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JUNK INQUIRY OPENED

boards

cannon.

was close to

en she started firing

"Did you fire the cannon at the Witness could see the men submarine?" "No, the cannon was board, kept in the hold.”

WOUNDED MAN

but could not ascertain their nationality. Witness saw about 10 men

gung

NUMBER ON CRAFT

The second witness was Lam Yau-tai, who was injured on board On the side of the submar the previous witness's boat. He witness noticed the English figure stated that on September 22 last The men were working the the junks were fishing around the Cheelung Lighthouse in pains Wit Witness's junk was hit twice ness saw the submarine a far dis- and began to sink. Besides tance off. It first fired at Lam Fukon board, tai's junk, then at Lam Shi-po's and and seven afterwards on the junk on which to the mainsail and were picked up witness was working as a foki. The four days laten colour of the ship was silvery-grey-junk and broug It had a gun mounted at both ends One of witnes with something like a mast in be Hong was injured. tween. Witness saw 10 to 20 men to the Hospital immediately after on board the submarine.

their arrival here on September 29.

The Chairman: Why do you al- ways state it was a submarine 27. "It was above the water, when the shots were being fired, but before that I could only see a little bit of the stick protruding out of the

water".

Witness explained that before the firing, only the conning tower could be seen some distance away, but the ship was fully afloat when she started firing.

REPEATING STORY

The Chairman: "You mean you

e were two children. They clang

La Mun-Taï's to Aberdeen

Leung was sent

FATHER AND CREW LOST Witness said his father's junk was also sunk By shells fired from the submarine Witness had heard nothing more of his father nor of any of the crew although he mar inquiries. 7 There were about 18 people on board his father's junk, including five children and three

women.

In reply to the Chairman, wit- ness said that there were four can- nons on board his and his father's junks. The guns were mounted are repeating what was told to on deck Witness did not fire at you?

"Yes, my attention was at the submarme neither did he hear tracted when the first shot was fir

any of the other junks fire at "the ed."

submarine

Witness said he had seen a sub marine in British waters before, not in the harbour but outside Hong Kong.

The inquiry is continuing

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Asked what was done before the shot was fired at the junk, witness replied that he lowered the main- sail to salute the submarine there was no flag on board the junk. The three sails were lower- ed and they waited for the submar Hong Kong Bank $1555 h. fine to approach. After being hit the sails were used as rafts to which the members of the crew clung until they were picked up.

HID IN HOLD

Asked what else was done after lowering the sails, witness replied that they went down the hold and hid themselves. Witness was injur- led by splinters when the shell Victoria struck the boat.

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The Chairman: "Where did the shell hit the junk?” - "Amidships, near the main mast.”

- Witness said he received injuries to his feet hands and body.

Witness could not say what kind of sailors they were on the sub- marine as he could not see clearly. Witness could not see how ther were dressed.

The Chairman: "Where were you born 27 At sea but I don't know where as my parents did not tell

me.

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"Did any of the junks fire at the submarine?" “No.”

TWO GUNS

The next witness was Fung

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MISCELLANEOUS

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate of the Hong Kong dollar this morning was- 1/27/8

"Spot" silver was quoted at 19- 15/16 and “forward" at 19%-

The London on New York cross- US$4.9590-

Kam-shing, who stated that he was rate was quoted at

US$4957-

born at Aberdeen. Witness and and the New York on London rate: his father, Fung Hing-woo owned at junks Nos. 1822 and 611. On September 22, they were fishing near Cheelung Lighthouse. Witness and his father started fishing" at about 7 a.m. and continued until

Singapore Raw Rubber

Messrs H B. Joseph and Co.,-

about 9 am when witness heard have received the following quota- gmafire. Witness immediately stoptions from Singapore in Straits ped fishing and lowered his main-Currency for Raw Rubber- sall to be used as a ruft in case Nov/Dec. 2

his boat was struck --

Witness said the submarine was } _ _April/ several fathoms away, but

Unchanged.

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