This the crowd resented and there was considerable hooting.
A few minutes later one stone was thrown from the crowd in Kolsa Moholla, and almost immediately stone-throwing of a very serious and dangerous kind commenced on both sides of us.
We were obliged to close our windows at the back and Kolsa Moholla side; but, although numerous stones fell on our house, none entered and no one was injured.
From the verandah it was possible to see not only what was going on in Parel Road but also to note the fusillade of stones that came from Kolsa Moholla.
The trams were still running in Parel Road; and, as each passed the end of Goghari Moholla, it was met by murderous volleys of stones, which by pure luck alone failed to result in most serious consequences to the passengers.
Occasionally the police endeavoured to keep the crowd at a distance by themselves throwing stones.
In this way half an hour passed, when about 5 o’clock or thereabouts Mr. Edwardes arrived and took charge.
Under his direction the detachment of the Warwicks, which had been standing under arms in the neighbourhood all the afternoon, was drawn in line across Parel Road and Kolsa Moholla and knelt down in readiness to fire.
The officer in charge waved his handkerchief in the hope that any law-abiding persons who might still be in the crowd would clear away.