CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 23

8.

information. showing that several other

ation was obtained

chinese had been engaged

in this murder and it

was believed that they

had come over

from Stauby

on the other side of this Island for the purpose

and had returned there after effecting it. It was also stated that Stauby

Was

the

e focus for organizing plote in connection with

the Chinese on the mainland

and

against English life property here and that

some of the ringleaders at

+

Starley

were chinese officials

21

w

in our own

the Tepo viz.

of the place

employment -

or native officer

and the

watchman who had the

charge of the Military Barracks there. On the 19th

Icaused

ar

application to

be made to the Admiral

for the use of a Steamer to effect the exchange of the hostages for Ho alipo - but that officer had not one to spare - however the Superintendent of

the

Peninsular and Oriental

Steam Navigation Company