CO129-528-11 Incident at Lok Ma Chau Police Station 14-11-1930 - 14-11-1930 — Page 27

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I was too much exerted to take proper aim at 3.543. he jumped

up and fired one smot at me which missed. I had 18 other rounds

of ammunition on me. I didn't try to reload but rushed in throu

through the compound and the passage to the alarm switch which

I turned on. I then came back to the compound end of the

passage and half closed the door there. I reloaded behind the

door. I looked round the door into the compound. 1 BRW 3.9

lying on the ground. I had already seen him when I ran into

the compound. 1 saw him come out of the Indian kitchen and run

towards the suall barrack room. lie was in mufti and unermed.

I did not spes him go to the compound gate. When 1 peepod out

I had he was lying towards the inner side of the compound.

heard 3 or 4 further shote. Then I saw 3.543 cume into the

compound by the gate. lie fired a not towards the station and

mother towards the latrine. He then ran towards the outer

stone staircase. I again emptied my revolver at him but without

effect. i reloaded again, aux fired one more round at him as

he went up the stairs. Then I closed the door and locked it.

The key was in the lock and I removed it. Then I ran into the

big barrack room where L.8.B.349 and P.C.B.315 were sleeping.

I roused

I told them what had happened. B.653 also

There came in. They put on boots and got their rifles etc.

were 6 rifles there. i didn't take one as mine was in the other

barrack room which I occupied. I shut and locked the door in

Then I telephoned to Taipo.

the corner by the kitchen.

It was

6.10 by the Charge Room clock. I got through and said "shooting"

in Chinese. I did not notice whether the Lewis Gun was in the

Charge Room or not. The barrack room door on the charge room

side was open all the time. I did not see or hear B.543 any ➡

were about. After telephoning I went back to the barrack room,

elo sing and locking the front verandah grille. we left our room

door open, and with our firearms manned the windows. No-one

guarded the Charge Room, but B.543 could not have got down to it