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HoßKinr.ra Murder of a Chinaman. — informed by a ])erson who arrived «m Healhcote a few days since of tho 'lowing particulars connected with the frder of a Chinaiftan in that district. «c man, whose name is Tung Tack, a "ier, had left his tent to go and work by '"self at some little distance fioni his see of Tesidence and about 'half n mile "I) the Police Camp. At the time of his a *'nß his tent, it was known tliat he liad '''is person about 13 oz of .gold. Not turning at night to his tent, the Cliinawho lived near him went in search of W, and after -some time they found the "ty of the man in a six-feet hole, with c face and head horribly mutilated. The «eased's mouth had been cut from the ljj&. extending across the face to the «toavt of the head, winch was also dreart-— 7 aisfisured by a number of cuts and vises. The skull was fractured in several le es, and the body and limbs cat and wd in different places. When they M the man the gold he \vas known to with him wasjnissing. At pre•t there is not the slightest clue to the fpetrators of this horrible murder, al °tigh suspicion rests on some of his own D >Hrymen, more particularly from the raarous way in which the murder was Omitted, We hope the police will be p ,to detect and bring: to justice the murj^s in a few days.— Bendigo A dvertiser. ■» gentleman, in advertising for a wi(V, ?! " It would be as well if the lady were •essed of a competency, sufficient to ?re her against excessive grief, in case ["accident occurringto her companion.'' !° one who said " I do not believe there b honest man in the world." another lied, " It is impossible that any one man Bid know all. the world, bat quite posfl that one may know himself,*' congenial fare for lovers, — Turtle steaks,

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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 9 October 1863, Page 7

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Untitled Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 9 October 1863, Page 7

Untitled Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 9 October 1863, Page 7

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