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gradually worked themselves forward to whore the guard was posted. They were then getting very hostile and out of control, shouting and waring hate and sticks,
His Worship. Did they assault Inspector Field, Sub-Inspector Pitt. No. The crowd shouted out "Go on" in Chine so. I went to telephone for Mr.King but he had already left. I returned to the road and just then five Indian police constables from fanshuipo Police station,whom I had sent on previously, arrived. They came t through the orowd and I ordered them to charge magasines with ton rounda. I then posted them with the other three men across the rond. At this time the crowd was getting very disorderly. They were shouting and the road was full. They were shouting out "strike" and "go", in Chinese,continuously.
His Worship. You held a the crowd here did you not?
Yes.
Sub-Inspector Fitt.
His Worship, 'hen the crowd first arrived was the head of the crowd
very thick?
brown
'ub-Inspector Pitt. Yos.Then they camo round the bend the road wa8 full. Many of the crowd were carrying bundlos,stioka and umbrellas. One of the crowd,who soomed to be the ring-leader and was on the left of the crowd, came close to me and shouted out to the crowd to o ome on. He could speak English and we dressed in Europosa ⚫lothes. They all came forward and this man pushed me on one side. I fired a round into the ground close to him. The crowd stopped, By this time they were about 10 feet from the Indians. I again ran
to the telephone.
His Morship. You were the senior Inspector prosent? Sub-Inspector Fitt. Yes, Your orship. "hile at the 'phono I heard omsiderable noise and shouting going on. I ran down to the road, and on my arrival I saw the orowd forging the Indians back. The Indlane were trying to stop the crowd with their rifles but the Indians were pushed back about 40 yards, Then Sub-Inspector Field
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