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PROCEEDINGS of a Court of Inquiry assembled at Hongkong
on the 15th August, 1914, by order of Major General F.H. Kelly, C.B. Commanding at Hongkong. for the purpose of inquiring into the firing by the Examination Battery on the
Japanese steamer "Shikoku Maru".
PRESIDENT
Lieut. Col. F. J. Moberley, D.5.0.
HEMBERS.
Lieut. M. Blackwood, Comdt. R.N.
25th Punjabis.
Major J.B.F. Currie, R.G.A.
IN ATTENDANCE.
Major L.0.D.Wallace, 30th Punjabis,
(as Japanese interpreter)
The Court having assembled pursuant to order, proceed to
take evidence-
Lieutenant P.H.Mackensie, B.H.
Officer, Hongkong, East. states:-
Chief Examining
"About 4 p.m. on the 12th August, the 8.S. "Empress of Japan" approached the Port, closely followed by the S.S. "Shikoku Maru”. I steamed towards the former, flying the
She stopped at once signal ".N." (Stop instantly).
and I boarded her to give her directions to anchor in exam ination anchorage. As S.S. "Shikoku Maru" was now only about four cables astern of the "Bapress of Japan" and
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