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reinforcementa came up so that he might then send the men back,but

the crowd pressed the police whe had to give way, The Deputy

Superintendent of Felios inïermed the crowd that if they did not

go back the troops would be ordered to fire. The crowd shouted in

reply that they would not go back and that they would die there.

At this time the two ringleedors previously referred to

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in a white jacket and the other in a brown ault reabed therine)vos

to the frent and waved hats and sticke,calling eut "Ge on, Strik.",

Mr. Fing managed to ostoh the man with the white jacket by the

hand,his ides being to remove hin,if possible,from the crowd apå got

rid of his influence. As he did this, however, there was a tremendous

uproar and chouta of "Go en. Strike,strike." The main straggled and

the mob get between him and Mr.King so that he broke away. Then there

was tremendous shouting and the neb surged forward on the wings

until the right and left hand siies had already get in advance of the

centre where Ifr.King was. The police,busing that they were quite

unaḥle te hyld the crowd, stepped back into the cutting,but before

doing so Inspecter Pitt will tell you that, with a view to still

holding the crowd, he fired a shet inte the road as a warning. When

the police get back int● this small cutting which will be shown you

on the plans,Mr.King shouted to Japtain Blexhan,”he was 90 yards

back, to fire ene round low, Que velley was fired by the military

after which the Polios immediately rushed in front again and

endeavoured to hold the orewd which was still in a "maty" tempor.

They continuad to shout and cell et "strike, strike". However, they

did not attempt to go forward and some minutes afterwards bacame

a bit quieter and so remained until reinfercomenta arrived. After

the shooting took place it was found that there were four serienely

wounded men and send eight mon with miner injuries.generally, I

believe, in the legs and fest. There is one peint I have omitted.

At the Fater-werks there were an additional three shots fired by

the Pelics and Inspecter Fitt fired a shot inte the ground when the

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