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speed towards BLACK POINT, where she was struck on the
starboard side below the bridge by a richochet shell.
9.
The cruiser then swung onto the beach at
YUNG LUNG WAN (British Territory), where the 2 anchors were
dropped and the crew abandoned the ship at 14.35 hours the
Captain taking with him the log book.
10.
The firing continued the whole time the cruiser
was manoeuvring, 4 or 5 shots being fired after the cruiser
had beached.
11.
After the beaching of the cruiser the destroyer
proceeded to close in and lay to about 1 1 miles from the beach.
12.
On shore the crew took to the hills, where
Captain COOK gave instructions to the 1st Officer, boatswain,
and two ratings to remain in the vicinity, while he and the
remaining party proceeded to the south of BLACK POINT, and
finally at 17.30 hours the Captain arrived at Castle Peak
Police station and phoned to the Commissioner of Customs.
13.
In all 15 or 20 shells were fired at the
cruiser from either a 4. or 4.7 gun, two unexploded shells
being found on the beach outside the NING YEUNG shop and
later taken away by Naval authorities after the vicinity
had been photographed by Police.
14.
From the hillside the 1st Officer, boatswain
and villagers saw the destroyer, lower two motor boats with
armed sailors who boarded the cruiser and also landed at
YUNG LUNG WAN.
15.
The sailors were then observed to enter the
shop and houses and the vicinity, and took away with them
a number of chickens belonging to an old woman named CHUNG WAN.
16.
At about 20.00 hours the Chief Officer saw
the Japanese destroyer steaming in a southerly direction
towards Ladrones and about 20 minutes later he also observed
the Customs Cruiser proceeding under her own steam in the