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any of the following crimes:. (a), Mr. Shenton: I think we rught to Dangerous violence to parsons; have it on record that you speak (b), barning of houses, shops or Chinese füently? stares; (c), breaking into bruses, Mr. King: Yes, I have been a shops, stores or places of worship member of the Board of Examiner: by night; (d), attacking houses for some years.

When you told the crowd you

shops, stores or places of worship and our being on the road agaia.

(at any time, day or night, in such held up my hand and shouted, "Ga way as to endanger the safety Kere speaking the Biteral truth, thai is of particular significance to (back; don't come forward or I will of the inmates. Then the officer

are again." There was great In charge may, if he cannot other Chinese-I said "It is the literal uproar among the mob all the wise provent these crimes, "give truth, if you do not go back I wil time. I could see one man had orders to fire on the mob for the open dre.”

fallen on my right hand. The mob purpose of protecting persons andị When you tell a Chinnman în bis stopped, but there was still great property and he should, if neces-joen language that it is the literal uproar. I shouted my warning sary, take the responsibilities for truth, it conveys to him that it is again. "Go back; don't come forso doing.” Do the present eir-going to happen?—Yes. wand ar will fire again." The mub cumstances come within that?

Ae regards the, wounds, there was stood its ground-

Mr. King: 1 consider that (a)nly one wound above the waist 7—— No more firing whatsoever took place. I could does, your worship. not see the two ringleaders. The You consider you were justified Two above the want, I think. uproar continued for two or three in fring because this mab was en-

literally minutes, the shouts being "We gaged or threatening to engage in carried out by the firing party 1–) won't go back" and so on, in an the crime of dangerous violence to consider so, absolutely. There were szer to my calls to them. After persons?—That was one <f the no less than six foot wounds and twu or three minutes, things grounds on which I gave the orderjiwo leg wounds, one very slight- quietened a bit and noe or two to fire.

Your instructions were

est a scratch.

Saved Greater Blood: hed. Can you give us any idea or the

more sensible people come forward. In your mind who was the per- I told them they would have to go son threatened with dangerous back, they could tol proceed, and violence?-Myself and the

two force Mr. Burlingham had behind they said the people wanted to re-police officers immediately, and turn with the injured. 1 said ultimately Capt. Blatham and bis-Mr. Burlingham had one British

That's alright. tell the people to three men.

Doctor.

are

On

ofter, one Indian ofeer and 30

to

state

be quiet. Those who have wound- "Officers and men must remem-men of the Hongkong Singapore ed can wait and go back with them. ber that once an order to fre is Battalion, under his order. [but the others who have no friends given, the fire must be za effective) That is all there were between or relatives injured are to go back:"as possible, Firing over the heads Capt. Bloxham and the borter:- I then sent off Sergs. Durling, two of a mob gives courage to the mab, And the poljee. The strength of or three minutes after the firing, to tends the mob time to think and the New Territory police at that Shatin Railway Station to telephone might bring disaster 00 the tume was below normal, as 12 In- Hongkong for the Captain police. If it is necessary to fireans and two Europeans at least Sperintendent of Pulce, a Magis-killing should be the object." trate, another couple of tuez and a Well you complied with instruc-ad been brought into Hengkong

tion -Yes, excepting the last account of the strike. Wh Tending the Wounded. paragraph. I construed that as that point I should like

that on the night of March 2nd Sub-laspector Pitt and I then could. turned our attention to the wound-

You tried not to kill-I com-about 100 men were sent back by d. We dare net go far from the pled with paragraph II the train from Taipo and Mr. Barling- crowd.

hai had consulted me over the Muut ten minutes after, other page rather than that. San Inspector Field and a police

Grounds for Firing. fielephone between 7 and 3 or 5 and party came through, followed in-

Well, so far as your general info on the feasibility and desir concerned, 30lability of intercepting the strikers mediately afterwards by detach.structions ments of trups. I cannot state thought it was necessary to fire on the south side of Kowloon hills, the order in which the detach under instruction I (a), that this as they were coming through in ments came up. The mob was quite violent mob..

im engaged

such big numbers and it was difă- quiet thes. Soow sat down on the dangerous violence to yourself and side of the road. Sub-Inspector Field other police and to the men behind cult for him to deal with them. The I took the leading part in the first you? That is one of the grounds. aber of men at his disposal was aid and we did what we could. We Well now, apart from the islimited and I agreed with his sug- found eight cases, including the structions, had you any grounds gestion and cold him I would de deceased who was still alive. Wetor firing on this crowd?—I hadfall I could then had to wait for a Doctor from several grounds. First, I am a Do you agree that it is probable Hongkong.

Justice of the Peace of the Colony.jor improbable that they could have Dr. Smalley arrived about 10.30 The whole situation was abnormal been stopped afterwards Improb- and the Captain Superintendent, and the times extraordinary-able, except by an armed force with Mr. Lindsell and other troops Strict orders had been received considérable loss of blood. arrived shortly afterwards. None from the Government that strikery Far more than was becasioned at of the men were then dead. After were not allowed to leave the shatin -Far more. Dr. Smalley's arrival four persons Colony by land routes. The mob

Wholesale Criminal Intimidation. reported with slight wounds. In all bad broken through One armed

As the period of which we are three persons died at the scene. police barrier-two Europeans and. While waiting between 9 am. and nice Indians at the waterworks.peaking. Mr. King, was there a 10.39,, 1 sent Sub-laspector Field If I allowed the mob to pass my Colony?-Yes.

Shatin to telephone to Mr. past, the following consequence; | Of which this mob formed Burlingham in reference to the re- would have ensued:

to

Was

general strike of labour in the

part?-Yes.

Had there been, in connection with this strike, wholesale criminal intimidation going on throughout the Colony-Yes.

General threats of killing and violence?-Yea

Had there been a bad shooting

parted movement of another body (6) En:boldened by two suter-ga, of strikers. I als received a law and order would go by the message from Sergt. Man of aboard and the police might as we further body moving along the stop functioning. railway line. As soon as Sergt.)

(0) It was extremely improbable, Docking returned from Shatia If not impossible, that I motki re sent him to Kowlion to bring the gain command at the head of the Doctor in his side car in case my mob, which would then in all prob-case on the Praya and a bad stab message miscarried.

ability attain its object of reach.bing case in connection with the "Comrade! This Way to Canton."

strike? There was a murder by, shooting on the Praya on the 23rd February and a stabbing case in the town on the 28th.

I produce slips and notices the border.

(More bloodshed still would be giving directions "Comrades this way to Canton"found by the caused, since Mr. Burlingham, the police stuck on some bushes along Assistant Superintendent at Taipo

Was the situation regarded as so the road. The wounded and dead with less men than I had at my serious by the Government that a were sent to the Tung Wah Hos-pear disposal mean with the proclamation was issued calling: pital and the Kowloon Mortuary troops) would have to deal wit: foot the Volunteers?—Yes, respectively about 9.45 or 10 am. the mob in open country.

Had a very drastic Ordinance The first opportunity I had of (d) Capt. Bloxham and his three and regulations been passed to speaking to Capt. Bloxham, hemen would be placed in a very em deal with the strike situation reported to me that a fourth car-barassing position, since I had generally-Yes. tridge had been fired by one of the directed him to sot under my

So that the Government regard- sepoys without orders. I waited orders. Moreover, Capt. Bloxhamed it at the time as a period there with the Captain Superin- tendent of Police and returned had never been on the road befraught with great difficulty?

On my wayfore.

An examination of junks had

with him in the car.

Yes.

hack I passed my own cook and] Another reason is that every been inaugurated in the harbour boy. The boy had been with me available method to induce the mob and junks would be fired on if not for ten years. They had been to obey the law had been tried stopped when called upon to do warned by me personally on the without success. A prisoner had so?--Yes. 1st and 2nd March that they could escaped from my rustody and the

Was a Strike Committee formed not leave the Colony.

. Instructions When to Fire.

Jo

mob was assisting his escape. The by the Government of which you mob was engaging dangerons were a member?-I was deputed The Coroner: Had you got any violence to the person. I regarded to attend the Strike Committee defalte instructions before you this as a direct attempt to subvert when the Captain Superintendent

went out as to the use of firearms? Mr. King: No definite instruc- tions for this particular occasion.

the authority of the Government.

The Passes Issued. Those are the grounds on which

could not attend. I had attended meetings.

Chinese Witnesses. You have departmental instruc-

So that in that capacity and L tions, I think? Yes your Worship. You justify the firing Those your capacity of Deputy Superin- The instruction I want is "When the grounds which I thought justi-tendent of Police you were fully and How to use Firearms."—I havejfied the firing in view of the extra cognisant of the seriousness that and another, "Instructions to ordinary situation and the crisis the position?—Yes. Superintendents," paragraph 11. that obtained

The Coroner: I want you to Mr. Wakeman: At what number give me instructions so far as they did you estimate the crowd at the are relevant to firing on a mob. time you gave the order to fire! On the first page of "Instructions

Mt. King: At least 2,000. Any

to Superintendents," paragraph If

of

The breaking down of the bases conveying the soldiers very ma terially altered the situation? Absolutely.

Had you been able to get your soldiers through in these buses says: "In case of disturbance it thing between 2,000; and 3,000. the situation might have been

is not necessary, nor is there any Can you tell us the mamber of different?-Absolutely different.

need, to read the Riot Act before passes issued by the police afterMy criginal plan never altered.

| taking action against the mob. The the Order in Council came cuti- But these buses in a way frus-

mob should be warped beforehand On March 1st 127 were, issued, curated your scheme?—Yes. that if the troops have to fire the the 2nd 243 and on the 3rd 295.

fire will be effective. You com plied with that?

The Coroner: I take it these passes are issued to people who Mr. King: Yes, I complied with could show they were not conacted it in the best way I could. I directed the fire at their feet.

with the strike 1

Mr. King That is so

This concluded Mr. King's evi- dence.

During a discussion of the pro- cedure the jury intimated that with the plans of the scene before them they did not think it neces sary to pay a visit to Shatin to

The Commer: Then we come to Instructions were received to review the spot. the scond page, "Instructions as]

to When and How to Fire on a fase passes to strikers-Yes. Mr. The Coroner suggested to the Mob," instruction number, one King added that during the week reads: "When a violent mob is 3,430 people obtained permission to engaged or threatens to engage in go to Canton

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