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who happened to be on the steps when Mr. Phillipa left,.
also told him he was doing a very foolish: thing and advised
him to wait and apply for a gasrda
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Apart from the danger of hanɛibs,
the journey was
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full of difficulties, as it would be necessary to engage
fresh campana at three or four place: an route. Mr. Phillipe
spoke little or no Chinese, and his Chinese servant, who
He reached lång
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alone accompanied him, know no Puglish.
Shui sefely and changed sempans there, the next stage being
to Taipingfu, which is about forty alles below iangohow.
Hung Bhail, in order to pay the sampan san, he changed $ 15.
in French notes into silver; and it is thought that tila say given the impression that he was
ferrying a large sun of money, A rumour of this description
in a Meangel town would reach the rubbers in a very akort
while, and would furnish sa additional incentive to possibi-
lities of PRLSON,
7.
It is said that the seapen was held up a abort
distance below làưng Abai. Mr. Phillipa drew his revolver
but did not use it, and was captured without resiatsuce,
The robbers shet one of the sampan man on the spot; the other
vas released after some time and is now in custody at Taiping,
fu. The Chinese servant of är. Phillips has not been seen
again and is not expected to return.
0.
a Chinese clerk in the employment of the Asiatie
Petroleum Company was travelling up river from Banning to
Lamgabow when the corpse of a foreigner was seen floating in
the river some distemos from the boat. le persuaded the boatmen to lower a szapen to take him over to look at the
body, which he was satisfied was that of Ep. Philips.
There was a knife wound in the stomach which had been ripped
He tried to get the boatman to recover the body,
60FOSS.
but