Another tragedy of the Far East fs reported today. Like many other sad stories lack of motive seems to fan outstanding feature. Mr. William George Dowse was found with his throat cut in his bathroom this morning. The Chinese room-discovered the body at 8.30 morning, near by was a razor. The late Mr. Dowse was only 28 years fof age and came to the Colony in October; 1922, for the Hongkong police. Six weeks ago he purchased his discharge and joined the China Light & Power Company as electriccian. "When the police were inspected last week, Mr. Dowse specially commended by the Go jemer for his plucky work in endeavouring to arrest armed robbers, who shot him in the breast a year ago. Not long after being discharged from hospital, Mr. with pneumonia and hi despaired of, but he made a remarkable recovery. Among his late col-Teagues in the police, he was known to be a very retiring and modest young man and neither smoked nor drank. "Two letters were found in his bedroom, one addressed to his widowed mother; who- resides at Clapham, London, and the other to 'a person in Australia, Sequal to~ Piracy 'A sequel to the piracy of the river boat Tai Lee. in January when the captain, Mr. Wilcox, was shot dead and the boat seized' by pirates, is providing some interesting revelations ina charge brought against the owners by the Captain Super-tendent of Police.. The owners are summoned to show reason why' the money (35,000). secured in their bond under the Piracy Prevention.
Ordinance, should not be forfeited. The allegation is that the regulations were not being properly carried out at the time of the piracy.
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