'The shooting took place in the proximate centre of the compound through a division in the mill buildings running East and West. The gendarmes and police fired' from the centre outwards each gate, through which the riot~ ers stampeded, Bullet' marks op the inside of the West gate facing the river, show that some of the rifles were aimed at body height, One mark was seven and another four feet from the ground. The police officer who pointed these out insisted, however, that most of the shots had been fired high. He said that 150 rounds were fired on Tu day evening and more than 500 on Wednesday morning, during the worst part of the strike.
The Vu Tah Mill was stated to belong to Wang Ko-ming, who financed it with Japanese capital, hence the Japanese management, All the spindles are Saco Lowell manufacture, imported from America bya local American firm, Tt will be several weeks, probably months, before the Mill is in working order, said the Chinese staff, who seemed quiet and neryous from their recent experience. workmen and guaranteed their future conduct.
The findings of this examination, which seeks to discover the motly not available yesterday and will b given out after completion of the hearing.
Official and unofficial figures ithe number of deaths in Wedni day's shooting by the Chinese police and gendarmes are sot a variance, due mainly to the difficulty lof checking up casualties in a mob Jof five or six thousand that dispersed in all directions when firing leommenced. Deaths may have Joccurred in neighbouring villages! land relatives and friends may be concealing their connexion for fear of arrest, from wounds is also. unknown loficially to the police.
Tt was reported unofficially yesterday that there were at least 15 or 16 deaths, about half of which were due to gunshot wounds and the rear from drowning.
Which is true cannot be learned after complete returns are Imade to the Coroner and police in [the course of the next few days.
Two Workmen Dead in Prisoa of Their Wounds i Aug. 16
Two workmen, wounded in the }¥u Tah Mill rioting by police rifle fire, died from their wounds yester-Jday in the police prison hospital in the native city. This brings the total known deaths up to 4, with ten or twelve "suspected" deaths.
Investigation of the arrested work fers, students and agitators is still [proceeding and no official statements were available from the police teat night. They expect some time will elapse before anything definite wilt The situation remains quiet. permission.
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