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as possible to Sheung Shui. I arrived there, before 11 p.m. to find a party of fifty Punjabis, in charge of Subadar Dhan Singh, about to start for Ta Ku Ling. They left immediately I arrived, accompanied by Lance Sergeant Baysting.
I then telephoned Ta Ku Ling and was infomed by the Indian Sergeant in Charge that the station was then under fire, single shots at intervals coming from the left and right front angles. He also informed me that his men were all standing by the loopholed windows, so I told him to return the fire but not to waste ammunition unnecessarily. Shortly afterwards the Sergeant rang up to say that the attackers had ceased fire,
relieving party sent out from Sheung Shui, instead of taking the main road, crossed over the Ta Ku Ling Gap, lost their way, and did not arrive at Ta Ku Ling until after 1.30 a.m.
I did not think it necessary to instruct the party what route to take, believing they would go by the main read, but apparently Lance Sergeant Beysting feared a trap at Lo Feng Gap and chose
the Gap road.
Anyhow, when the party eventually reacned Ta Ku Ling,
all firing had ceased and nothing could be seen or heard of the
attackers. It is possible that the attacking party was a small
one, bent on seeking revenge for their comrade wounded that
afternoon. Less than a dozen shots were fired at the station
and, as far as can be seen, only one bullet hit the building.
At the outset the attack appeared to be serious, and
the Indian Sergeant should not be blamed, I think, for thinking
he was being attacked in force. The station is badly placed, the
view from the left front, left and and rear of the station being
obstructed by rising ground, trees and bushes. The night was
dark, there is no observation tower, and little could be seen from the loopholes. The Police expended 34 rounds ammunition.
(Sd). W. G. Gerrard,
Assistant Superintend of
Police, New Territories.
28th August,
1925,