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In addition to cases treated in Hospital for Fever or Dengue Fever the cases treated for Fever in the various Stations in the New Territories without being removed to Hospital were :-
Europeans 10, Indians 120, Chinese 27.
SPECIAL EVENTS.
31. On the morning of January 22nd on information obtained by the Police that various articles of stolen property, the loss of which had been previously reported, were likely to be found at the headquarters of a robber gang on the upper floor of No. 6 Gresson Street, a party of Police under the late Detective Inspector M. O'Sullivan and Detective Sergeant Clarke went to the address above mentioned, with the intention of instituting a search. A pitched-battle ensued in which (1) Inspector M. O'Sullivan, (2) P.S. 87 H.G. Clarke, (3) C.C. 88 Kwong Kui, (4) C.C. 29 Kwong Sang (who died of wounds two days afterwards), and (5) I.P.C. 402 Moola Singh were killed.
I.P.C. 332 Tara Singh who was shot in the thigh was permanently disabled and had to be invalided on a special pension. It was also found necessary to pension off Principal Chinese Detective Sun Tai who was shot in the hand, P.S. A63 R. H. Wills was shot in the leg and had to be treated twice in the Civil Hospital. C.C. 157 Lo Hoi and C.C. 45 Tang Wui were slightly hurt. The robbers accounted for were as follows:--
(1) One robber was shot and killed by Sergeant Marriott (of the Naval Yard).
(2) One robber shot himself dead when he found that he could not escape.
(3) One robber who was shot was conveyed to Government Civil Hospital and died shortly afterwards.
(4) A robber who ran up the hillside was finally caught. He was tried at the Criminal Sessions but for want of sufficient evidence he was discharged and banished.
(5) Two robbers are believed to have made their escape.
In connection with this affray, it may reasonably be concluded that the late P.C. Johnston met his death at the hands of the same band of robbers just 10 days previously, the suggestion being that he was shot dead by one or more robbers in the street on duty when he was trying to search their persons on suspicion.
32. On 17th July, P.S. 48 T. Glendinning was shot dead by I.P.C. 18 Teja Singh in the Charge Room of Tai O Police Station. The Constable then proceeded to set fire to the Station, which had been abandoned by the Native Police. A Police patrol launch, which was in the vicinity, was summoned, and on its arrival, I.P.C. 18 committed suicide. The Station was considerably damaged by fire. I.P.C. 18 was, at the time of the murder, under remand on a charge of larceny preferred against him by Sergeant Glendinning. This evidently preyed on his mind.