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2. Te are further of the opinion that Deputy Superintendent everything in his power to aloenete the crowd from the course upon which they had embarked by exhortation in the Chin so language, the t he oxercised all forbearance until such time as their riotous and threatening demeanour left hi· with no alternative but to give the military the order to fire ad eo ensure the bodily safety of himnolf and the military and police unite at the moment at his irmo^into disposal. That this was seriously menaced is fully borne out by the evidonge of Captain 31 oxban. There is no doubt in or minds that the success of the crowê in breaking through the police cordon at the Waterworks had rondered their attitude very defirnt, and any
further conecasion to their vill would leve resulted leter in bloodshed on a far heavier soale if the law wan to be overly
uphold.
3. Not only do we oxonerate T. King from cll blmo in the mit san but we conifer commendation in due to him and to the police en military immediately connorned for hoir conduct and patience under most trying cireumatonces, cad for their personal courage.
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We consider that Mr. King's order to fire one round and low was the minimum amount of force that could be utilized to have tho dosired effect, and was cotuated ith the fallest regard to humi humanity.
To sprocate any suggestim that Mr. King could boya crvsloyed alternative methods to achieve the same result.
unfortunate that the motor bugsos with the help of which
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had planned to transport sufficient troops to a point whore they would effectually overcome the crowd, should have broken down at the time of need, otherwise this ragrettable incident might not have occurred. Further, in view of the previons hand King of similar parties of Chinose it ould not have been reseen that such
obstinacy could have hoon moounterof.
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