Enclosure No: 2
The Daily Press of 24th March 1886.
ANOTHER MURDER IN HONGKONG.
Another most brutal murder was committed in this colony yesterday afternoon, two poor itinerant blind Chinese musicians having been attacked by thieves for the sake of robbery, both of them stabbed, and one so badly that he died soon after receiving his wounds. These two unfortunate men were on the road to Shaukiwan, and at Quarry Bay they stopped at the stream by the roadside to wash their feet and legs. The stream is about 300 yards from the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, and while they were sitting there two ruffians armed with knives came upon them and proceeded to rob them. The blind men appear to have offered some resistance, which was at once met by a savage attack from the thieves, who stabbed them severely with their knives. As may be imagined, there was but little of a valuable nature about these two poor afflicted men to have tempted the most desperate thief to commit so atrocious a crime, and all the thieves appear to have got from them was a banglo and two umbrellas, the value of the whole plunder being most utterly insignificant. The blind men raised a considerable outcry, and their cries of "save life" were heard in the sugar works, some of the employés at which at once rushed out to give assistance. They saw a couple of men running up the hillside as fast as they could go, and they gave a chase, being joined by two Chinese detectives who happened to be out in that district on some other work. The lokangs had revolvers with them, and they fired at the two villains, but do not seem to have been fortunate enough to hit either of them. They both succeeded in distancing their pursuers, the nature of the ground being favourable to their escape, and all traces of them were lost, but the police under Inspector Swanston at Shaukiwan, and Inspectors Perry, Quincey, and others from the Central district are in active search for them. Should they be found it is probable there will be no difficulty about their identification, as they were sufficiently plainly seen by a number of persons to be recognised if met again. Meanwhile the two wounded men were conveyed to Shaukiwan Police Station, and here one of them, who had a very severe wound in the neck, died from his injuries. The other man was conveyed at once to the Government Civil Hospital, where he is now receiving attention, and it is hoped his wounds are not likely to prove fatal.
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The Daily Press of 10th June 1886.
ATROCIOUS MURDER NEAR SHAUKIWAN, HONGKONG.
The village of Shaukiwan has lately become notorious for the serious crimes committed in its vicinity or by persons belonging to it. A few months ago a boatwoman belonging to that village was murdered in her boat, presumably by some passenger or passengers she was ferrying from there to some other place, and now, within the last few days there has been a tragedy of a similar character, even worse than the former. A boatwoman presented herself at Shaukiwan Station on the 6th inst. and reported that at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon three men came to her boat and engaged a passage to a place on the mainland opposite called Chung Kwan O. The boat's crew consisted of herself, her husband, and a boatman who was blind. They got over into Chinese waters, and when close to the fishing stakes the three passengers made a sudden attack upon them with knives. The woman received a cut upon the head, and her husband received a number of wounds, while the blind man, after receiving a wound, was thrown overboard and sank. All opposition was thus quickly disposed of, and the three men proceeded to take what property there was in the boat, the reward of their most atrocious crime being some paltry loot not worth more than $11 altogether. It was reported that the attack had been seen from the shore, and some shots had been fired at the ruffians, but that they had escaped over the hills, going in the direction of the Kowloon City. They are thus of course out of the reach of the Hongkong Police, but it is to be hoped that the Chinese authorities will take up the pursuit of the wretches and bring them to justice. The boatwoman does not appear to have been seriously injured, and her husband was not killed, but he was badly wounded, and is now a patient in the Government Civil Hospital. As far as is known there was no other motive for the crime than plunder.
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Enclosure No: 2
* The Daily Press of 24th March
1886.
ANOTHER MURDER IN HONGKONG.
Another most brutal murder was committed in this colony yesterday afternoon, two poor itinerant blind Chinese musicians having been attacked by thieves for the sake of robbery, both of them stabbed, and one so badly that be died soon after receiving his wounds. These two unfortunate men were on the road to Shanki- wan, and at Quarry Bay they stopped at the stream by the roadside to wash their feet and legs, The stream is about 300 yards from the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, and while they were sitting there two ruffians armed with knives came upon them and proceeded to rob them. The blind men appear to have offered some resistaude, which was at once ruet by a savage attack from the thieves, who stabbed them severely with their knives. As may be imagined, there was but little of a valuable nature about these two! poor afflicted men to have tempted tho most desperate thief to commit NO atro- cious a crime, and all the thieves appear to have got from them W&S a banglo and two umbrellas, the value of the whole plun- der being most utterly insignificant. The blind men raised a considerable outery, and their cries of "save life" were heard in the sugar works, some of the employés at which at once rushed out to give assistance. They saw acouple of men run- ning up the hillside as fast as they could go, and they gave a chase, being joined by two Chinese detectives who happened to be out in that dis- triot on some other work. The lokangs had revolvers with them, and they fired at the ,two villains, but do not seem to have been fortunate enough to hit either of them. They both succeeded in distancing their pur suers, the nature of the ground being favour- able to their escape, and all traces of them were lost, but the police under Inspector Swanston at Shaukiwan, and Inspectors Perry, Quincey. and others from the Central district are in active search for them, Should they be found it is probable there will be no difficulty about their identification, as they were sufficiently plainly seen by a number of persons to be recog nised if met again. Meanwhile the two wounded Jhen were conveyed to Shaukiwan Police Station, and here one of them, who had a very severe wound in the neck, diod from his injuries. The other man was conveyed at once to the Government Civil Hospital, where he is now receiving attention, and it is hoped his wounds are not likely to prove fatal.
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The Daily Press of 10th June
ATROCIOUS MURDER NEAR SHAUKIWAN, HONGKONG.
1886.
The village of Shaakivan has lately beconte notorious for the serious crimes committed in its vicinity or by persons belonging to it. A faw months ago a boatwoman belonging to that vil- lage was murdered in her boat, presumably by some passenger or passengers she was forrying from there to some other place, and now, within the last few days there has been a tragedy of a similar character, even worse than the former. A boatwoman presented herself at Shaukiwan Station on the 6th inst. and reported that at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon thres men came to her boat and engaged a passage to a place on the mainland opposite called Chung Kwan O. The bost's crew consisted of herself, her husband. and a boatman who was blind. They got over into Chinese waters, and when close to the fish- ing stakes the three passengers made a sudden at- tack upon them with knives. The woman received a cut upon the head, and her husband received a number of wounds, while the blind man, after receiving a wound, was thrown overboard and sank. All opposition was thus quickly disposed of, and the three men proceeded to take what pro- perty there was in the boat, the reward of their most atrocious crime being some paltry loot not worth more than $11 altogether. It was re- ported that the attack had been seen from the shore, and some shots had been fired at the raf. fans, but that they had escaped over the hills, going in the direction of the Kowloon City. They are thus of course out of the reach of the Hongkong Police, but it is to be hoped that the Chinese authorities will take up the pursuit of the wretches and bring them to justice. The boatwoman does not appear to have been serious- ly injured, and her husband was not killed, but ho was badly wounded, and is now a patient in the Government Civil Hospital. As far as is known there was no other motive for the crime than plunder.
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