CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4] — Page 443

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en the merning of the Brê.,he received a telephone message that a crowd of some 600 to 700 had left the ground near the Po Hing theatre and was proceeding aleng Geronation read. Mr.King issued instructions as follows Captain Blexham te meet him at Yaume ti at 7 a.m. with 50 men: Sub-Inspecter Pitt with all available Indian police to precead to the Water-works to held the orewa: Sub-Inspector

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Shing-mun Lanigan of thxx-van te prooed te Xocean to block the road:four meter buses te be st Yaurati at 7 a.. The Deputy Superintendent of Police arrived at Tammati etation at 7.15. He took Captain Bloxham and two Indian officers in his car, The 50 men were put into the four moter huscg and teld to follow. The Deputy Superintendent of Pelios then teld Captain Blexham what his plans were. These plans were to overtake the crowd,round them up and march them back te Hunghen under the military and there wait instructions from the Captain Superintendent of Felice. When the oar had proceeded about 84 miles on the Taipe read it was noticed that some of the 'buses, which were fellowing,were in difficulties, and the car waited at this point for a oensiderable time to enable the men in the 'buses to come up. Thile there some 30 or 40 strikers camo up. They were detained and Mr.King would tall them that ena of these men sparreð

at him and natå "Go en". He had to be taken to the side of the road, Shortly afterwards it was noticed that others who had bean told te wait were end savouring to get away and Mr.King had to draw his revolver to get them back. About 8 o'clock Sergeant Derling arrived on his mater oyelo from the water-works and reported that some 1000 er se strikers were held up at the water-werks and were getting "nasty". He was ordered to return with a Sepey and, at the same time, Captain Blexham sent off some of the soldiers as a reinforcement. Shortly afterwards Sergoant Darling returned alone and reported that the crewĉ had broken through. Captain Bloxham went off with three men and the Deputy Superintondent of Pelios get inte Sergeant Dorling's side-car and followed as quickly as he could behind Captain Bloxham. All the four buses had broken down and it was quite impossible for any of the men to be sent on in them. Captain Bloxham will tell you that when he get somewhere th near the water-

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