Page 692 - PERSIAN 5 1905_1911

POLITICAL RESIDENCY FOR 1011.
90
In every case the arms were ingeniously hidden; in the case of
“ Philomel’s r> capture, the arms were actually built in between the deck and
a false deck; in the two “ booms” captured by “ Fox,” the arms were built
into the bottom of the vessels ; in the “ Bedan ” captured by “ Tamil ” they
were built on outside the hull on each side of the keel. This extreme care
has been brought about by the untiring vigilance of Ilis Majesty’s ships and
launches employed in the suppression of the Arms Traffic and, besides the
actual loss by capture, has added a great deal to the prices now asked by
arms runners. The high percentage of modern weapons suggests that those
of obsolete types are probably not remunerative enough to be worth the trouble
of running.