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What wore they saying ?

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I do not know, it was like a

theatrical company.

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When the firing took place what did the crowd do ? The or and

ran. Some lay down,

What did you do ? I stood aside on the hill. I heard someone

had been shot. I looked and saw Leu Kow lying on the ground. Did you hear the crowd shout "Strike" ? I did not.

Did you hear a revolver shot fired ? I heard me shot fired

before the Sepoys fired.

By Mr. Wakeman.

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Do you know Lau Chun ? Brother to Lau Mow ?

I only know Lau Mow,

You state that you heard shots at the Waterworks.

think they meent ? I do not know.

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What do you

Would it mean trouble, that you were not supposed to go forward?—

Io. He wore not tola.

You heard a shot at the Waterworks ? -

Yes.

Did you not think that moant trouble ? Well, they allowed to

to pass.

Chinese generally run when they hear shots fired ? Everyone

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was anxions to get home, even if we were to die,

By Mr

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Shenton.

You intended to go through to the border what over

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happened ?

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Tee.

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Even though you were shot at ?

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Yoo.

By His Worship. What did you intend to do to people who resisted you ?

They had no right. I would take another road.

ly Mr. Shenton, Why did you not take another way when stopped at the

Waterworks ?

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We were not stopped.

That would have happened if you had taken another way and

had been again stopped ?

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That I cannot say. It is very hard

to answer that, We would have to go on because we should

havo no other route.

Were you bound to follow the road you had taken over those hills?-

We were all intending to travel that road.

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