CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 307

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called the Wing, the Diwan, the Rivai, the Damn, Chi Seung, That that and Shap Yo.

Two of the daughters died unmarried and one, called af Zai, was married to a man named Wong, who is still living. Of the Brothers, the Kin, and the thickam are dead; this Sung and the Rivai are Military men, while Ohran Shap Yo and the witness, Ohran, are both unmarried.

Shap Yi and Ohran have been in trouble with the mandarins for having committed theft; they were captured by the mandarins in the 4th year of Sheran Shis and have since been employed on board one of the guard boats at Yung Ke as detectives. Dhran Phap Yat, we are told, is still alive.

There appears to have been a robbery at the house of a man called Shran Thurstang, who is no relation of Stevan Shap Tis and Kiran Shap, who were not in the house at the time. A criminal, a dwan (opium den) delinquent, was having become so after being a soldier, and was arrested at the Hi Yo Kr. The above facts have been elicited by Leutan Pháp and we think they are sufficiently probable to justify our asking Excellency to make enquiries as to their truth before putting trust in the evidence given by this man.

If the above statements are correct,

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called the Wing, the Diwan, the Rivai, the Damn, Chi Seung, That that and Shap Yo. Two of the daughters died unmarried and one, called af Zai, was married to a man named Wong, who is still living. Of the Brothers, the Kin, and the thickam are dead; this Sung and the Rivai are Military men, while Ohran Shap Yo and the witness, Ohran, are both unmarried. Shap Yi and Ohran have been in trouble with the mandarins for having committed theft; they were captured by the mandarins in the 4th year of Sheran Shis and have since been employed on board one of the guard boats at Yung Ke as detectives. Dhran Phap Yat, we are told, is still alive. There appears to have been a robbery at the house of a man called Shran Thurstang, who is no relation of Stevan Shap Tis and Kiran Shap, who were not in the house at the time. A criminal, a dwan (opium den) delinquent, was having become so after being a soldier, and was arrested at the Hi Yo Kr. The above facts have been elicited by Leutan Pháp and we think they are sufficiently probable to justify our asking Excellency to make enquiries as to their truth before putting trust in the evidence given by this man. If the above statements are correct,
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called the Wing, the Diwan, the Rivai, the Damn, Chi Seung, That that and Shap Yo

Two of the daughters

died unmarried and one

called a

af

Zai

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und

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thing the. Of the Brochers the Kin, and thickam dead, this sung and the Rivai are Military Dan teor while Ohran Shap you and the witness. Ohran.

are both unmarried

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and have been in trouble

with the mandariia for

have committed

been

thest they Phran Phap yi haonig captured by the mandarins

year of Sheran Shis

in the oth

has since been employed board of one of the guard boats at yung ke as a

detective

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304

detective and Dhran Phap yat we are told is still a live. Flere

appears to have been a robbery atting the about the time mentioned at the have of man called Shran Thurstang who is no relation of Stevan shap tis and Kiran Shap the not in the house at the time. but was.

a criminal delictivo

was

having become so after fifois

soldiers arrested him at the

Hi Being opium dwan at

yo kr. The above fact han Yerng been elicited by letuan Pháp l

are

they to pestify

tro

with reference

and we

think

Ofis

sufficiently probable.

us in asking axcellency before putting might trust in the evidence given

by

this man to make enquiries

as to their truth

otherwise.

If the above statements are.

Correct

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