Thirty Casualties Among Shantung Men: Two Durhams Wounded About 90 casualties resulted at night, when the Durhams had to fire upon' Feng Jon soldiers as they attempted to force an entrance on North Chekiang Road. The Fengtien soldiers fired first, whereupon the sandbag shelters were manned and the order given to fire. Two Durhams were shot in the leg.
An eye witness account follow Te was just about 5 oclock, when several hundred Shantung soldiers, poured from the railway compound along Bourdary Road toward North Chekiang Road.
About 200 men got to the wires] and told officers that they wished enter, They did not want to meet with the Cantonese, who had_ occupied the railway "station about! 4.15 pan.
Police told them to throw down their arms and they could come in. These were the instructions to all posts.
"1, the witness added, "passed through the barrier, together with Captain Dyson and Sergt. Walker. The men were very orderly and ly appeared to be about 200 in mumé ber, Some tossed their rifles to 01 side azd removed their bandoliers contained very Others removed their coats and hats, 'The Durhams manned their posts, all the while, behind' the sandbagt ts and others stood guard barriende, Everything was along nicely, when suddenly T aaw a horde of other Shantung men come round the corner.
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