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600 yards away from shore, Sergemt Knowles opened fire with his rifle, firing 13 rounds, which had the effect of discouraging further volleys.
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Keeping close to the British side of the Inlet, Sergeant Knowles then returned to the Police Station, where he found the master of the shop, who reported that at about 6.00 am. that morning, a party of about 10 armed cadets and/or strikers, dressed in khaki unifoms, and blue (er black?) clothes or unifoms, had crossed over into our territory and fired at the junks, which had promptly moved off.
Firing being continued, the crew had jumped over board and swm ashore, one of them taking the precaution te remove two muskets, a carbine and ammunition, which he
took to the Police Station.
The "Cadets had then boarded the junks by
swimming or wading, and commenced to pole them off toward s Chinese territory,
After Sergeant Knowlesind beaten a retreat, the junks were observed to be anchored off the shore about † mile North East of Sha Tau Kok, and sampans were seen passing to and fro between the junks and the shore unloading the
cargo.
On his return to the station, Sergeant Knowles
reported to the Assistant Superintendent of Police, New
Territories, who then infomed me. I telephoned to Mr.
Fletcher, Assistant Uolonial Secretary and gave him the
particulars related above as far as I then know them.
At about 2.00 p.m. I received instructions
from Mr. Fletcher, to proceed at once to Sha Tau Kok, and
meet H.M.S."Foxglove" which had in the meantime been diverted
by wireless signal, and to co-operate with the Captain in
recovering the stolen junks. As regards recovery of the
stolen property and the detained coolies, I was informed
that our actions would have to be guided by circumstances,
I
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