For five minutes there was a brisk fight. Our men used birons land their fists whilst they could. but in some cases they were forced to make play with their bayonets. One of the sailors tripped and fell and before his comrades could get him out he had been badly mangled, his face and head being cut open, besides. being bruised and battered Jabout the body. Another sailor bayoneted through the leg with his own weapon, which was wrenched away from him and] [subsequently carried off.
Not a few Goinese wore wounded in this Jaffray and were taken off by their lown people, whilst those of our Jown men who went down were taken to hospital.
This blood-letting seemed to prove to the mob that the defenders could! ook after themselves even without! fung and for q while there was a loll, during which six or seven Chinese military police came on the scene, buy even their presence could] not keep the mob quiet for long and the Marines were sent to clear the foreshore and establish a line across: the Bund and the foreshore down to the river, with two or three Lewis guns in the centre. The mob became more excited and determined [between 5 and 6 o'clock, when dark-mess began to fall and stone-throwing waa renewed. Things grew! more awkward when a number of] them gained the shelter of a riesha!
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