"Apparently," the spokesman continued, "Tinkler came into contact with the bayonet during this scuffle and when the fight was over, he lay on the ground with arms outstretched, still conscious and still desirous of fighting. A number of sailors were then ordered to pick him up by his arms and legs, but after having carried him for about 10 metres, Tinkler said that he preferred. to walk. It was whilst he was being carried that those in the group first saw that he, was bleeding from the abdomen.
"At the time," the spokesman continue, "three British employees of the China Printing and Finishing Ca., among them Messrs, H. Stott and J. Sharples, asked for permission to accompany Tinkler to the Japanese headquarters, which permission was ited. As soon as the group arrived at the Japanese headquarters, Tinkler was taken to the infirmary, This was at 940 am. Japan time (ie. 840 a.m. Shanghai time), The attending surgeon told Tinkler to undress and to lie down on the operating table, but he refused to do so. The Britishers who had accompanied him, assisted by a Japanese male nurse, then ripped off his clothing, but he kept moving about whilst the same male nurse, assisted by Tinkler's friends, held him down so as to permit first-aid to be administered. It was (found that he had an injury on the abdomen, but he moved too much to enable the surgeon to ascertain the extent and seriousness of the wound, All the other wounds were treated, however, this taking about one hour and not three, as I had mentioned yesterday. Tinkler was then taken to a ward where he was requested to lie down. He complained about his pillow being too low, and another one was given him. Two of the Britons then left at short intervals, but the third remained until 3 pin..(Shanghai time) when he was told that his staying could not serve any useful purpose, whereupon he too, returned to the mill."
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