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Grim Evidence At Junk Massacre Inquiry To-day WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST CLASH
MACHINE-GUNNED
ATTACKED IN SAMPAN -NORTH CHINA
AFTER SINKING OF JUNK
A tragic story of atrocity added to atrocity was related to the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Cheelung Point junk massacre allegations when Ng Kit, an elderly junk-owner, gave evidence this morning.
His was the first reference to the employment! of a machine-gun by the Japanese submarine, and
CRISIS
Peiping, 2 p.m. To-day. The Japanese claim that Chinese troops in player-have been com- pelled to retrent either into Shan-
tung or into Homan.
For
he told how, after his junk had been sunk and the SHELLING OF
survivors had taken refuge on a mainsail and in a
small sampan, the submarine returned and swept PAKHOI
the sampan with machine-gun fire killing nine on board out of twelve.
All were members of his family. All were women and children, including two grandsons aged four and six, and two grand-daughters aged two and ten.
It is now certain that the Commission will be unable to complete the taking of oral testimony to day. The hearings will be resumed on Thursday
Sir Atholl McGregor, Chief
Gang
Justice, is chairman of the Com-distance mission of Inquiry, the members being Hon. Commander J. B. Newill and Mr. J. A. Fraser. Mr. J. C. McDouall is Secretary, to the Commission, and Mr. John Whyatt, Assistant Attorney General, is presenting the wit-
nesses.
IMPORTANT WITNESS Ng it, 53, stated that altoge ther, including his pair of junks, there were 12 junks fishing near the
fishing at about 7 am. He was fishing with Lee Mun's junk.
Meme Meelung Lighthouse. They started
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