At 08:30 a further messenger from Khalid declared that "We have no intention of hauling down our flag and we do not believe you would open fire on us"; Cave replied that "We do not want to open fire, but unless you do as you are told we shall certainly do so."
08.30 erklærede et nyt sendebud fra Khalid at "vi ikke har nogen planer om at fire vort flag og tror ikke, at De vil åbne ild mod os."; Cave svarede: "vi ønsker ikke at åbne ild, men vil utvivlsomt gøre det, hvis De ikke gør, som vi beder om."