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THE LOK MA CHAU TRAGEDY.
(Continued from Fege 8.)
thought B543 was firing at them with the Lewis gan. Then he made his way down to the road to meet the party and warn them.
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It
end of that time,
1930.
The Foreman of the Jury: The Jury would like to know the state of mind in which 5543 was at that On the road witness saw the time, and his general demeanour. A.S.P., N.T. (Mr. W. la Bart Sergeant Madgwick: He just Sparrow), who took him to Au Tau, seemed to be normal. He did not Sent for Assistance, on the back of his motor-cycle. strike me as having his mind un- From the back of the Station IThis would be about 6 pm. At hinged, or being morbid. As a could see the top back verandah. i Au Tau the ASF, attempted to matter of fact he appeared to me. could not see anybody moving there. telephone to the D.S.P., Kowloon to be jolly.
The Coroner: How did he ap Continuing, witness said he could(Mr. Burlingham), but did not get
pear to be jolly-He always took. through. not recollect if any more shots were
Then he (Sergt. Madgwick) repart in the sports and, games of the fired after he got to the Indian Married Quarters, but he did hear turned to Lok Ma Chau with the" men. seven or eight shots fired after him District Inspector, North, in the The Foreman: 543 protested latter's car. When he got back against being sent back to Lok Ma as he was making for the quarters.
As soon as he had secured a ride more officers, including the In Chau?
spector General of Police, had ar he went out again with Indian Serived. He got hold of a rifle and geant B135, Mustam Singh. They went into Lok Ma Chau village with rushed to the left toward the com-
the intention of climbing up the pound wall, witness being deter hill to the south-east of the station mined to rush the station.
to see if he could see the front
More Firing,
As he crept along the wall he did not see any sign of B543, and everything in the station seamed
com-
verandah of his quarters.
Mr. King: It is a custom for constables to do one year's service in the New Territories and then come back to Hongkong or Kowloon, where, after about two years, their the New Territories. This man turn will come to go back again to had recently done one term at the New Territories and owing to his the New Territories as a sort of punishment. He thought it was due to the Indian Superintendent that he had been sent to the New Territories, and he appealed against it, but found that he was wrong. He was sent back to the New Ter- ritories out of his proper turn.
Servant's Evidence.
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1 Term.. 5 Break. À Messure. 12 Ties 13 Plant seeds.
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quiet. This, caused him to change He had not gone very far to-conduct he had been sent back to his mind about rushing the station, ward the village when two shots and accordingly he sent Sergeant were fired at him. Both ballets
to Sheungshui to came very Mustam Singh
near, and he heard get assistance. After the Indian them whizz past his head. Wit Sergeant had left, witness went to ness fired two rounds with his rifle the direction of his front the gate and put his head roundin the corner and peeped in the diree-verandah, the near end of which tion of the station."
was just visible, but he could not He saw P.C. B9 lying wounded see anyone on it right in the centre of the
Then witness went to the river The next witness was Au Huen, pound. The wounded man saw and there met Sergeant Gardiner's a servant employed by Sergeant him and called out "Sahib" twice. motor boat and warned the people Madgwick. He said that on the Witness was going to the man's as-on board not to go near the staafternoon of July 21 he was having sistance, when, looking up at the Lion He did not ses Sergeant his meat in the cook-house at about
witness station to make sure there was no Garder. Afterwards
5 p.m. when he heard a shot fired. danger, he saw B548 just inside the went to Lok Ma Chau village and He rushed to the next room and door of the back verandah of wit-warned all the villagers to keep in looked out through the back win-22 ness's.quarters.
doors, and then he made his way dow. He saw an Indian whom he back to the foot of the slope lead-new by sight as being one of the ing to the station. It was now constables, standing on the incline hear the flag staff. He had a rifle dark-about 8 p.m.
After he got back witness did not in his hand and aimed down the 32 Gestein.
33 Hastened. do anything further, except that he path leading up the hill. He was spent some time looking for his re-dressed in a white shirt, a pair of 35 Doctrine. volver which he had dropped near shorts, and with no shoes on. Wit-37 Basket. the compound gate. Then he wentness did not notice whether he had 33 Devil back to the Indian Married Quar-his turban on or not. ters. This time he heard no more firing.
Sniping. The door at which B543 was, led into the passage which ran.from the back of the quarters to the front room. When he caught sight of B543 the latter was stooping over & Lewis gun which he was trying to get into position,
Evidently B543 had heard B9 call out to witness, because he im mediately trained the gun in wit- as wit- ness's direction. As soon ness saw this move he fired a shot with his rifle at B543, but did not hit. The ludian picked up his own rifle from the ground and return- ed the fire. For the next ten min utes they continued to snipe at eaching he entered the sitting room of other. Witness calculated that he his quarters, only to find his wife fired about seven rounds, rushing lying dead there. behind the compound wall for cover after each shot. B543 fired more rounds than witness did.
Then, as witness was getting short of ammunition, he gave up the idea of trying to rush the station single-handed and crept back to the Indian Married Quarters. During the sniping, witness called loudly to his wife several times but got no answer.
Questioned by the Coroner wit- ness stated that there were three automatic guns in the station-the Lewis and tivo Thompsons.. The
Lewis was always kept in the
This
charge-room for emergency. was a practice which he took over from his predecessor. With the Lewis gun were three pans (drums)
of ammunition.
had
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
ACTORS.
14 Before. 15 Estimated. 17 Morsel. 18 Wrongful act. 20 Feared. 22 Took food. 23 Vessel. 26 Cleanse.
Feathered animals. Quiet
31
40 Pieces of pastry. 18 is able
The Indian disappeared round the 43retable.
44
46
40 Generous.
corner, but witness did not see any At about 11 p.m., the I.G.P., and other constable there. Witness ran
49 Draw back. party, of whom witness was one, to the verandah when he heard two 62 Distant.
53 Following. entered the station. Witness saw more shots fred, but he did not sec
5 Correct. B543, lying dead on the front who fired them. The shots
peared to come from behind the 55 Sneak. verandah of his quarters..
In a shaky voice Sergeant Bladg-compound wall. wick concluded his evidence stat-
Mr. King: When you went out at 2 o'clock, was your wife in your quarters?Yes.
What interval of time elapsed be- tween you hearing the first shot and the time you got, to the com- pound gate?-Not more than five minutes.
ap-
56
The inquiry was then adjourned Select. until Tuesday afternoon, and there 58 Quick.. will be a further hearing on Friday 69 Delightful region. If necessary.
LEGATION TRANSFER
QUESTION.
* "MANCHESTER GUARDIAN” ON THE OPPORTUNITY,
London, Aug. 8. When you found you could not
The Manchester Guardian in a get an answer from your wife what
to?I leader states that though the trans- conclusion did you come came to the conclusion that sheference of the Legation to Nan- king might be curious at a time was dead.
Did you hear any revolver shots when the Nanking Government la then or afterwards? No, I never in obvious danger of a complete heard anything resembling revol- collapse, It is the one contribution ver shots; all appeared to be from Britain can still make to support Government of any kind in a machine gun.
The station guard carried the keys of the cells and of the station gates and grilles? Yes, when he changes his duty be hands the keys over to the relief,
China,
There cannot be any question of military intervention, but when, As now, the struggle is between There were four Lewis gunners
anarchy and the one possibility of among the Indians at Lok Ma Chau
order, we are obliged to give what Station-P.Cs, B722, 315, 9 and 4
The Indian staff take turns at civilian aid is possible to the one B543 knew a little about the Lewis gun. About a month before the doing guard? Yes, the Indian con- civil government in China.--Reu- tragedy they called for stables take turns. B643 had taken fro volunteers to learn the Lewis gun, his turn previously. He was on and B5-13 volunteered. lie had re- guard on the 16th and he had accessREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME- ceived a little instruction from the to the ammunition., Instructor, and in addition had, pick- ed up a little more from the other Indians whilst cleaning the gun together. He was not a qualified Lewis gunner.
:
You had your rifle in your quer- in the ters 7-No, my rifle was charge-room, but the ammunition After the tragedy was in my room. I found the ammunition to be cor- rect.
Dissatisfied With Transfer.
Inspectors Arrive. Continuing his evidence, Ser- When this man was first trans- geant Madgwick said that it was ferred to Lok Ma Chau he made an about 6.30 or 5.45 p.m.,, when he application which the officer in got back to the Indian Married charge put through to the Superin- Quarters. Soon after, assistance tendent?-He appeared to be very çame Sub Inspector O'Connor, dissatisfied with his transfer and Acting Sub-Inspector McEwen and he put the blame on the Indian other officers. They crept up the Superintendent. I had forwarded hillside, keeping under cover, all the his papers to the proper channels, Did you have any idea that any Witness first knew of their come thing of this sort was going to ing by hearing about eight or ten happen?-No. He appeared to be rounds being fired from an normal. He seemed to have a automatic gun. He investigated grudge against the whole force, and saw that the men were just and he wanted to be dismissed. He getting off the branch road. He said he had four months more to then blew his whistle as a signal do, and I advised him to carry on for the men to extend, because he and then get his discharge at the
way.
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36 Small candle.
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