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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, ·SATURDAY, AUGUST 16. 1930.

THE LOK MA CHAU

TRAGEDY...

NATIVE CONTINGENT SEIZED WITH PANIC,

INQUIRY EVIDENCE.

The Coroner's inquiry into the Lok Ma Chau Police tragedy on July 21, which resulted in three deaths, including that of Mrs. D. W. Madgwick, wife of the officer in charge of the Station, entered upon its closing stages at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon,

No.

Ng Koon, Police seaman 167, attached to the Lok Ma Chau Station, stated: I was on reserve duty on July 21 at the Station.

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At 5 p.m. I was cooking rice in the cookhouse, situated to side of the Station compound, when I heard two shots in the direction of the back of the cook- house I looked through a win- dow, but did not realise then what was happening.

Running towards the door of the cook-house, I looked into the compound and say the Indian Station guard running across the compound. I followed him into the Station. He was, still ahead of me when he rushed through the passage, passed the charge room and then went straight through to the front verandah, where he rang the alarm bell. After that he ran into his quarters on my right and I ran into my room.

The Coroner: Why were you in such a panic?

Witness: I had no idea of what was happening. Seeing him run, I ran too. I never had such an experience before.

The only thing you heard was two shats, nothing else to get into such a panic?-That was because I saw the Station guard run.

Did you hear further shots after the first two?--I heard further shots later. I cannot say where they came from.

Before you ran into your room did you hear further shots?-I Heard more shots before I ran into my room.

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"I Was Shivering." Did you shut yourself in your room?--Yes.

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Did he lock the grill gate on the verandah at all before he ran into his room, the grill gate near- by where the alarm was?-I did not see anyone lock that gate at

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When you ran into the, room, was there anyone else there, be- fore you?-No. I was the first to get there. The other three pressed in after me.

Do you know the order they got in? No. I was too frightened to notice.

The Foreman of the Jury (Mr. A. L. Shields) When the Station. guard rang the alarm bell, did any Indian constables come out of their quarters?-I did not see any Indian constable appear,

The Foreman. In case of alarm, where were these men sup- the cook employed by the Chinese posed to muster or what were constables, the second was a sca- man, and the third was a station

coolie.

they supposed to do? I don't know the regulations.,

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The Coroner: That is non- How long were you there

Of course you have fore you heard other shots-ders what to do in case the alarm was shivering, had no concepbell ringa?-I-am to fire a rocket.

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Well, what is the use of talk- How long were these shots fr ed?-The first shot was fired ating about the night. What are

you supposed to do during day-

6 p.m. The last shot was at 10 hours? To fall in, in the charge

p.m.

Shots were still being fired at 10 p.m.? Yes.

room.

Orders Neglected.

Replying to further questions You have orders then, when the hy the Coroner, witness said no-alarm bell rings in the daytime, body tried to get into the room to fall in in the charge room, where he was concealed with the correct?

other people. He heard no sound Mr. King: That is correct. proceeding from upstairs the The Coroner: In spite of your whole while he was in the room.orders you hide in your room?--- On one occasion, between 6.15 and I ran into my room because I saw 5.20, he heard the telephone bell the Station guard run into his. ring. He could not say whether! The Foreman: And so there- the last shot he heard at 10 p.m.fore, you did not obey your in- came from the Station itself, structions in case of an alarm?

Mr. T. H. King (for the Police):

The Coroner: That is clear,

I would like to clear up one point. Ip Lam, Chinese seamman W52, You say you ran out of the cook- stationed at Lok Ma Chau, said house and saw the Station guard that on July 21 he was on reserve in the compound. Now, I want to at the station. At about 5 p.m. know who got to the three stone he was cleaning his topee at the steps leading into the charge room door of the seamen's quarters, first, you or the Station guard?just by the charge-room, when he Witness: The guard reached it heard two shots fired outside. first. I did not see him fire any Bhortly afterwards, Seaman W167, shots before he sounded the alarm, the Chinese cook and the station The Coroner: Had he got any-coolle came running in through thing in his hand?-Witness: the passage by the charge-room. Yes. He had a bunch of keys in They all bolted into their quar- one hand. His revolver was in ters. Witness immediately fol- its holster.

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He did not see the Station guard. He did not see the Sta- Mr. King: After he switched tion guard on the verandah De- on the alarm you saw him run fore the appearance of W167 and into his barrack room. He did the other Chinese. Immediately ess heard many more shots fired or outside the station. No sound quarters until the rescue party nothing else besides switching on after they had all got into the from the direction of the station was heard from upstairs.

The telephone bell rang about Questioned by the Foreman, the alarm and running into hia quarters, witness heard the alarm The firing continued up to be- quarters did not see him do- bell ring, but did not ace whetween 9 and 10 p.m. He could half-an-hour after the first two witness said that on the alarm.

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