the Viceroy recently made application
for the extradition on the charge of robbery of a Chinese named
Wong Mang Tsap, who had assisted Mr. May in bringing to Hong-
kong the accomplice Kong Ngau Ying, whom it was proposed to
use as a witness against Ng Lo San.
In the course of the Extradition proceedings
Wong Mang Tsap succeeded in establishing a complete alibi,
thus proving that the charge of robbery was trumped up against
him. This furnishes the closing incident in this intricate
case.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
Mr. J. Gascoigne
Major-General,
Administering the Government.
IJD