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JUNK - SINKING INQUIRY FORMER COOK

SURVIVORS TELL OF ALLEGED JAPANESE SAVAGERY

ON HIGH SEAS

FISHING JUNKS SINK IN FULL SIGHT OF MERCILESS ATTACKERS

Graphic descriptions of the merciless sinking of a fleet of fishing junks by a submarine, the crew of which were described by one witness as Japanese, were given by survivors at the Supreme Court" yesterday when the "Junk-Sinking Inquiry" commenced, The inquiry is being conducted by a Government-appointed Com- mission comprising His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Athol Mac- Gregor, the Harbour Master, the Hon. Commander J. B. Newill, and Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser.

Mr. J. C. McDouall is acting as Secretary to the Commission. According to the witnesses, the submarine, which came upon the junks near the Che Long, light-house on September 22. went up to them one by one and systematically sank them.

"At the outset of the proceedings, John Whyatt. Assistant At- Mr. torney-General, who is assisting the Commission in the marshalling of evidence, said:

May I please you Sirs:-I have been asked to appear before the Commission during this enquiry for the purpose of assisting you, as far us I am able, in the task which has been entrusted to you under your terms

of reference by His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government of the Colony of Hong Kong

It will be necessary in order that the true facts

to the relating sinking of these fishing junks maj that you should be established have before you witnesses who can give sworn evidence of the material

circumstances and the object of my presence at this inquiry is to call before the Commission all the

witnesses who are available whose

evidence can be of assistance to the Commission in arriving at its conclusions.

I desire to say that in calling this eridence I shall observe strictly the ordinary rules of evidence and in no circumstances will any evidence be tendered or any questions be ask- ed which would not be admissible In proceedings conducted in accor- dance with the practice which pre- valis ti a British Court of Justice.

ORAL TESTIMONY

the vicinity of the place where the junks were sunk. And lastly I shall call a naval officer who will give evidence as an expert on the distinguishing question of the marks which are carried by certain naval craft with which he is familiar.

I think perhaps" I have now said sufficient in this brief summary to indicate to you the nature of the evidence I intend to put before you and with your leave I will now proceed to call the witnesses.

CONSUL-NOT ATTENDING

TURNS THIEF.

Good Haul From

Tregunter Mansion

Knowing the general plan of the house in which he would conduct. his burglary, Kong Tiri, an ex-ser- yant of Mrs. J. J. Ferguson, ap- peared before Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday at the Central Magis- tracy when he was accused of en- tering a house and stealing one platinum wrist watch mounted with diamonds, .one pair of caff links mounted with diamonds, one fountain pen, a gold stud and an Indian Bangle at Tregunter Man- sion on October 9, being the pro- perty of Mrs. Ferguson, his former employer.

Lo Yan, goldsmith, was im- plicated in the case in that he was alleged to have received a pair of gold and platinum cuff-links mounted with diamonds. gold stud and a brass stud.

Sergeant Davis appeared for the prosecution while Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the second defen- dant and pleaded not guilty on his behalf. The first defendant admitted the charge.

SCALING THE WALL Sergeant Davis outlined the case for the Crown by saying that the arst defendant was a former cock boy of the complainant.

Ori May 12 he was dismissed. and on October 9 the defendant gained entrance to the house by Mr. Whyatt had also intimated scaling the wall and getting In through an open window, After that the Japanese Consul had been informed of the inquiry and corres-removing the articles the defen-

dant walked out of the premises. pondence had been exchanged, the last communication from that office through the front door, in a calm having been received that morning.

This stated that the Japanese Con- sul would not be attending the in- quiry nor would he be represented. The Portuguese Consul had also been informed, as Macao had been men- tioned as the home port or port of one or more of the registry of

He was present in Court Junks. but desired to take no active part in the proceedings. Messrs. But- terfield and Swire and the Nord-

deutscher Lloyd wished to have no- thing to do with the inquiry.

The Chairman Invited Signor A. B. Laborinho (Portuguese Consul) to take a seat at the Counsel Table, after which the first witness' wus called.

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SILVER-GREY "SUB"

east of

manner. He then went to the

second defendant's shop where he *softened the second defendant's heart" by stating that he was a refugee and that the pawn shop was closed and his children were in hunger as they had not had a meal that day. The first defen- dant was arrested after a descrip- tion of him had been furnished and the second through informa- tion given by the first defendant.

The second defendant in evidence stated that about 8.30 p.m. on Oc- tober 10 the first denfendant went to his shop with the articles. He wanted $2.50 but he (witness) grew auspicious when he saw the articles. The second defendant then said that the first defendant "softened his heart" so "he gave him the amount mentioned. He further disclosed that he did not melt the gold, because the first de- fendant sald before leaving that he would return and redeem the

re-

I do not propuse before calling the witnesses to make any com- iments or to outline In detall the

Lam Chee, 42, born in Yaumati, evidence which they will give be- said he was the owner of fishing cause I think it is desirable in an

junk No. 36, lcensed at Cheung inquiry of this kind that the ma

Chaa and Shaukiwan, which he terial to be placed before the com- estimated as being worth $9,000. mission for its consideration should On September 17 he sailed from articles. be limited strictly to the oral testi- 8haukiwan with several other

A GOOD SAMARITAN mony of the witnesses themselves. Junks. These craft worked in palts

Mr. Russ submitted that bis It will be sufficient, I think, for and his "partner" was his brother client was innocent of any crime your purposes, If I indicate to you Lam Shu-po. They reached, Che and that being a Good Samaritan as oriefly as possible the various Long on September 21, and split up he advanced the amount to the classes of witnesses who will be into pairs forming an are south-first defendant. He was accord- called and the nature of the evi-

the Ighthouse. Junks Ingly acquitted. dence they will give concerning the owned by Lam Fook-tal and Shek The first defendant was matters retevant to this, inquiry. Kal-chong formed the first pair: manded for 48 hours at the re- In the first place I shall call be Lam Yung-sing and Lam Yung-ha! quest of the prosecution in order fore you a number of eye-witnesses the second, witness himself and to give him time to recover the who were present on beard the fish- Lam nu-Do the third. Chan Kam rest of the articles stolen. The Ing junks that we are concerned and Yeung Yat-hel the fourth. articles stolen were valued at $018. with, who will describe to you the Fung Kam-sing and his son · the circumstances in which these ves-fifth and Ng Yung-kit and LJ Mun sels were sunk. Altogether ten the sixth fishing junks were sunk and al- though many lives were lost, there morning of the 2nd, the weather Pleading guilty to the charge of was fortunately a considerable being exceptionally fine. A little robbery by two or more, Chenz number of survivors and of these, after 8 a.m. a submarine of a silver-Kam, a Chinese youth, who was fourteen are at present in this Co-gray colour came up from the lony and will be called to give evi- | direction of their ster She open dence. Their evidence will be sup- plemented to some extent by an officer from the British steamship Kaying which picked up some of the survivors. Other survivors were picked up by the German liner Scharnhorst but as she has already salled for Europe and will not call

They started fishing early on the

ed are on the first pair of junks, which both went down after several shots had struck them.

JĮ

ECHO TO ROBBERY

the last of a gang of four that had been rounded up by the police, was sentenced to a term of three years' hard labour when he ap peared before Mr. Justice R. E. 1indsell at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.

WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER "The submarine then went for us," continued witness, "the second

Mr. M. J. Abbott who prosecuted

rair having escaped in a

said that of the money stolen, souti westerly direction. She tired at us which amounted to $891, only a at the port of Hong Kong again from close range. I saw Japanese sum of $50 was recovered from de-

until she returns to the Far East In two months time. I regret - to say it will not be possibie to call witnesses from the Scharnhorst at this inquiry to tell you what, they krow concerning this matter.

EXPERT WITNESS

sallors on board hei. I know they were Japanese because I have seen

Japanese in Hong Kong and though I could not

see the'r faces very clearly. I could see enough of their features to know they were of that nationality. I saw about ten men

In addition to the evidence of working guns, one at the bow and eye-witnesses, I shall call medical one at the stern. We were hit and evidente Izum the Queen Mary sank. A shot killed one Kwok Tal- Hospital and the Kwong Wah Bos-fu who was in the No. 1 hole. My pital The witnesses from these younger brother Lam Yu-tal was hospitals will be doctors who at injured by splinters. The gun was then turned or my brother's junk. tended to those sirvivors who re-

quired medical attention when they arrived in Hong Kong and they will describe to you what they found when they examined these men after their admission to hos- pital. These witnesses, in addition to giving oral evidence, will produce

which was sunk by two shots. The submarine then turned to the fifth pair of junks, sank them, returned to the fourth pair, sank them too, and finally salled up to the last pair and dealt with them in the same way.

24 exhibits a splinter of metal and "When my junk was hit 1 lowered

a copper bullet which have been removed from the bodies of two of the survivors and also an X-ray photograph which was taken defore an operation was performed on one of these men.

I shall also call evidence from the Royal Observatory at Hong Kong as to weather conditions that prevailed on the relevant dates in

fendant's colleagues,

GAOL FOR LOOTER

Bentence of three months' im- prisonment was imposed on Tse Ting, 25, unemployed, who appear- ed before Mr. 8. F.. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday charged with the theft of 32 from No. 3 room of China Buiding on Oct. 8.

The defendant got into the room through an open window, and loot- ed the place.

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ROBBERY ALLEGED

Woman And Man

Au Chi, aged 27, carpenter, of the mainsal and a sampan and Annam, and Shum Tak-lin, 23, all of us, about 28 people in all, got married woman, appeared before into these. Of this number 13 or Mr. W. Schofield at the Central 14 were women and children. We Magistracy yesterday on a charge drifted and were picked up by a of being concerned in a highway fishing-juns the next day and

armed robbery alleged to have taken to Shaukiwan, which we

been committed on October 14. reached or the 24th, when we at once reported to the police.

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The case was remanded for three days on the application of sub Inspector Darkin.

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