CO129-528-11 Incident at Lok Ma Chau Police Station 14-11-1930 - 14-11-1930 — Page 64

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Guard proceeded to the corner of the building and then

saw Indian Police Constable B. 543 Dalip Singh lying on the ground near the Flag Staff with his rifle pointing towards the path that leads from the bottom of the hill to the

back of the Station. He saw Indian Police Constable B.543

Dalip Singh then fire a second shot. At the same time, he saw Lance-Sergeant Madgwick coming up the Station path,

about level with the Indian married quarters. B. 543 Dalip

Singh was obviously firing at the Sergeant. The Station

Guard rushed into the Station, sounded the alarm bell and

aroused Indian Lance-Sergeant 349 Jewan Singh, who was

asleep in the Indian Barrack Room.

When he found himself under fire, Sergeant

Madgwick hastened for cover to the Indian married quarters. Thereupon, Indian Police Constable B. 543, who had obviously

armed himself with his rifle and his thirty rounds of

ball ammunition after ne had entered the Station at 4.30

p.m., ran from the Flag Staff round to the back of the

Station, firing some shots as he went, through the back gate of the Station yard and up the stairs to the European

quarters on the first floor where Mrs. Madgwick was still

alone. It seems clear that before entering the back gate

of the Station B. 543 encountered Indian Police Constable

B.9 Chhajja Singh, who was unarmed and probably proceeding

to the West side of the Station to ascertain the cause of

the firing. There was no eye witness, but it appears

obvious that Indian Police Constable B. 543 shot and wounded

Indian Police Constable B.9 on the spot. Indian Police

Constable B.9 succeeded in reaching the Station wall, and

supporting himself through the back gate into the Station yard. From the evidence of the Chinese man-servant of Lance-Sergeant Madgwick, it is clear that on arriving at the back verandah of the upper floor, Indian Police

Constable B. 543 fired two shots in the direction of the

Indian