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THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION No.
SHATIN SHOOTING
AFFAIR.
Mr. King's Evidence.
witness box.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
The Crowd Starts Off,
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TUESDAY, MARCH 14. 1922
him the card, and be said "Last My recolection is that he shouted The Coroner: That carries as on night." About that time Sargt am not going back; I am going, [to 6 a.m. What happened then? Dorling cang,down the Taipo Road to Canton,”
Mr. King: About Ga.m. I received from the directina of the water At this stage a short interval was
crowd
Crowd Breaks Through. The Coroner. At what time an
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was with 1 coald
a telephone message from Yaumata, works and reported there was a taken for tea. -Proceeding with Police Station that a
of crowd of about 2,000 at the water his evidence alter tea, Mr. King abona að strikers was just moving norks and they were getting nasty, said: The full story of the Shatin from the neighbourhood of the "I have been sent for assistance,**
I abo uw a man who was jator shooting, in which twelve Chinese Pu Hing Theatre along Coronation he said. I were shot, four fatally, whilst at Road. I then went out the follow for one sepoy, pat him into Sets houseboy to Mr. S. E. C. Roan That asked Capt Bloxhami identified to me as Wong Cheuk- tempting to force their may to Cançon without Government pering telephone instructions: "Capt. Dorling's sidecar and sens Dorling man
was doing a considerabl mits on March 3rd, was told to the Bloxham with 50 men to meet me back to report that we were on the amount of talking among the Coroner (Mr. J. R. Wood) as thefas Yaumati Police Station at 7 a.a." war with reinforcements. At the parts he dagistracy yesterday afternoon I telephoned to Sub-Inspector Pitt same time Capt Bloxham at matt tell what bo TU by Mr. T. H. King, the Deputy at Shamshuipo to go with all avail įrequest sens forward a detachment saying. Superintendent of Police, who hadļablea- who I know would be fof 15 or 20 men under an Indian charge of the police and troops about
The Ringleaders. five-to the waterworks officer, to proceed as fast as they ngaged in the affair. During therad hold the crowd till I came
About this time Sub-Inspector course of his evidence, which is also telephoned to Sub-Inspector rival of troops
could fe were awaiting the ar-Pite painted out to the two from the buses. men στι the given fully below, Mr. King men-Lannigan, at Chin Wan, to take More troops from the buses came
crowd.
Ther oned the interesting fact that the men to Shin Mun to block the path up in the meanwhile.
Were a low yards apart. The breakdown of the buses conveying there. I also telephoned for four
first was a short haired man, of the soldiers to the scene frustrated
medium baild with a white jacket. his scheme. Had it not
moter
The second was a taller man in an buses to be at Yaumati been
old brown suit with a tunic coat- for This the
Police Station at 7 amn. situation might
I arrived
not Chinese coat-and he had on have been different. The proceed-1st the Police Station in my car at ngs opened at 2.15 and adjourned-15 There were small groups of King: I looked at my weten his head an old felt hat. Stbe fter a four hours sitting, during strikers between Po Hing Theatre ametime before and it was the Inspector Pitt said Those are the the whole of which time, except-and Yaumati Schools-small groups five minutes to eight is would be men who took the leading part a few minutes alter eight About öve at the Water Works and led the ing for the first twenty minutes of three and four. I took tapt minutes after Sergt. Dorling at mob on to break through." Wel when the Crown Solicitor outlined Bloxham and two Indian oscers in i
passedi On the evidence, Mr. King was in the my car. The troops were put into be returned by mmself. He report thicker all the time, so much su the crowd, getting the four buses I then left orders "We were too late, sir, A that Sergt. Dorling manipulated| The inquiry was held into the at Yaumati Station that the miliarkable crowd has broken through his engine so as to make more death of one of the victims. The tary picket of ten men on duty asked Capt. Bloxham to take as his cut-out and throttle and eased the police barner." I immediately muse to get through. He opened jurymeo-Messrs. B. L. Leask Yaunati, as soon as seen, should (foreman). F. C. Hall and A. K. be directed to follow us Ferguson-occupied seats on the Taipo Read. On secount of
the many men as he could in my car the clutch. The last fler 50 yurda
and get well ahead of the mob and
was a sold mae of men at the right of the Corcmer, Mr. G. H. Wakeman Crown Solicitor) ap- situation, I had arranged on
wait till I came, and to send back lead of the erowi. seared on behalf of the Gevern-night of the 2nd March that the the car with one of his sepoys as ment and Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (of ricket shoubi patrol on the Fire Protection for the driver. Capi Bloxham then left with four sepoys Messrs. Deacss, Losker, Deacon Brigade auxiliary tender from 7 and Harsto represented the on the morning of the Ord.
Fin my car. Serg During I told to police concerned.
I still had to wait fo Mr. T. H. King, Deputy Super-
The Depaty Superintendent's Sergt. Mason and to ensure that at intendent of Police, Kowloon, de-
the troops were up of all kinds, especially for shipposed that the incident being io-
While waiting We then started of via Corona-ove or six of these strikers, who building and engineering works. quired Into occurred on the Taiption Road, or to the Taipe Road. stopped, go up on the side of forward, to back. You haven'
Road at about 8.45 am. on 3rafos car leading and the motor bases the road and proceeded to run operimit. March, about 734 miles along the illowing. Just as we left Yaumati¡ cuttle down a path down the hill given you a permit to go cot. ”
Station, Capt Bloxham asked me side 1 WELL to the side of th
Shouts of Defiance. The Coroner: Now what instruc-what my plan was I told him drat, dres me revolver and ordered There woze shouts of tions have you received with re- the big crowd of strikers that had them to
def- return. I did not free. They declareil We are ference to the enforcement of the been reported to me as on the way They came back.
We passer the Order in Council?
ito the border. I said, "We shall Mason came up. told me all the
Then Sergt.oing to Canten."
head the crowd somewhere Mr. King: We had received jinto the cload, overtake them. soldiers had arrived and that the
between the sixth and seventh mile strict orders that the Order inget in front of them, collect them bases had gone back. 'I left Setstreservoir we met my car returning
-100es. Somewhere.
7:25 the Council was to be strictly en-up and bring them back under Mason forced and that Chinese were not escort of your men at fixed bayonets military Lance Corporal and three (Capt.
this point with ear with the sepoy, so that I knew to be allowed to leave the Colony to Kowloon. We shall march then sepoya with instructions to follow hated to the drater "Ge back Bloxham wa- ahrad. I whatever, either by land, water Road under your geard. I shal soldiers without permit by 205 route on to the reclamation at Chathat lowly up the hill with these fou and barng some more men." He colefing the strikers heard me call, but did not hear my ask for further instructions ahead of them unt! he met me com Did you receive instructions to from the Deputy Superintendent of fing hack with the whole boly, however, do what I wanted exact direction. Hle and the sapoy juret such persons-1 received Police
We proceeded as far as That was a atcerdance with
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no defnite instructions as to the junction procedure I should adopt. It was Taipo roads. I stopped my
of Castle Peak an original pian." He told me he hadn't left to my discretion entirely.
caju revolver, be had came out in Now, I think a party was turned alright. While
there to see that the buses were burry. I am bim one. back on the 27th February? The Lance Sergt. motor cyclist came up.
waiting there first party was turned back on
100 of them
I could see two buses. I detailed
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1st March. There were about him to keep at the back behind all Then, I think, on the night of the buses and come to report to me
were any break/lown, because I was go
the 2nd March, about
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A Procession of Strikers.
The Casoner: Were there any wonet in the crowd?
when pelure the Water Works Mr. King:. I passed five or six and there were a few women in the ar of the mob. I called out "Send the women back." All the time we were passing through the crowd kept shouting. "You cannot go
The Government hasti
them to.
I found Capt. Bloxham stretch of road at about the 72 and three or u a straight miles point. He had taken ap a position arrows the road near a point where the old road cuts the request
I then went on all the rest of the straight.
turned back? Yes, they were ahead. My car then proceeded car with Sergt. Dorling to collected at Taipo. Shamshalpe up the road with Capt. Bloxham.
The Buses Break Down. About three miles further
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in ope-I think there was an Indiand bis men bark about 100 cheer n fommand to proceed, the far end of the loop. My reason yands to the mouth of a cutting-at fast as they could. I jumped into for doing that was that I bad realis. Į
we had a much bigger task than wwertake Capt. Bloxham. We pass we imagined when we left the jed groups of strikers all the way station. Taking post in that cutting up the mad I called to them is would enable me to fill the cutting Chiarse 23 I passed to go bac with my men as they came up and You have not a permit, the Go Jalus it gave a ruch Buzzer Stretchi that WIA a long way behind 1eriment will not allow you to go.
qui straight. Police Precautions,
druva en to a level bit of road at That went on until about the filt! Proceeding he said that on the point at 32 miles and there stope | milestone,
before reaching the afternoon of the 2nd March, helped to wait for the buses. Capt. waterworks. The strikers were like received instructions from the Bloxham and 1, after some consulta an ant moind going along on the Captain Superintendent of Police tiva, decided to discard the buses fringe of the road. The line came that in view of the general situa a means of transport. While to an end as the P.W.D. bunge Pitt, Sergt. Docling and myself- to apply direct to waiting there one bus managed to low. There were no persons along are bork to meet the mob, Z the Commanding Officer of the crawl up with about four men in it. the level stretch by the water Just as a finished saying that we! 102nd Grenadiers for troops if he dome five or ten minutes later a works. We then overtook Sebbean and saw the indo come round considered he required them. detachment of troops marched up. Inspector Pitt, Bab-Inspector Field, the bend about 200 pards any.
The Coroner: When did you They had got out of a broken down the Indians and one
вероу ат receive the first intimation as to bus. A few minutes later while point about 5 miles. We had at the
W three policeren burried up The Erst-the leading man-was you do not go back I shall order
Ivd-We rap the gathering together of this waiting there the Yasmati picke. [ready passed the troops who baz part.
the latter the We care crowd?
lace to
white-coated, short-haired those soldiers"-I pointed to them also arrived on the Fire Brigad been seat on on foot. I stopped th
face fellow pointed out previously by and they could be seen by the with the bead Mr. King: During the 24 hours auxiliary tender.
of the mob Sub-Inspector Fitt as one of the crowd"to fire ** I decided toide car.
about 30 to 25 yards above the leaders at the Water Works. Two Sub-Inspector Pitt of the 2nd March, I received three send the tender back because it war ported that a mob of two to three ulice party with Sub Inspector Paces behind him was the second
Joup. I estimated thep that the! separate informations that such not strong enough to & gathering was going to take weight of the men up the hill. Ali pret, that some shots were fired a quarter away from us and the The white-coated
"We Will Die Now." the thousand had broken through the Field would be about one mile and felt hat the other
How many times did you say [30 in the Drew surt and that? place. One version gave the num-along the road to this point we into the air to deter them, that the leading detachioent of troops would
More than once?-More ringleavier than once. ber at 2,000 and that the crowd was had passed groups of strikers go police had endeavoured to hold them be from two to two and a half
Three times. The last pushed time I said "This is the literal to move out of Taumati overland to
forward, ating A stick ing along, the majority in small tack by placing rifles horizontally miles away,
Ed truth. The reply was "Go. We the border.
Sub-Inspectar Pitum, h him!"
housing, "Go es, 다 on: hit [parties, but there was one large in front of them, but the mob press Haring received that information party of 100 to 150..
was on my right and Sergt. Dorling the one in the brown suit was
The second m
will go.
We will die now.” A this was said before you hat steps did you taket in The Coroner: None of these pass got on to the carrier of the motor thy hand,
led through and had gone on He may left. I bad my revolver abouting, but I did not notice whe grabbed the man in white ?--Yes. structed the Divisional Inspector auled you while waiting, did they
I raised toy band and ther he had a stick. This mum's called on the mob to stop.
Four Worship. crole and we three-Sub-Inspector halted as we came face to face amongst the mob and there surged by the and the prisoner Yaumati to keep me fully posted as Mr. King: The whole road a Pitt, Serge Dorling and myselfThey were shurting out various waving of sticks, umbrellas and who was struggling
The action
Proceeding with his esidence, caused to any such assemblage or more like a big amphi-theatre. People proceeding along the road.
greater uproar Mr. King said: The front ranks ment. At 11. p.m. I accompanied were going up the road in smal
things. I shouted out at the top hats and cries ul-"(io on.”, Capt. Bloxham and Capt. Crawford,groups of two and three.
"We Won't Go Back."
of rag voice in Chinese, "You must with 30 men of the 102nd Grena
Very soon While waiting at this point, Mr. considerable numbers of strikers. The overament won't let you
The Coroner: Did they strike we began to pass go back.
You haven't got leave.
The White-Coated Mah. diers, with
¡you? Sub-Inspector of King proceeded, several striker:
I could sen 1 was losing con- Police,-whom I also posted to the came up and I stopped them, telling
Mr. King: No, your Worship. f, called them to go back leave. They shouteri We will trol of the crowd and decided detachment,-to the junction of the them they could not proceed as could not proceed without a permi work in Hongkong nad we have not thought we might still hold oping sticks and shouting!
Did they strike Sub-Inspector back. We are
to get the white-coated men away, Pitt or Sergt. Dorling?-To my Castle Peak and Taipo roads. they had no permit to leave the from the Government. They begat food in Hongkong. I told them. The white-conted man was then
ing to Canton. We have no we got rid of these two men Iknowledge, no. They were wat gave instructions that any crowd Colony. I made them wait at the to shout in mply "We won't go shouting as loud as I could, cluse to me-just in front of the. was to be stopped and I was to be side of the road.
I saw the wings of the front telephoned for. Mr. McMurray.
hack; we are going to Canton you go back the Government will leaned forward and grabbed him been forced from me.
I ranks gu by me. who lives in the house there, had
My prisoner bad The parties of strikers grew thicker zise you food. There's Ints of food with my left hand, meaning to pass shot from inspector Pitt, Fring 1. heard a placed his telephone at my disposal. After we had been there about and thicker as we went along. in Hongkong. You can get work." him cut to Sub-Inspector Pite, into the ground on my right. We I also put out two European Lance five minutes a man (Chinese) oame still continued to shout at the top and so on. Sergeants, with motor cycles, on the up walking on the far side of the of my voice cautions I had already
who was just at my right hand, the were then only four or five yards roads. They were to keep in touch road. I cried to him. He didn't given them. Some distance off
Crowd Beging to Press.
bject being to get rid of he in- above the Inop. I saw that I had Auence over the crowd. A'I seized completely lost control of the toob. with this picket. I asked Capt. stop. I went up to him and asked whilst still shouting, I passed my
The whole road from the bend him there was a rush forward un 1 called to Sub-Inspector Pitt and Potham to arrange that the detach-who he was. He then took frown cook. He was walking on the crowd began to press as we were shouts in Chines. The leading the road on the loop.
FRS a solid mass of men.
The the part of the crowd add renamed Sergt. Darling and we mo- out of ment should march back to barracks his pocket card, which he hander ight hand side, of, the road in carrying on these exchanges of anka surged forward The fellow * a.m.,
nothing occurred to me. I told him he couldn't ge iz Eroup. In fact at the time we
This conversation war in the browat suit was just be then returned with Capt. Bloxham, OL
The Fizing. getting home about io'clock. Capt. he said "Maskes"--and proceedeos of men. I saw him and he We had to give two or three yard
He made light of it-I think were going through a continuou repeated many times and went on hind
1 called to Capt Bloxham to fre for some two or three minutes.
he round & volley was fired. Crawford was deft u command. On to walk on. I had to catch hold of saw me.
The Corner: Had you pup As soon as I heard the report, Sub- rur way back 1 arranged with Capt. This arm and take him over to the
lowly as the pressure of the crowd; eowd about shouting?
o this point said anything to the Inspector Pitt, Sergt. Durlity and Bloxham to have 50 men ready to side of the road. I think I asked
ncreased. At this point, amid the I shouted to him in English hosting two mer forged through ainutes conversation with the mobre ends between the repor
Mr. King During my three in front of the mob. There weren be elf rushed to the roadway tara out at any minute.
him when Mr. Wilson had given "Cook go back" and in Chinese the bead of the mob towards and towards the end, I said: 1
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