It is not long since the dead body of a soldier of the Rifle Brigade was discovered in skeleton condition on the hillside, near Magnzine Gap. On Sunday last another gruesome find was made on the hill near the pathway about a mile east of Deep Water Bay. The corpse was that of a Chinaman, and from the appearances there is good reason to believe that he met with foul play, as there were several bruises on his face and his queue was bound tightly round his neck. "The police are endeavouring to identify deceased.
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