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JUNK SINKING INQUIRY

CONCLUDES

More Experts Give Evidence

Expert evidence given by Mr. V. C. Branson, Government Analyst, and Police Inspector A. L Hopkins, an expert on arms and ammunition; at the final hearing of the enquiry into the merciless shelling and sinking of a fleet of Chinese fishing Junks, allegedly by the hands of a malicious Japanese submarine crew," revealed that a bullet extracted from one of the victims was of the type known as incendiary.

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The inquiry was conducted by a spécial Government appoint- ed Commission comprising His Honour the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor (Chairman), the Harbour Master. Hon. Commander J. B. Newill, and Mr. Justice J. A Fraser. Mr. J. C, McDouall acted as Secretary, to the Commission, whilst Mr. John Whyatt, Assis- tant Attorney General, was in charge of witnesses

It is understood the Report of the Commission will be ready in wo or three days' time.

Mr. V. C. Branson, Government Analyst, said he received a frag ment of a bullet from InspectoI Hopkins two days ago.

With the assistance of Inspector Hopkins he removed the envelope on the out- side of the bullet and found in- s'de a copper tube containing some whitish substance which he analysed. The substance consisted of barium, magnesium. carbonate and hydrate.

Mr. Whyatt: Can you express any opinion as to how that sub- stance in its present state has been formed? It can be formed and would be the end-product from the Interaction of barium, peroxide and magnesium after exposen zu mir.

"FAST COMBUSTION" What type of interaction would you call that?-A fast combustion.

All you can say is that, in your opinion, the original substance consisted of peroxide, barlum and magnesium?--Yes...

What is it used for?-It is a stan- dard mixture for tracer bullets

an lucendiary bullet.

What is its primary function?

It is used to cause heat and flame.

Can you express any opinion as to the heat which might be gen-

erated by igniting this mixture?

I cannot say exactly, but I know ' is used to ignite thermite which" requires a high temperature to Ignite it at least 1.000 degrees in round figurea.

ARMS EXPERT Inspector A... L. Hopkins, in charge of arms and ammunition of

the Police Force: said he had held that appointment since last year. Prior to that he was musketry Instructor to the Police for four years, and had considerable ex- perience of Are arms, having studied for 20 years, both theore- tically and practically..

Witness was handed a plece of metal by Mr. Whyatt, who asked: Have you examined this piece of metal carefully? (The metal was taken out of a man by Dr. Bin at the Kwong Wan Hospita)—Yes.

Can you express any opinion as to the origin of this plece of metal? ---It is very difficult to be defaite but it is consistent with its being a shell splinter; also it could possibly be part of a larger plece of metal other than a shell..

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In any event it is consistent with shell splinter?-Yes. that is

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A variety concert organised by Mrs. Ann Bills under the auspices of the Y's Men's Club of Hong Kong in aid of their Emergency War Relief. Fund, will take place at the Queen's Theatre on Nov. 17 at 9.30 p.m.

Many prominent performers will take part. amongst whom is Miss Deille Ells Shanghai's leading personality entertainer, who won the KMHA Amateur Contest this year. Others contributing to the programme are George Goncharof, the well-known ballet exponent und teacher, and a lew of his about all I can tell you about that pupils, Gaston D'Aquino, "Stepin piece of metal.

Fetchit," and Jack Grenham, who In Handing the witness another ex- will be master of ceremon’es.. hibit, part of a bullet. Mr. Whyatt] addition, there will be a novel at- fashion show ar- asked: Can you express any opin- traction in a lon as to whether that bullet has ranged by Madame Chiffon at been fred-Yes,

which the gowns will be modelled by many of the Colony's attrac- tive debutantes

Why do you say that?--Because there were four riffing marks im- pressed on the envelope-four lands and grooves, with a right hand twist.

Do those marks enable you to form any opinion as to the kind of weapon from which that bullet was ared?--They are common to a ma- chine gun of the Lewis gun type.

UNUSUAL BULLET

Is that an unusual type of a bullet in your experience? It is.

Why do you say that?-Because of the copper tube Inside of which Mr. Branson and I found a whitish

substance.

A detailed programme will be available shortly, but booking, is now open at the theatres, and tickets may be obtained there or Y's Men's from members of the Club at 4. 23. $2 and $1.

ALLEGED 'FORGERY

On the application of Chief Detective-Inspector J. Murphy. Mr. R. Edwards granted three days remand at the Central Ma- Can you tell me from your know. gistracy yesterday in the case in which 50 Huen, alias So Buen. ledge of ammunition of all kinds, what would be the object of max-allas P. C. 50, 23, unemployed, is charged with having between ing a bullet with a copper tube January 8 1936 and April 9 1937 and filling it" with powder?-To make a tracer bullet, an incendiary forged a promissory note purport- bullet, or, possibly. an explosive to have been made by the Yee Hop Arm of. No. 10 Tai Wong bullet.

Street. Wanchai, and with utter- ing the same. Ball of $1,000 was

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from the lands and grooves you found on the end of that tube, you have formed that it was fired from a machine-gun of the Lewis gun type? Not exactly; it is com- mon to the machine-gun type. An amah, Chan Yee, aged 45. receiving a metal wrist watch and that of the complainant, Mr. Chan a jade gold mounted tie-pin and Pak-tim, of No. 2 Firming Road," of illegally pawning the pin. It and had received the articles Balfour at the Central Magistracy | was stated that the defendant from a boy, who had been dealt when she appeared on charges of was employed on the floor beneath with in the Juvenile Court,

Mr. Whyatt informed the Com- missioners that the remaining wit- nesses could not be located as they had found new eployment in fish ing. junka. Strenuous efforts had been made by the Police to locate them but so far without success. He was certain that if further time could be spared these witnesses could be found, but in view of the urgency of the report he did not propose to ask for an adjournment, All the witnesses who were avail- able had been called and he trust- ed that the evidence which had been adduced would be. of `ussia- tance to the Commission in arriving at its conclusions.

Chairman: I should like on be- half of my colleagues as well as for myself to thank you. Mr. Whyatt, for the very great assis- tance you have given us in pre sentation of the case and marshal- ling of the evidence.

The Commission then retired.

NO BLAME ATTACHED MAILS FOR REFUGEES

Letters are lying at the Poste Restante, General Post Office, for the following:-

An important witness who had been absent from Court thus hold- ing up the inquest into the cir- cumstances surrounding the death Mrs. H.E. Alers, Mrs. MM. A)- of a female earth carrier, Li Ah-labb, Mr. Beaumont, Mrs. L. Bick, klu, who died on October 1, appear- Mrs. A. L. Bigge, Miss E. Craig. ed under police custody before Mr. Mrs. A. E Fraser, Master K. M. A. Barnett, who sat as Ralph Joseph, Mrs. W. A. McClel- Coroner, at the Kowloon Police land, Mrs. E. Moran, Mrs. L. Page. Court yesterday, to give her version Mrs. S. Page, Miss M. Rogers, B. A.

Stchesbecheff. of the incident.""

Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. H. Tresize, Mrs. J. E. Walker, Wm. Wood.

The following jury was em- panelled:-Messrs. A. W. Gibson (foreman), Chung "Kam-tong, and Lam Yan-wing. Inspector W. J. Russell and Detective Sergt. Mac- Pherson represented the police.

In evidence, the witness, Chan Ching, sald that she was with de- ceased, picking up firewood in the woodyard. A man who was identi- fied as Ho Chiu, was in charge of the yard and when he saw deceased stealing the wood, he picked up a plece of mortar and threw it at her. He then snatched the fragments of wood from deceased,

STOLE BRASS FITTINGS FROM SHIP

LI Chai, 30, was given a month's hard labour by Mr. 8. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yester- day when he admitted stealing a quantity of brass Attings from the Talkoo Dockyard on Thursday. Mr. Boulton of

the Dockyard 'said the metal had been taken from Van Heutsz from which the ss. there had recently been a few such thefts.

Ho Kwong, 38, sustained injuries to the body for which he was seat

Witness also said that after some argument between deceased and Ho the former sat down on a beam which was about two feet high. Deceased remained there, sitting for a few minutes, and suddenly took ill and slipped off the beam onto the ground. An ambulance

to the Kowloon Hospital when a was then summoned but it was too box ar aminunition he was carry- late to save her. She died shortlying at Stonecutters Island on Tues- before the arrival of the ambulance. day slipped and fell on him.

After weighing the evidence, the Jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure and added that Ho was not responsible for the mis- fortune.

Ho Was discharged under special ordinance.

was sentenced to a total of six months' hard labour by Mr. S. F.

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