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254. Did you notice the colour of the submarine? Silvery grey in colour. 255. Apart from the colour in which the submarine was painted, did you notice any- thing else about the submarine? The middle of the side of this submarine had an English figure "7".
256. Was there any other character besides this number "7" on the submarine? That I
did not notice. I only saw one figure "7".
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You have told us that there were two guns on this submarine, and about 10 sailors? Yes.
258. Did you see any of the sailors do anything with either of these guns? Yes,
I saw the sailors working at the guns.
fired I I did not actually see one 259. Fire them?
saw they were working at moving and turning the gun in different directions.
260. Chairman: Both guns? The one I saw was at the stern when they were work-
ing. I got frightened and went inside the hold.
261. Mr. Whyatt : When you got inside the hold was your junk struck by any she'ls which were fired? Yes, the junk was hit and she was about sinking when 1 came on deck again.
262. How many times was your junk struck? Twice.
263. Whereabouts did the shell strike your junk? I think amidships; because I was inside the hold I cannot say very distinctly where the spot was where the boat was struck.
264. You have told us that you came up on deck after two shots were fired? When
the boat was about to sink I came on deck.
265, Then what did you do? I then lowered the sail because the boat was sinking. 266. I think you told us that you lowered the sail some time before?
267. Chairman: You stated you lowered the sail when you heard gunfire?
not lower the sail when I first heard the gunfire. 268. You told us that you lowered it after you came up from the hold when your junk
had been struck? Yes.
I did
269. Mr. Whyatt: When you lowered the mainsail was it still attached to the mainmast? When I came up on to the deck again, the sail was attached to the mainmast and when it was lowered I had to cut it off from the mainmast so that the sail could float.
270. When you cut the mainsail from the mainmast did you do anything to it before it started to float? After the ropes which fastened the sail on the mainmast had been cut off the male adults went to the mainsail and they all hung on to the sail and the women and children all went to the sampan. 271. How many women and children got into the sampan ?
8 women and one child.
This number included some girls-two married women and two or three girls between 16 and 17 years old and the rest were small children.
272. How many adults were there on the mainsail?
12 men.
tie up 273.. Did you do anything to the mainsail before it began to float--did you
the poles or anything of that sort? Oh, yes, we had to tie the poles of the sail together.
274. What was the object of doing that? Because if you don't tie these poles together they may not float so well, but if they are tied together then it would float well and people could sit on it.
275. Did you see what happened to your father's junk? That junk was hit and it
sank.
the morning of the 22nd--what was the We were still floating the next morning and
276. You got adrift on the mainsail on next thing that happened to you? then at last we were picked up. 277. When was it? On the 26th September about noon.
278. Who picked you up? We were picked up by Lai Ma-tai's junk. 279. Was that everyone on the mainsail-what about the people in the sampan? They
were all picked up by Lai Ma-tai's junk.
280. Where were you taken to by Lai Ma-tai? To Aberdeen. 281. What day did you arrive at Aberdeen? I think it was
when we arrived at Aberdeen.
on the 29th September
282. Was anyone injured among your crew or the people aboard your junk? Yes one,
Leung Hong was injured.
283. Chairman: Of your crew? Yes, one of the crew.
on
the junk
284. Mr. Whyatt: Whereabouts was he injured? Both of his feet were injured. 285. What happened to him when you got to Aberdeen? He remained
and a report was made at the Police Station at Aberdeen. 286. How long was that after you arrived at Aberdeen? Just when
Aberdeen I made the report.
we arrived at
287. Do you know what happened to Leung Hong after you made the report—where he went to? He was then removed to the hospital by a motor ambulance. I was told it was the Queen Mary Hospital.
288. You have told us that when you last saw your father's junk it was sinking? Yes. 289. Tell me, have you heard anything of your father since that time? I have heard
no more of him.
290. You have made inquiries about him? Yes, I inquired from all my relatives and
friends about him but I have heard nothing.
291. Have you heard about any members of the crew? No.
292. I think your mother also was on board that junk with your father? Yes. 293. Have you heard anything of her? I have heard nothing of her either.
294. Could you say approximately how many people there were on board your father's
junk? About 18.
295. Of these how many were children? 5 children,
296. How many women? 3 women.
297. Chairman: Had you any cannon on board your junk? Yes.
298. Where did you keep them? I had four cannon on deck.
299. Did your father have any? Yes.
300. How many? He had four.
301. Also on deck? Yes.
302. Did you fire any of yours at the submarine? No.
393. Did any of the other junks fire at the submarine? I did not hear any at all.
(Witness left the witness box).
304. Fourth Witness.
Li Mun, duly declared, states :-
305. Mr. Whyatt: Li Mun, how old are you? I am 60 years old.
306. Can you tell us where you were born? I was born in Hong Kong. 307. Whereabouts? In Shaukiwan.
308. You have spent the whole of your life on fishing junks in and about the waters of
Hong Kong? Yes.
309. I think your father and grandfather were also fishing men? Yes.
310. In September of this year were you the owner of a fishing junk? Yes. 311. What was the number of it? 3407.
312. Where was it licensed? Either Shaukiwan or Aberdeen, one of the two places,
I don't remember which.