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To Jury:
"There was the possibility of innocent persons being
at mercy of the mad man. I knew that an I.F.C. had appeared about
6.30 p.m. and had tried to pick up a revolver. I also knew that
the 4 Indian police had come out about 7.30 p.m. The inference
was that any one with the Lewis gun was not vary wide awake or
might be dead.
I can't remember that B.543 ever spoke of resigning.
mentioned his gambling punishment."
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#d. W. LaB. Sparrow
5.9.30 sd. R. E. Lindsell
P.M.
25. Donald Burlingham swn. *1 am D.S.P., Kowloon.
3.543 first
He complained about his transfer
came under my notice on or about June 5th last when he came to see
me at the Water Police Station.
to Lok Ma Chau out of his turn. I informed him that his transfer
was the result of a gambling case in which he and B.80 had been
concerned, and that the I.G.P. himself had assessed the punishment:
that the case against 3.80 was to be reopened and would be heard
by the I.G.P. on his return from Shanghai and that he (B.543)
would then have the opportunity of saying what he wanted to the
1.G.P. himself. I.P.C. B.80 had previously been to see me
over the punishment dealt out to him on account of the gambling
case, he having been transferred to Ta Ku Láng.
B.543 at first was rather excited, but seemed to quieten down
when I told him he could see the I.G.P. He left apparently
satisfied.
B.85's real complaint was that he had had $79 of his own money
confiscated. He did not complain, so far as I can remember, of
his transfer.
On 21st July I was out bathing at Ting Kau just before 7 p.m.
when I got news of the Lok Ka Chau trouble. I proceeded soon
afterwards via Castle Reak to the scene. I stopped at both
Castle Peak and Au Tau police Stations, picking up three Indians
at the former. I arrived at Lok Ma Chau about 8 or shortly after.
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