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by them, and one, a Medical man attached to the Church of England - Mission, excaped with great

difficulty.

Five Sikh constables who

were arved endeavoured to protect

him, and after discharging their

carbines had to cut their

eir way

through the mob with their swords.

The whole party, Constables, as

well as

the European had to be seat to Hospital

in consequence of the wounds which they had received. As soon as ic

intelligence

of

what was occurring reacted the Central Police Station reinforcements were sout, and as they did not prove

sufficient

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sufficions, the Acting captixie Superintendent ; Captain Cerceptor,

went out with the whole of the available men at the Station. No.

found the wob too large and defiant to be dispersed by the Police Force at his disposal; and accordingly sont

a request to the Military Barracks

for support. One hundred men the "Buff

#

Avere

of

promptly searched to the scene of the distier baicces, and.

their appearance in a

great.

Measure restored order without it:

being found necessary to call -- upon them to interfere actively.

Nevertheless r

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