CO129-528-11 Incident at Lok Ma Chau Police Station 14-11-1930 - 14-11-1930 — Page 22

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the compound. I saw him fire 2 shots in the direction of the

Sergeant's bath room. I then ran into my own room at the end

Just before the Indian of the wing, and the boy went with me. with the rifle appeared on the verandah, I saw my mistress at

the dining-room verandah door. She did not say anything to me

or I to her.

Then the She disappeared into the sitting room.

Indian appeared and went along to the bath-room door.

hid in our room. Later I heard about 3 more shots. So far as

I saw or heard, the Indian fired 2 shots only on the verandah.

I heard no shots fired in the Station downstairs.*

Then we

Jury No X X.

marked. Ip Chu Mui

signed. R.E.Lind sell

P.M.

Adjourned to 15th August at 2.15 p.m.

ed. R.E.Lind sell

P.M. 12.8.30

P.13

Enquiry continued. Jury present.

Further evidence.

He was

6. Ng Kun decd. "I am Government sesman, W.167, stationed at

Lok Ha Chau. On July 21st I was on reserve duty at the Station

and about 5 p.m. I was cooking rice in the Chinese kitchen at

the side of the compound. I heard two shots from the back, i.e.

from by the flag staff. I ran to the door and looked out into

the compound. I saw the Station Guard running across the

compound towards the Charge Room, and followed him. ahead of me. He went straight to the front verandah and switched

on the alarm bell. I stood for a moment in the passage.

Station Guard ran in his barrack room on the left and I to my room on the right. I was in a panic; I had no idea what was up.

I had heard two shots only. I shut the door of my room.

Another seaman, the station coolie and the Chinese constables'

cook were there. Afterwards I heard several more shots in rapid

I did not come succession and shots were fired up to 10 p.m.

out at all until the rescue party arrived.

The

No-one tried to get