Enclosure in Canton despatch No. 33 of March 31st, 1930.
Translation.
No.71/30.
sir,
From Canton Municipality,
1st March, 1930.
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I have received a despatch from the Kwangtung Opium
Suppression Bureau to the effect that a superintendent of the
Bureau who is concurrently Captain or the "Tung Hsing"
transport, Jung Tzu Heng, reports as follows:- 'On instructions
from the Bureau I took command of the "rung Hsing" transport
carrying two transit passes and four sealed despatches covering
the Carriage of 83 cases of Anti-Opium Medicine Material to
which Government stamps were affixed. On March 2nd. I left
Canton for Swatow Bor the Ch'ao Mei District Opiwn Suppression
Bureau to make anti-Opium Medicine. At 10.40 p.m. on the
same day the weather turned foggy and when we arrived at Ling
Ting Yang and were entering Tan Kan T'o the pilot, Kuo Ch'1
Tung, took the wrong course owing to fog and proceeded to
Po Liao an in Hongkong waters near Chinese territory and
stranded at midnight. Deputy da shu Yün hired a fishing boat
and went to Hongkong to hire salvage vessels, As danger
threatened at that time he did not for the moment notify the
Hongkong Government Harbour Office. On the 4th at noon he
hired two salvage vessels and the Fuho launch and proceeded
with the salvage work. At 4 p.m. on the same day the Hongkong
Government No. 6 naval launch and four men came to the ship
and investigated the circumstances of the stranding. At 12.30
that night the "Tung Hsing" was refloated and waited for Deputy
Ma to return before leaving for Swatow. Unexpectedly at 4 a.m.
on the 5th the Hongkong Customs sent a Revenue launch which
came to the ship at daybreak and examined her. A telegram
was sent to Hongkong and in reply a No. 1 tug was sent which
forcibly