DEATH OF CHINESE
£ 1300 FOUND IN ROOM
When police opened a locked door in a Chinese rooming house in Madras street, Christchurch, they found Gin Ming Oy, aged 54, married, a laundryman, lying dead on a bed. They also found that Gin had about £I2OO scattered round his bedroom in paper packages- . , , It is believed that Gin died from natural causes. An inquest has been opened for identification purposes. The packages, containing the money held not only banknotes, but a quantity of silver in New Zealand. Canadian United States, Australian, English and even Chinese currency. There was over £6OO in New Zealand money, and over £4OO in United States dollars. _ * Gin formerly worked in Christchurch as a gardener. He spent the last few years employed in a Chinese laundry.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22242, 30 January 1947, Page 3
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129DEATH OF CHINESE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22242, 30 January 1947, Page 3
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