CO129-550-7 Rex v. Ng Loi Yuen- appeal to Privy Council 1-1-1934 - 31-12-1934 — Page 168

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There was a struggle and we picked him up again. We carried

on and eventually we reached the mouth of the tunnel. I sent

for a rope or a ladder. We got across the water and a rope

was let down and the Chinese was hauled up. I told them to

take him to the Guard Room but later when I got out of the

nullah I found four or five people working to restore him on

the roadway in barracks. Pte. Burgess was one of them. Then I

saw an ambulance come up and the Chinese was put into it.

X X. Mr. Lim. I did not apply artificial respiration myself.

At first the artificial respiration was not a success but later

some one came and brought him round. I could not say if water

came out of his nose.

2.58.

sd. Leslie Frederick Gaywood.

sd. E.W. Hamilton, P.M., 8/8/34.

Thomas Mc Carthy, sworn, ds:- I am a private soldier in the

South Wales Borderers stationed at Murray Barracks. I was

in company with rte. Simmons on 22nd June afternoon when we

both went down the tunnel. We assisted to take a Chinese out

of the tunnel. It was the man in the dock.

When we were

In the

getting him out of the tunnel there was a struggle.

course of the struggle he caught hold of my penis. I had to

twist his wrist to release myself. I did not make an offi cial

report of the injury.

.59.

X X. Mr. Lim.

Deft was being carried face downwards when it

happened.

sd. T. Mc Carthy.

sd. E. W. Hamilton, P.M., 8/8.

Albert Edward Burgess, sw orn,

ds:

I am a private soldier

in the South Wales Borderers stationed at Murray Barracks.

I remember a Chinese male being taken out of the nullah on

the 22nd of June

He was unconscious

about 3 to 3.30 p.m. in Murray Barracks.

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very limp with a cut at the back of his