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the rebels, who were trying to sneak away with their loot by

taking it to small villages, were seized by the villagers and

killed. A panic ensued after the rebels had been driven back,

The leaders fled and the rebels dispersed. About 3,000 re-

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treated to Ts'at Shek, where several thousand rebels were wait

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ing to re-inforce the rebels at Sam To Chuk, The rebels at

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Ta'at Shek did not come to the rescue when they heard of the

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defeat at Sam To Chuk. Ts;at Shek is in the Hol ng District.

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There are about 8,000 rebels collected in the neighbourhood

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of Ts'at Shek, Kung Ping, and Nam Shan, all in the Hol Ping fung District. On the evening of the 28th.(20th.Oct.) the Chinese

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soldiers retired to Pak Mong Fa. On the 29th.(21st.Oct.) the

Chinese soldiers hearing that the rebels had retreated, advam--

ed and commenced to slaughter the villagers in the neighbour-

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hood of Sam To Chuk. The villagers had helped the rebels at first but when they saw in which side victory was likely to be, they joined the stronger side. The Chinese soldiers,know- ing that the villagers had helped the rebels to pillage the village of the Si Clan, determined to punish them. Over 1,00 of the villagers were put to death. The villagers resisted

the Chinese troops. I do not know what happened at this time

as I went on the morning of the 29th(21st.Oct.) to a place

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called Sheung

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about 10 li from Sam To Chuk. I went 鄭士良

with Wong Puk and Cheung 3z Leung and others. We made our way

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to thagnast by way of Hoifung and Kwai Shin.We embarked at

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