CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 148

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by boundary pillars. The Village of Jam Sui-Po lies on the western coast of the Kowloon Encinoula

close to the seashore with a main.

street running from North to South and a few side streets. The boundary live uitersects this Village and the main street at right angles - about three quarters of the Village Cies North of the boundary / Chinese) about one quarter lies South of the boundary and is British . Nr / Boundary pillar is in the main street and about 6 feet North of it the Chinese have erected a gate which I believe

is shut at night. The houses in the British part of the village

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are

umbered in Arabic numerals

mencing with No I next to the -boundary stone. The house to 21 where the men were seized the main street 66 paces distant :: from and to the South of A.,

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Boundary

Boundary pillar.

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The Surveyor General

who visited the place at the same time will, Sunderstand, furnish plan. From the village school. master and others, who had not however witnessed the affair I got the hearsay story which bears on it the stamp of probability and is corroborated by the evidence which has been obtained. It is

this. The wanted by the Chinese Government for murder, and $150 reward was offered for his apprehension. Ste lived in to 21 Sam Sui Pomi British territory. She sometimes went

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to the gambling hello in the Chriese part of the Village - he did so on the 9th ultimo when probably, seeing something suspicions ran back to his house. He was shortly followed by a few Chiciese soldiers and

afterwards by more,

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seized

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