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RIOTING RECALLED AT INQUEST.
HOW CHINESE YOUTHS MET THEIR DEATH.
L.G.P.'S EVIDENCE.
The riots In Kowloon on the night of September 26 were recalled yesterday afternoon when an enquiry was held by Mr. Fraser, at the Kowloon Magie. trncy, into the circumstances Кай
attending the deaths of Kong (18) and Chan Chỉ (16), who were
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY.NOVEMBER 10, 1931.
That Crippling PAINI
WHY
killed by revolver shots in Laichi Suffer Needlessly? kok Road. The jury empanelled consisted of Messrs. Duggan
(foreman), J. J Victor and G. Nisbet. A verdict of "Justifiable homicide" was returned.
Describing the happenings of that tragic night, the I.G., the Hon, Mr. E. D. C. Welfe, said that cn September 20, starting at about 6 p.m., there was a very serious riot in Soy Street to which the Police at Mongkok
were called. Sub-Inspector Evans
was severely injured by a missile which struck nim on the head, necessitating his
removal tv hospital. Another Police offleer, Sergeant Roberts, was also removed to hospital, sullering from injuries indicted by some missiles. Botween 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., rioting appeared to brenk out simultaneously through- out Kowloon-in Youmiati, Sham- ahuipo and Kowloon City.
At the time, witness was Police Headquarters and made arrangementa with the D.S.P., Kowloon, to
call for military Assistance. At first one platoon was sent out to Shamshulpo to asalst the Police, but as this did not to be able to cope with
the situation, another platoon was
lt, sent
and later third. there were 75 men from
Argyll and Sutherland High-
the
landers in Shamshuipo alone, Fur-
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ther platoons were sent to Yau-hecume
very threatening. Ap-
mati, Mongkok and Kowloon City,parently the warning shots had no making in all 225 rach. In addition, tact. Knowing that two men all the ordinary Polico were fully were atwolutely unable to cope occupied beside an improvised with the crowd, witness ordered Emergency Unit, which was maile Sergeant Scrim to let wo his up of men drawn from the New prisoner, which he did, and they Territories. All these men were moved on down the road amid a fully occupied in queiling the dis-shower of stones, turbances in Kowloon.
where
Further down the road, witness Previous to the night of Sep-met a Police picket, and
ascer- tember 26, there was trouble only tained the situation from the off- in one district in Kowloon and cer in charge. He then made for that was in Yaumati,
a Shamshuipo Station, where he Јаралеве Was recognised on ascertained from the officer in
tua-house coming out of a
and charge that the situation had got chased to the Yaumati
Police completely out of hand. He left Station. A crowd of Chinese his taxi at Shamobuipo and, waited outside for the Japanese joined the Police and military
threw
stones and
ot Peiho and
other picket in the vicinity misailen at the Station, and were Street. not dispersed until some two houra later.
Crowd Looting Shops. Finding the situation in toria reasonably normal, witness went over to Kowloon, having been informed by the D.S.PK Kowloon, that the peninsula was, in a state of great disorder. Witness ar rived at the Water Police Station at 9.45 p.m. and at Yaumati at 10
p.m.
Situation Grown Graver, He was then subjected to atone throwing like the picket had been Vic-for roughly four hours. Hall of stones and other missiles were thrown from verandahs and upper storeys and, to some extent, from side atreets. After he had been with the Police for a short time, seemed that the stone-throwing had increased. A number of the men were hit and witness
himself the was struck by some missile in stomach, but was not hurt. At that stage, the Argylls had about ten casualties, one mun having had his jaw smashed. The troops were advancing "at the carry" and the Police were making baton charges, which, however, had no offect. The situation appeared to be very dangerous, and witness that sterner measures decided must be taken at once. He then decided to open fire.
Accompanied by Sergeant Scrim, he left Yaumati in a taxi and they wore not molested until they reached Laichikok Road, where a crowd of Chinese threw stones at the taxi. A large crowd was loot ing two shops, Nos. 195 and 201, and throwing goods from the shops into the street. Witness stopped the taxi and dashed into one of the shops with Sargeant Scrim. The crowd tumbled over, another in their hurry to get out of the shop, opposite to which was vacant piece of ground, and to this the crowd retired, and threw stones at the Police officers. Wit drew his revolver and fired five rounds in all in the direction
ness
one
Witness could see that the mobs were wearing down the forces of law and order, and he was afrald that if the mobs in the side streets were able to join forces with the main body of rioters in Laichikek
of the mob, but aiming at the Road, the Police would be unable ground. He was sure that no one to hold them. Witness had two was hit na the ground was soft and he only fired as a warning to the crowd.
the Yea, either to call on
to open fire or fire him- As he wished to minimise much Де possible. to open
Baualties as
fire
Sergeant Scrim dashed forward and arrested n man
was witness decided who hiding behind a plilar, and throw-himself and not the military. He ing stones. Sorgeant Scrim tried fired one round which took effect. to get this man Into the taxi, but The crowd ran, the main body to he refused to walk. The crowd Lalchlkok Road and, some to Nam began to gather round the Police Cheung Street. One man was left officers and their prisoner and
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