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Our Lawrence correspondent writes: "An inquest was held on the 29th ult. at the Chinese camp, before Mr J. Harrop, J.P., on the body of Quie Hor. Ah Yung in his evidence stated that he passed the claim of deceased, near Tuapeka Mouth, on. Monday 'morning and noticed that his clothes were lying in the claim, but he didnot see anything of deceased.' He went to his hut to cook his dinner, and in repassing saw the clothes still lying in the same place. He came to the' conclusion that something must be wrong, and went back' to his hut and got Lang Yee to come up and see what was the matter. l?he face of the claim ,was about 40ft high, and a large fall of earth had taken place. They concluded that Quie, Hor must be buried, and reported the, matter to the police in Lawrence. The deceased was a native of Canton, and was about 45 years of age. Constable' Daubney stated that as soon as he reached the claim in which the deceasad had been working he saw that a, fall of earth had taken place, and was satisfied that deceased was buried under it. With the assistance of some Chinamen he commenced to dig and found the. body in the tail race with about 7ft of earth on it. The deceased appeared to have been wheeling a barrow with washdirt in it, which was close by. There was a very large wound on the left side of the face, and the breast bone was crushed in, The body was conveyed to the Chinese camp, Lawrence. A careful search was made, but no money or anything of value was found. The jury after deliberating for a short time found That the deceased was killed by a fall of earth while working in his claim on or about Monday, 27th August.'Otago Witness , Issue 1920, 7 September 1888, Page 10