CO129-217 - Governor Sir Bowen Administrator Marsh - 1884 [7-10] — Page 512

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that the Police on

yelling and shouting web - and also

duty had been stoned. A large party of the Polive from

the

Central Station was at once sent down under an Inspector and I immediately followed with a strong force and

accompanied by some mounted Troopers . of the Police the

On the arrival

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stone throwing had ceased but the

: filled with

streets and houses were An accited crowd principally

cooties

who had struck work, and who had

to intimidate the Vehicle

been

trying

and Chair coolies, coal coolies, Rice

pounders, coppersuiths

Yo

to Leaving

parties of Police in the distierbed district,

of

I returned to Barracks with some the men and reported to the Colonial

Secretory

On

my

return again

to

Barracks

Barracks at about 11 o'clock, I found

another report had been received that

the riots had broken out

again, -party of ruon

I ab

out

once sent another; and called upon the Military to assist. About 100 new

of the Buffs East Kent Regiment turned out, and their presence, and that of the armed, Police at once put a stop to the riot and stone throwing. About this time

- party of & Sikh Constables who had been protecting a Europeau from the violence of the isob received very rough treatment, retired into a house for

Avere

with

protection, followed by an immens Crowd who attacked them violently, and in self defence they fired, what effect, is not known, except that one chinaman was shot dead, they then drow their sword bayonets and

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