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reinforcementa came up so that he might then send the men back,but
the crowd pressed the police whe had to give way, The Deputy
Superintendent of Felios inïermed the crowd that if they did not
go back the troops would be ordered to fire. The crowd shouted in
reply that they would not go back and that they would die there.
At this time the two ringleedors previously referred to
the ene
in a white jacket and the other in a brown ault reabed therine)vos
to the frent and waved hats and sticke,calling eut "Ge on, Strik.",
Mr. Fing managed to ostoh the man with the white jacket by the
hand,his ides being to remove hin,if possible,from the crowd apå got
rid of his influence. As he did this, however, there was a tremendous
uproar and chouta of "Go en. Strike,strike." The main straggled and
the mob get between him and Mr.King so that he broke away. Then there
was tremendous shouting and the neb surged forward on the wings
until the right and left hand siies had already get in advance of the
centre where Ifr.King was. The police,busing that they were quite
unaḥle te hyld the crowd, stepped back into the cutting,but before
doing so Inspecter Pitt will tell you that, with a view to still
holding the crowd, he fired a shet inte the road as a warning. When
the police get back int● this small cutting which will be shown you
on the plans,Mr.King shouted to Japtain Blexhan,”he was 90 yards
back, to fire ene round low, Que velley was fired by the military
after which the Polios immediately rushed in front again and
endeavoured to hold the orewd which was still in a "maty" tempor.
They continuad to shout and cell et "strike, strike". However, they
did not attempt to go forward and some minutes afterwards bacame
a bit quieter and so remained until reinfercomenta arrived. After
the shooting took place it was found that there were four serienely
wounded men and send eight mon with miner injuries.generally, I
believe, in the legs and fest. There is one peint I have omitted.
At the Fater-werks there were an additional three shots fired by
the Pelics and Inspecter Fitt fired a shot inte the ground when the
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