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received a mes ago by meter messenger Sergeant Magen of another body moving along the railway line. As soon as Sarguent Derling returned from Statin I sent him te Kowloon to bring back the
I dector in his sido car in cere the mesmge had miscarried. produce thes, slips and notices which were stuck on stones and bushes
his way to Canton." The wounded ani dead vero sont te the Kweng Wah hospital and the Kowloon Mortuary respectively. About 9.45 er 10 a.m. I had my first opportunity of speaking to Captain Bloxham. He reported to me that ce fourth cartridge had been fired by one of the Sepays withent orders. I waited there for the Captain Superintendent of Felice and returned with him in his car. On our way back I passed my own cook and my"hey" on their way to Kowloon, These people had been warned by me personally on the Ist and 2nd of March that they could not leave the Colony.
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His Worship, Had you any definita instructions bofera yen went eat
as to the use of firearms?
Mr.Kinz. No definite instructions for this particular socasion.
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Hia Vorship, Tou have Departmental instructions, I think? Kr.King. Yes, Your Worship (The instructions were producod.)
His Worship, I want to deal with the instructims as far as they are relevant to firing on a neb. The first page contains instructions to Superintendents and Instruction No TI says that the presence
of a magistrate on the spot,in the case of a disturbance,is not 11808 8Mary, Nor is there any need to read the Rist Aot before taking sotion against a meb,but a mob should be warned beforeband that if the police, er troops,hare te fire,the fire will be effective.
complied with that.↑
Mr.King. I complied with it in as merciful way as I could by directing that the seldiers shofuld fire at the feet.
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His Worship.Then we come to "Instructions as to when and how to fire
en a meb". No I reads:-
'Then a violent mob is engaged,er threatens to engage, in any of
the fǝllweing orines:-