CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 27

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed
Series Prev Next

soounding him severely

in both buttocks,

on the left side there are three large

= wounds (evidently caused by slugs) - each about the size of a sixpence the right buttock there is

only one wound, but not of such a severe

nature as the others. & tried to persuade this man's

family to take him to the Civil Hospital, but they would not hear of such a thing.

P.C.556 states that the man he fired at and wounded

was one of the thieves who was immediately picked up by his

comrades and the whole gang succeeded in making good their

escape, also that when he arrived at the beach he was fired on from

the junk which was then about 100 yards off and that he returned the fire but does not know with what result.

No persons either amongst the police or villagers are able to

identify the boat or robbers, but from the way in which the house was broken into I am of the opinion that the interior of the shop must have been well known to the perpetrators of the robbery, and their plans, to be so successful, must have been carefully laid.

The whole gang is stated to consist of some 15 or 20. eleven or twelve of whom landed.

Edit History

2026-05-21 16:46:13 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
soounding him severely in both buttocks, on the left side there are three large = wounds (evidently caused by slugs) - each about the size of a sixpence the right buttock there is only one wound, but not of such a severe nature as the others. & tried to persuade this man's family to take him to the Civil Hospital, but they would not hear of such a thing. P.C.556 states that the man he fired at and wounded was one of the thieves who was immediately picked up by his comrades and the whole gang succeeded in making good their escape, also that when he arrived at the beach he was fired on from the junk which was then about 100 yards off and that he returned the fire but does not know with what result. No persons either amongst the police or villagers are able to identify the boat or robbers, but from the way in which the house was broken into I am of the opinion that the interior of the shop must have been well known to the perpetrators of the robbery, and their plans, to be so successful, must have been carefully laid. The whole gang is stated to consist of some 15 or 20. eleven or twelve of whom landed.
Baseline (Original)
20 19 soounding him severely in both buttocks, on the left side there are three large = wounds ( evidently caused by slugs) _ cach about the size of a sixpence the right buttoon there is only wound, but not of such a severe man's ह nature as the others. & tried to persuade this m family to take him to the Civil Hospital, but they would not hear of such a thing. P.C.556 states that be fired and wounded was one of the thieves who immediately picked up by his comrades and the monove gang succeeded in ma aking good their escape, also that when he arrived at the beach he was fired on from the junk which was then about 100 yards off and that he returned the fire but does not know with what result. Vo personseither amongst the police or villagers are any identify the boat or robbers, but from the able to- of the way in which the house was broken into I am opinion that the interior of the of shop must have ocen well known -to the purpetrators of the robbery, and their plans, to be so successful, must have been care carefully iaid. The awhole gang is stated to consist of some 15 or 20. eleven or twelve of: on landed
2026-05-21 16:46:13 · Baseline
View content

20

19

soounding him severely

in both buttocks,

on the left side there are three large

= wounds ( evidently caused by slugs) _ cach about the size of a sixpence the right buttoon there is

only wound, but not of such a severe

man's

ह

nature as the others. & tried to persuade this m

family to take him to the Civil Hospital, but they would not hear of such a thing.

P.C.556 states that be fired

and wounded

was

one

of the thieves who

immediately picked up by his

comrades and the monove gang

succeeded in ma

aking good their

escape, also that when he arrived at

the beach he was

fired on from

the junk which was then about 100 yards off and that he returned the fire but does not know with what result.

Vo personseither amongst

the police or villagers

are

any

identify the boat or robbers, but from the

able to-

of

the

way in which

the house was broken into I am

opinion

that the interior of the

of

shop must have ocen well known -to the purpetrators of the robbery, and their plans, to be so

successful,

must have been care

carefully

iaid.

The awhole gang is stated

to consist of some 15 or 20. eleven or

twelve of:

on landed

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.