Another eye-witness, Mr. John Brierley, then gave evidence. He said he was a merchant and had resided nearly 10 years in China. On the afternoon of May 30 he was in a motor-car with his wife. They passed the Race Club at 3.20 p.m. and arrived at Chekiang Road probably two minutes later. The road up to Chekiang Road was quite clear, Witness was. not_held up until he got to Chekiang Road. He saw no-one outside the police station, There were two or three cars in front of him, he observed, and he also saw a number of pamphlets flying from a tea shop. This occa-that order. It was, not a regular squad. posed of C.P.C's and SP.C's. When any one arrived back at the station he was at once detailed for duty at the gate. The Inspector in charge] ordered this. There were two lines of policemen when witness was instructed to take charge, both composed of Sikhs, about 10 in each, There were also some Chinese ther but they were not drawn up in lin with the Sikhs, The Chinese, about 12 in number, joined the firing party but were not actually a part of it. Altogether there were about 30 men the firing squad. Witness was relieved by the Inspector who returned from inside the station three! or four minutes before the shooting] took place.
members of the firing squad, continued Tabrum, did not, so far as} could remember, carry' bayonets. They had none fixed to their rifles.
Mr. Reader Harris interposed to explain that policemen on traffic duty did not carry bayonets in the frogs as it was realized how easy it would be for anyone to extract the weapon in a crowd.
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