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-ing for coolies I made a rough sketch of the ground showing my position and asking to be allowed to bivouac for the night under a small escort on a small hill about a mile N.W. in the valley judging this would probably be our line of advance. Just after sending this message I received an order signed by Captain Long *The 6.0.0. orders you to retire to Camp. pass Captain Berger's orders to him” – this I received at 3.50 Everything quiet. I went into camp and gave Colville orders to retire as soon as coolies came up. On arrival in Camp I found Col. The O'Gorman was in command of the Kowloon Field Force, he ordered me to move in support of Berger who was hotly engaged, and if necessary cover his retreat. I was given an escort of 20 rifles and met the guns near Shelter trench hill and took them on towards Fong-ma-po; on crossing the stream I found firing had ceased and as dark was coming on I decided to bivouac in a position N. of Fong-ma-po where I could command the approaches to Taipo-hu and cover Berger's retreat if necessary; as I was getting into position we were fired on from the heights N.W. About 2,000 yards off, and in the twilight, we could see rebels coming down the spurs into the village of Sheong Wai. I thought it advisable not to return their fire as the report of my guns might give unnecessary alarm at Taipo-hu where there were practically no troops left. Prior to taking up the position I found