Now, what happened on the fatal day? Leaving out unimportant details, the facts s¢em to be these. The cars were stopped by the soldiers who applied to the Tutung for instructions and were told to hold the cars. Mr. Sokobin went to see the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs to argue the matter and received a flat refusal to allow, the cars to proceed. Mr. Sokobin returned to the cars and told Mr. Coltman to drive on despite the soldiers. The latter then fired on the cars and wounded Mr. Coltman mortally.
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