CO129-528-11 Incident at Lok Ma Chau Police Station 14-11-1930 - 14-11-1930 — Page 47

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23. Joseph Brennan swn. "I am the Inspector of Police, i/c

Northern Division, N.T., with headquarters at Taipo. I live at

Autau Police Station. I was in my quarters at Au Tau about

5.45 p.m. on July 21st last when the officer in Charge (Autau)

made a report to me as the result of a telephone message he had

received from Taipo. On my instructions Sergt. Basting paraded

all his men under arms, I picked out one I.P.8. and three

1.P.Cs. We were just about started when I was recalled to the

Charge Room where I found the A.S.., N.T. (Mr. Sparrow) and

Sergt. Madgwick. A Verey pistol, torches and first aid

appliances were then got ready. A considerable amount of

telephoning had to be done. We finally started for Lok Ma Chau,

a party of 8, in motor vehicles, about 6.30 p.m., and reached

the bottom of Lok Ma Chau Station path about 6.45 p.m."

હતુ. J. Brennan

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sd. R. E. Lindsell

F.M.

Enquiry further adjourned to 2.15 p.a. on 3rd September.

3.9.

sd. k. 3. Lindsell

P.1.

Further adjourned to 2.15 p.m. on 5th September.

P.45

5.9. Enquiry continued.

Bd. R. E. Lindsell

F.M.

Jury present.

23rd witness, in62, Brennen, recalled, continuas:~

"I produce the record card of I.P.C. 3.543. On reaching the

Sergt Basting

bottom of Lox Ma Chau Station path, i mus S.1. O'Connor and

Sergt Molven and learnt news of the Lewis gun.

was detailed to take a Thompson gun round to the N. side of the

Station. I then mounted the low hill to the west of the path.

From the top I turned my glasses on the station. i could see no

movement. The A.S.P., H.T., joined me. Some man were posted

there and I returned to the boundary road. 1 then went to the

valley to the S. of the Station between the path and the married