This officer was the first to enter the kidnappers' Jair, and rushing through the small garden, he made for the staircase, which has ben described as a "one-man staireas Owing to its narrowness, the other detectives could give him no support, He had hardly sot foot on the frst step, when he was greeted by a wer of Tend, The first billets bounced off the shield which he hold above his head as ho clambered up the narrow stairs, the leaden missiles falling to the floor. He opened fire with his weapon, which he had drawn entering the house. The stair case 4s set parallel with the rear wall of the room, and half way up the steep {neline, one portion of it leads to the upper storey room, the other branching off to a drying stage.
Tt appears that he first encounter-armed resistance from those the upper room and he replied to this. He emptied his weapon at them, but owing to the construction of the house he was not sure f hie 'While shooting, he shouted at his opponents in no' uncertain and according to others of the party, his policy was as much tone of verbal and forceful dip-Tomacy as actual of of his automatic, Neither means of persuasion seemed to suffice and having emptied his polic pistol, was foreed to pull from his bel private military Mauser with he fired eight shots.
Three Down in the. Room At this point he was sure having dropped two of the fang. and as he made his wi into the room, he saw three bodies on the floor, the kidnapped man crawling from the bed sher he lad taken refuge, holding his hends over his head, while a woman was handled in a corner.
Confronted with the majority the gang in the room, Sgt. Moir was also attacked by another member who had gos to the dr stare, and ae the er went round the corner on the st eating "back hi man on the drying jewry and was opponents, the stage fired at him, How many shots he fired is mown, although his pistol was nearly empty when he was arrested after having " been wounded and stated that his injury was, superficial and that. unless complications sec in he would be out of hospital stertly.
Chinese detectives had learned of the whereabouts of several members of the gang, who had forced Mr. Yok from his riesha into their motor ear while riding in Rue clu Consul They took him immediately to their rendezvous.
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