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In the course of the negotiation: the strikers promised to grant us every facility in refloating the motor boat, also to allow unimed police to enter Chinese Territory for this purpose. Therefore, after I had reported to the Captain Superintendent of Police, the latter gave instructions for a squad of unarmed police t proceed in the hope that the boat could then and there be floated, but we found the boat in such a position as to render impossible, with the means at our disposal, to refloat her. All that could be done was to remove and
take possession of all loose hamper, and, having done
this, the rty returned to Lowu.
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By this time darkness was a proaching and nothin
had been seen of the ams as promised. I consulted with the Captain Superintendent of Police and obtained his authority to forward another note to Sham Chan, asking
that the mas be sent to Lowa without further EDGE: to
dela. This note was handed to L.S. McDonell, with instruc-
tions to hand it over to the strike icket, while he and
a police picket were to remain at Low and take delivery
of the arms. At 19.45 hours the special train with the Surrey's and main body of Police left Lowu.
At about 22.00 hours I was informed that the arms had been received correct by L.S. McDonnell. The latter reported that at 21.00 hours a picket came to the bridge with a Chinese document which they wanted him to sign. This he refused to do and demanded production of the arms. The picket then departed. Shortly before 22.00 hours a picket of 7 men and an officer arrived at Lowu with the
arms.
Before handing them over the officer asked L.S McDonnell for a receist in English, so the latter, having been instructed not to give any reccipt, got out of the difficulty by scribbling some meaningless words on a bit of paper which the officer accepted.
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