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front, he is about 27 years of age, most of them are opium smokers. I saw no fishing gear in their boats; the boats are fishing boats, I think by the build, they are crafts from the village of Agau Tau near Ping Chau. After they left, I turned my junk and looked about for my fokis who were thrown into the water. I saw no trace of them and I think that if not killed outright before being knocked overboard, they sank and were drowned.
I then sailed back to Hong Kong, arriving at Hung Hom about 8 p.m. on that date, where I made this report to the Police.