Witness said that some of the crowd were throwing bricks from vacant piece of ground. The bricks were like rain. Thousands of persons were pressing forward. Some of the foreigners were injured on_the head.
The Assessor—What happened after the foreign police constables were hit?) Were they on the ground?
The Assessor—Was the mob mak-
Why do think" they intended to beat them?—Because a number of the crowd said they wanted to assault the foreigners. The first shots were fired into the air and on old man was injured by a bullet ricocheting.
Were the injuries serious?—No.
'The criminal charges of stealing] and misappropriating a considerable quantity of opium (said to be worth million dollars), preferred against the manager of an.opium shop' 51 Canton Road, a3 the rear of the proceedings' in wi now Known as the great Canton Road opium case, were the subject of} another lengthy hearing at the Mixed Court on Wednesday.
Mr. AI, Martin (British Assessor)
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