Mr. Harry Westnidge was then called. He said he was a missionary belonging to the—Chin: Inland Mission, but would give lence, under anbpena, individual, His Mission, he considered, should not be involved in the matter.
He added that he had been in China 18 years, and spoke Mandarin but not the local dialect, Coming to what happened May 30, witness said he took a No, 1 tramear at Hongkew Park, and travelled along the Bund and up Nanking Road. His seat was the forward compartment, When the car arrived at the Chekiang Road stand there was a certain mount of noise and a lot of people about. The road, however, was clear, and the tram proceeded as far as the stand near Sincere's. Here a large number of people were seen coming out of the side turnings in the vi Sincere's amall boys were distr ting bundies of leaflets "One or two youths, who appeared to belong to the student class, came up to the car and asked the driver to stop.
id. Witness was standing by, the front doorway of the car at the time, and one of the youths spoke to him and gave him a leaflet. Then it was thet afe. Westnidge noticed a boy carrying 'a flag and. whose business seemed to be to run along shouting something. "Witness saw him go as far as the corner of Ghekiang Road and come back followed by other Chinese. At the same time people were streaming,
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