Q. Who read it in French ?
A. I think Captain Heighten.
Q. He speaks French fluently ?
A. I would not say fluently because I don’t know.
Q. Enough to make himself understood ?
A. Oh yes he can make himself understood.
Q. Where was it read ?
A. Well, I cannot say.
Q. You were not there yourself ?
A. I was on the street.
Q. You don’t know exactly where ?
A. I don’t know exactly where.
Q. Was it on the Square ?
A. It was not on the Square.
Q. Was the crowd very numerous ?
A. Yes, there was a big crowd.
Q. Standing in the street ?
A. Down the side street the street was practically blocked.
Q. It was read about 9 or 9.30 you say ?
A. I think it was around that.
Q. What time was it that Major Mitchell ordered firing ?
A. Around eleven o’clock.
Q. When did he start ?
A. It started at the Boulevard. I think there were a couple of shots fired there. He did not order — the order to fire was : we had picked out different men, we did not want them all to fire.
Q. The fog was very thick ?
A. It was getting pretty thick.
Q. When Major Mitchell ordered fire could he see the crowd there ?
A. Oh yes, the lights were pretty strong there on the
