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and Sergeant Clarke and the dge that there were others besides tlaws in the place. Eventually the agine was sent for and a home arried through Queen's Road arued ĐT the house from А.
on the opposite side of the
but the force of water proved ent to break the windows less drive out the quarry. With difficulty the peaceful occupants nduced to come out of No. 6 and alice also took possession of the
on either side. From the back of buse the Police were able to see
the small
where Inspector Evan and Sergeant Clarke lay prone
floor apparently dead.
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bout half-past one o'clock Sergt. who had gone up a passage at the b the block of buildings and into leyway at the back of No. 6 in the of picking off one of the gang with olver, was seen to come hobbling those in a passage way on the side of the street. A sortie was and he was found to have received in the fleshy part of the leg. He grid into Queen's Road and placed ap ambulance for treatment at the
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of the outlawa, in the act of clam- down the back of the house from Hour to another, was shot through domen and fell into the yard be- here his body was subsequently broken and lifeless. Another was
to be hiding on the ground-floor back of the building. The Police
apon him to surrender but he threatening that if any steps aken to arrest him he would shoot.
Finally he was told that he
d be allowed five minutes in which himself up, at the end of which ald be bombed out. As he resolute- ed, a bomb was thrown over into at the back and a loud explosion
followed. Concluding that the man was killed, the Police entered the premises and found him lying wounded in the yard, The bomb, apparently, had not injured him but he had carried out his threat for he had a bullet wound in the head. There was another wound in the left shoulder,
but this, it is thought, he received carlier in the affray. He was taken out, still alive, and removed on an ambulance to the Hospital.
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The Police were then lined up, and, catering the premises in two parties hy different ways, made a thorough search They found the bodies of Inspector O'Sullivan and Sergeant Clarke, described, both shot through the head, and conveyed them to the Mortuary; Handcuffs were found near them, indica ting the object of their visit. In the pre- mises animunition, knives and gags, also, were discovered. It is assumed that the robbers belonged to the North. One was well dressed in European style, with gold sleeve links and a gold watch. The others wore short fur-lined coats.
The police acted with great courage and are deserving of every praise for the way in which they dealt with an extremely difficult and dangerous situa tion. Sergte, Wills, Cockle, Murphy and Peplow and others constantly exposed themselves to grave risks in the execution of their duty. The Captain Superinten dent (Mr. Mel, Messer) was early on the scene, and later he was joined by Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, D.S.P., Mr. T. H. King, A.S.P., Mr. T. F. Hough, A.S. P. (R), Mr. Franks, A.S.P. (R.), and Major Robertson, the last named bringing the bombing party and machine-gun. A number of Police Re- servists, "ako, armed with rifles and revolvers, were present almost from the beginning.
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H.E the Governor arrived shortly after
one o'clock, and, indifferent to the dan ger, went straight to the besieged pre mises and remained to the end.
During the seige a Chinese defod who had discarded his tunic, was to run out of a house in Queen's Road, for one of the robbers trying to escape,, carrying a revolver, and, being mistaken was fired at and had a lucky escape id not being bit.
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The late Inspector Mortimer O'Bulli- was forty-one years of age. He joined the Hongkong Police Force in 1890 Sergeant in 1903. as a constable attaining the rank of Full
class in 1912, and first class in 1914. H He was prornotai Inspector (third class) in 1911, Beeng was considered one of the most efficient members of the Force. He leaves a wife and family.
Detective Sergt. Clarke, also, had been, in the Force for many years and was a married man,
We are informed that the Chinese, ed the existence of a band of robbers in living in the neighbourhood have suspect their midst as every night for sometime part theits have been committed in the Street and Up Fai Street, block of houses lying between Gresson