A force of Settlement Police from the Bubbling Well Station arrived on the scene too late to stop the shooting on Jessfield Road, the two bands having already disappeared into Zau Ka Doo village, where the Settlement officers have no jurisdiction. The din of pistol-fire, however, could be heard plainly by the Settlement policemen while they were standing on Jessfield Road.
The two wounded women were sent to the Chinese Red Cross and St. Elizabeth's Hospitals, respectively. Both had been shot through the shoulder, the bullet in one case emerging from the back. The wounded Chinese boy was taken away by the "Ta Tao" police, and no detailed information regarding his condition could be obtained. It is believed the women will both recover.
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