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(1423) Have you any idea what the armament on a submarine numbered 7 actually is? Yes-two 5.5" guns.
33. The conclusions to which we have come are that the ten Chinese picked up by the s.s. "Scharnhorst" on 27th September and the two men picked up by the s.s. "Kaying "later the same day were all survivors from junk No. 3407HW, that that junk and nine others while peacefully engaged in fishing were wantonly attacked and sunk by an armed ship of war, that considerable loss of innocent lives including those of women and children was occasioned, and that the attacking vessel was a submarine belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy.
34. The result of this unprovoked attack on a fishing fleet is according to the evidence given to us, the complete loss of nine junks of a value of about H.K. $9,000 to H.K. $10,000 each and the disabling of a tenth. Of the persons on board 106 are dead, six were wounded and there were 187 survivors.
35. We desire to express our appreciation to Mr. John Whyatt, Assistant Attorney General, for the way in which he presented the case to us, to our secretary Mr. J. C. McDouall of the Hong Kong Cadet Service for his valuable assistance, to Miss Grace Ezra and Mr. M. A. Drysdale for their services as shorthand writers and to Mr. Ng Chak-wing for most admirable interpretation.
To Ilis Excellency,
The Officer Administering the Government,
Hong Kong,
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient servants,
(Sd.) A. D. A. MacGregor,
J .B. NEWILL,
J. A. FRASER.
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shot, 45 ib. powder, 6 muskets. 1 rifle, 100 rounds ammunition. 1 revol- ver, 8 rounds ammunition,
3 Cannon, 200 lb. shot, 150 lb. powder.
Licence
No.
Particulars of Junks.
Capacity
in piculs.
Registered Armaments.
Registered
Стеча
2955 HW
1370
1 Cannon, 30 lb. shot, 10 lb. powder.
26
1069 HK
1515
Nil.
28 HW
1468
3 Cannon, 75 lb. shot, 50 lb. powder. 4 muskets, 15 lb. bullets, 2 boxes caps, 1 rifle, 189 rounds ammunition.
4470 HA
1347
3 Cannon, 70 lb. shot, 20 lb. powder.
20
MH 98
1828
1 Cannon, 30 lb. shot, 10 th. powder.
23
2925 HC
1762
Nil.
20
4123 HA
1468
2 Cannon, 50 lb. shot, 30 lb. powder.
81
MH S19
1468
2 Cannon, 20 lb. shot, 15 lb. powder.
1822 HW
1591
Nil.
611 HW
1663
Nil.
23
29
25
3407 HW
1664
5 Cannon, 90 lb.
Master.
3891 HA
1275
ΟΙ
193