CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 20

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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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a

d

HOW TO

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3.

18

the

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

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