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S. 149.

Royal Naval Armament Depot,

Hong Kong.

15 December, 1937.

Commodore,

Hong Kong.

Submitted that the two shell recovered near

Castle Peak have been subjected to visual examination

and are found to be "blind" rounds of filled and fuzed

shell, of Japanese origin of 4.7 inch type fuzed with a

direct action fuze.

Both shell have been fired from a gun, and

are in a dangerous state to handle, safety pins are withdrawn and missing and in one case the needle plate

of fuze is exposed.

Filling is apparently a form of High Explosive,

but it would be necessary to empty them to verify this

fact definitely.

Diagram is attached.

(SD). T.W.ARCHER

Senior Armament Supply Officer,

China Station.

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