During the early stages of the riot in "Hongkew Market, many foreign women (wore present. In several cases foreigners were injured by stones, but several left the market ignorant of the fact that any disturbance had ocourred. In spite of the bogus circular circulated on Sunday evening many prominent native butchers -kept open their stores as long as it was. possible to do so. One foreign lady was Cheng Keo's: making purchases in the idst of the riot.. Fortunately for her, a foreigner lifted her bodily from the shop to-his carriage, seated her there, placed his revolver in her hands, and told her to get home as-quickly: as possible and.touse the gun if necessary. The Jady has no idea who the gentleman iwas and still retains the revolve On. Monday morning, during the disturbance in Nanking Road, one of thei assistants in the. store of Ching Fong (tailor) was shot through the stomach in his chop, the shot being fired from the read. It.was 8 glancing shot which firs penetrated a rubber hot-water bag and then glanced off some hard substance until it found its billet in the body of the unfortunate assistant.
Daring the attack on Hongkew Police Station, in the absence of permission or orders to serve out firearms, the staff were armed with the shafts of disabled ricshas, and these proved most effective weapons for repelling the mob.
Throughout the riot our Sikh police have proved most faithful and energetic. No sooner had one batch finished guard duty, than they volunteered for the next guard, This has been the case throughout the week.
The hose of the Hongkew Fire Company was prominent factor in quelling the disturbance in Hongkew- Market on Mortday. The streams were very effective in breaking down the barricades of stalls and benches from the rear of which the rioters were throwing stones and night-soil at foreigners and natives in foreign employ.
During the attack on Louza Station Inspector Wilson anti a civilian had to retire from the charge-room to the storeroom—a room whose only exit was on to the charge room. From the door of this room the Inspector and his companion fired as many shots as possible on the mob until the faulty mechanism of- the ejectors rendered thir weapons useless. In the meantime the mob obtained bamboo poles, some twenty foot in length, and continuously prodded the occupants of the room. Finally, the charge-room was set on fire, and the two mon had to burst open the door of their refuge and break through the crowd to gain the upper floor of the buildings.
The total destruction of Louza Station was averted by the flooding of the upper The station was systematically set on fire, the mob bringing with them goods of an inflammable nature, looted from stores in Nanking Road. These were sot \d carried from room to room. incident of the disturbance in Nanking Road was the entry of a loafer into a tea-shop for food and his refusal to pay for meal. Upon demand being made for payment, he struck the attend: The police were called and he was arrested, and taken to the Station, followed by an angry and excited mob, which increased as the Station was neared.
The attack on and demolition of the Metropole Annexe was due to the fact that a foreigner, being chased by the mob, took refuge there.
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