There is an island called Pulau Tikus at Cocos Islands, but as I researched the history of Alexander Hare, I found an island called Pulau Tikus off Bengkulu, formerly called Bencoolen at West Sumatera.
Alexander Hare left Prison Island at Cosos Islands in the year 1831 after he and John Culines Ross could no more get along after a number of his followers left to go to the island inhabited by John which provided better housing and facilities. Hare was left with only four out of the fourteen women followers that had followed him from Kolkata India, Malacca, Martapura, East Java, Betawi, Lombok and Bengkulu.
Hare died in Bengkulu in the year 1835 after he fell from his horse and got sick and he was buried in the jungle by his ardent follower, a Batak man.
Hare's treasure was inherited by his eldest wife Dishta,which he married at Kolkata who was then fourteen years old, a palace dancer.
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