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We

馬籠頭山

馬籠頭山

went to Ma Ling Fan Shan. We reached Ma Ling Zan Shan on

Lung Ja

Lung Jan

the 10th.(3rd. October).There were about ten thousand men

歸善

there. About 75% of the 2,000 were Hakkas from Kwai Shin, wal

州博羅 海洋

南海 Chan ok Lo and Hoieung. The Puntis came from Nam Hoi, P'ün 曷東莞新安順德 香山 新會 黄福

,Tung Kum, Sau B, Shan Tak, Shing Shan, Sau Wong Fuk, was

總 兵大元師

the leader (Tsung Ping Tai Un Shin): HoTs'dung was the 2nd.

in command (I Un Shei) 波讀

元帥 黄公

•

何祥心:

左先鋒素

岩

灶背

Wong Kung was the Tso Sen Fung; Li

Pal Tam was in command of 220 men from Ngau Tso Pei in Kwal

善李波

Shin. Li Po was in command of the Middle Camp(Chung Ying)

李波

惠州

composed of 500 men. Li Po broke out of gaol in Wai Chou last

year. There were others whom I did not know. I was in com-

鄭士良

mand of 100 men. I was placed in command by Cheng Sz lěung

黄福

馬龍頭山

and Wong Fuk. all the men collected at Ma Ming Tan Shan were

Lung Jan members of the Triad Society. On the 12th.(5th.October.) the

三州田

movement commenced by going to Sam Chau Tin. The villagers

三州田

of Sam Chau Tin helped us. About 100 joined us. On the morne

沙灣墟

ing of the 13th. (6th.October) we went to Sha Wan market town.

There were Chinese soldiers there. There were about 50 soldiers

何

there belonging to Ho's command. A fight took place. About tan

there

of the soldiers were killed and others wounded. Two of there

bels

were killed. All the arms of the soldiers were seized.

沙灣

The people at Sha Wan abstained from helping either side. On

横 岡

the 6th.October we advanced to Wang King and had our meal

沙灣

。

Kong

there. The fight at Sha Wan took place at 7 a.m. The villages

沙灣

橫岡

between Sha Wan and Wang King did not come out to help us and

。

横岡 they were not interfered with. We had breakfast at Wang King

O

and