Enclosure in Canton despatch to S.N.O. West River of 9th June 1934.
HEADQUARTERS.
THE FIRST GROUP ARMY CORPS OF THE NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY ARMY.
CANTON 8th June, 1934.
Memorandum
(a) What is the degree of lookout kept for pirates.
(1) Navy. At San Chow Gok and its neighbourhood, patrolling
is divided into different sections which are looked
after by our gunboats. At Bias Bay there is a Kwong Kum
gunboat for patrolling, which is in constant communication
with Ping Hoi wireless station.
(b)
(2)
What is the strength of the guard, if any, at Ping Hoi
and their ability to apprehend pirates.
At Ping Hoi there is a company of coast guards numbered
about 80 men. Their record: July 31, 1933 Yui Sun of
the China Merchant S. Co. was pirated at Nan Ou Shan.
On Aug. 3 these Ping Hoi guards caught two pirates and
recovered 3 men who had been carried away.
5 victims.
1932 Jan. Sun Ming of the China Mercantile Steamship
Co. was pirated near Swatow. These guards in the same
month caught 8 of the pirates at Ping Hoi and recovered
Later 1933 Sept. they caught the pirate chief
Chen Fook King in Po On District. 1933 aug. one of the
pirates who pirated Mi Sai Mi Steamship was caught at
Nim Shan by these guards.
1934 May the pirate chief Wong Fung Chun who pirated
Sun Cung Wah in 1933 May 26, was caught at Tai Chow
Kong.
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