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police had arrived. I myself took a rifle and went through
Chau Tau village and up a hill to the 8.E. of the Station.
the way up two further shots were fired from the direction of
the Station and I heard the bullet in each case whine over my
head. I fired two rounds at my front verandah of which I could
just see the near end. I could see no-one there. I saw the
motor boat at her buoy on the River and rushed down in that
direction to warn Sergt. Gardener and his men. 1 found the men
in Lok Ma Chau village and warned them and the villagers and so
It was worked round again to the bottom of the Station path.
now dark - about 8 p.m.
I went up to the Station and waited under the compound wall.
I heard no further shot fired from the Station. I waited until
somewhere about 11 p.m. when the Hon: I.G.P. entered the Station
with a party. I saw B.543 lying dead on my front verandah, and
found my wife's dead body lying near the bath room door in the
sitting room.
When I went out at 2 p.m. my wife was in our quarters at the
Station. From the time the first shot was fired until I got to
the compound gate, not more than 5 minutes had, I think, passed.
When my wife didn't answer me, I came to the conclusion that she
In that 5 minutes was dead, especially as I saw B.9 lying there.
I heard no shots from the Station except those that I took to be
fired by B.543. I heard nothing that I took to be a revolver
shot at any time.
more shots from the Station. The P.C. on station guard carries
the keys of the two cells and of the Station gates and grilles.
On being relieved he hands these over to his relief. The I.P.Cs.
take it in turn to do Station guard. B.543 had taken his turn as
Station guard. I kept my own rifle in the Charge Room; my
ammunition up in my quarters. After the tragedy my ammunition
was correct. At the top of the stairs to my quarters there is a
heavy iron grille which was kept open but could be shut in an
After my return from Au Tau I heard only two
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