DISAPPEARANCE OF A WEALTHY CHINAMAN.
; Gisborne, December '27. Some time ago it was reported that ; How Chowj a wealthy Chinaman 1 , ; who had left Gisborne on a visit to China, had disappeared. It was believed that he was captured by bandits. His wife, who .is a European woman, went to China, and made an unsuccessful search for him. News has now been received from ; How Chow at Hong Kong, stating that he had been held for a year for a ransom, but be was now free.
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Colonist, Volume I, Issue 12126, 28 December 1907, Page 4
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86DISAPPEARANCE OF A WEALTHY CHINAMAN. Colonist, Volume I, Issue 12126, 28 December 1907, Page 4
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