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Hin Worship. That was before the ürdər-in-Cownoil.
Mr.King. It could not have bean Zobruary 27th.
Hin Worship. That is according to your report.
Mr.Kings. The report should have roed from February 28th onwards,
Hia Worship. On the night of Harch End a number were sent back by
Er.Burlingham, it what time?
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Mr Min They arrived by train at Kowleen between 7 and 7.30 p..
There was a party of about 400. They were sent back fren Taipo,
having been collected from the neighbourhood. At 7.30 a.m. on the
3rd.inst.,368 strikere were found and detained at the junction of
the Loung Seung valley and the Taipe Road, I presume they spent the
night on the hill. They were detained and marched back te Talpe
market.
His Worship. On the afternoon of the End of Maroh you received
certain instructions on the situation?
Mr.Fing. Yes, I received ther from the Captain Superintendent of
Pelion: that,in view of the general situation, I was to apply direct
to the Commanding Officer of the 102nd Grenadiers for troops if I
considered I needed them for my assistance,
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His "ership. With reference to this particular incident,when did
you receive the first infœmation as to the gathering of the crowd?
Mr.King. Daring the 24 hours of March 2nd I received three
seperate intimations that a gathering was going to take place. One
conversation pat the number at 2000. The crowd was to move out of
Younati overland to the border, Piret I instructed the Divisional
Inspecter at Tamanti to hava detectives out and to keep me fully
posted as to any such assemblage or movement. At 11.45 p.4. I
accompanied Captain Blexham and Captain Crawford and 50 men of the
10204 Grenadiers to the junction of the Castle Peak and Taipo reads.
I posted them thera with instructions to stop any such crowd and te
cemunionte with me at once. I also posted a Sub-Inspecter of Police
to the detachment, Mr.Melfurray,who lives in the house at this
Junction, placed his telephone at our disposal, I also put out twe
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