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On Friday 21st August the Strikers fired upon some passengers who were attempting to cross the Sham Chun river below Sheung Shui Police Station. A party of Police, under P. S. 131 Swan, which was sent to the scene, had about 10 rounds fired at them. They were unable to reply as the men who fired the shots sheltered themselves among the crowd of passengers, who had returned to the Chinese side of the river.
On the night of Thursday, 27th August some shots were fired from the Chinese side of the Frontier at Ta Ku Ling Police Station, 2 shots struck the Station, but there were no casualties.
On the evening of Friday, 11th September, some Chinese employees of the Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) who had gone into a tea-shop in Chinese Sha Tau Kok were seized by Strikers. L. S. 95 Knowles and 170 L. S. Clark, who set out to intercept the Strikers and their prisoners, who were proceeding along the Frontier towards Sham Chun, were fired upon. Fire was returned by L. S. 95 Knowles with a Thompson Machine Gun. Owing to the bad light, there were apparently no casualties inflicted. The prisoners were taken to Canton and subsequently released.
On Wednesday, 23rd September, 23 pigs were seized by the Strikers at a shop in British Sha Tau Kok.
On Saturday, 26th September the s.s. "Sui Yik", which had been seized two months earlier by Chinese troops at Shan Mi was found in British Waters near Cheung Chau Island by a Revenue launch in charge of Principal Revenue Officer, S. Clarke. She had about 200 armed Chinese soldiers on board, who were on their way from Canton to Chinese Au Tau. She was brought in to Hongkong and handed back to her owners. The troops were disarmed and put across the Frontier.
On Sunday, 27th September, the Yuen Tai Tsan shop, British Sha Tau Kok, from which 23 pigs had been taken on 23rd September, was again raided by Strikers. A party of Police, in charge of L. S. 95 Knowles, on approaching Sha Tau Kok village, was fired upon by Chinese soldiers, who had crossed over into British Territory, and had to retire.
On Tuesday, 13th October a party of armed Strikers raided a shop in British Sha Tau Kok and stole money and jewellery.
On 31st October Strikers took possession of an oyster boat which was anchored off Hau Hoi, Deep Bay. They stole a musket and shot gun, and took away 4 members of the crew to Nam Tau.
On Friday afternoon, 6th November, about 50 shots were fired at the Police Motor Boat which was on patrol in the Sham Chun River, 6 of the bullets struck the boat, but there were no casualties. At 10 a.m. on 16th November, 3 or 4 shots were
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On Friday 21st August the Strikers fired upon some passen- gers who were attempting to cross the Sham Chun river below Sheung Shui Police Station. A party of Police, under P. S. 131 Swan, which was sent to the scene, had about 10 rounds fired at them. They were unable to reply as the men who fired the shots sheltered themselves among the crowd of passengers, who had returned to the Chinese side of the river.
On the night of Thursday, 27th August some shots were fired from the Chinese side of the Frontier at Ta Ku Ling Police Station, 2 shots struck the Station, but there were no casualties.
On the evening of Friday, 11th September, some Chinese employees of the Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) who had gone into a tea-shop in Chinese Sha Tau Kok were seized by Strikers. L. S. 95 Knowles and 170 L. S. Clark, who set out to intercept the Strikers and their prisoners, who were proceeding along the Frontier towards Sham Chun, were fired upon. fire was returned by L. S. 95 Knowles with a Thompson Machine Gun. Owing to the bad light, there were apparently no casualties inflicted. The prisoners were taken to Canton and subsequently released.
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On Wesdesday, 23rd September, 23 pigs were seized by the Strikers at a shop in British Sha Tau Kok.
On Saturday, 26th September the s.s. "Sui Yik", which had been seized two months earlier by Chinese troops at Shan Mi was found in British Waters near Cheung Chau Island by a Revenue launch in charge of Principal Revenue Officer, S. Clarke. She had about 200 armed Chinese soldiers on board, who were on their way from Canton to Chinese Au Tau. She was brought in to Hongkong and handed back to her owners. The troops were disarmed and put across the Frontier.
On Sunday, 27th September, the Yuen Tai Tsan shop, British Sha Tau Kok, from which 23 pigs had been taken on 23rd September, was again raided by Strikers. A party of Police, in charge of L. S. 95 Knowles, on approaching Sha Tau Kok village, was fired upon by Chinese soldiers, who had crossed over into British Territory, and had to retire.
On Tuesday, 13th October a party of armed Strikers raided a shop in British Sha Tau Kok and stole money and jewellery.
On 31st October Strikers took possession of an oyster boat which was anchored off Hau Hoi, Deep Bay. They stole a musket and shot gun, and took away 4 members of the crew to Nam Tau.
On Friday afternoon, 6th November, about 50 shots were fired at the Police Motor Boat which was on patrol in the Sham Chun River, 6 of the bullets struck the boat, but there were no casualties. At 10 a.m. on 16th November, 3 or 4 shots were
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