carrier, its occupants were wiped out by concentrated
machine-gun fire.
47
The crews of the junks which had provided the cover, were
also killed after undergoing terrible tortures.
The series of cold-blooded atrocities perpetrated on junk
people unfortunate enough to come within their reacia, has
been the result.
Japanese Complaint.
Asked why the Japanese had not advanced this story as
an explanation for conduct which has repeatedly shocked the
Colony, it was pointed out that the Japanese recently made the
allegation that Macao was being used as the base of such
attacks, although, the Japanese were unwilling to admit the
loss of so important a unit of their Navy.
On the other hand, in view of the failure of the motor
boat to return, it is assumed that the Chinese authorities
considered the venture unsuccessful and consequently did
not make the claim that would have been forthcoming if they
had known what had actually happened.