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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 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.
15.
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 same
direction.
The destroyer and the cruiser were in "flashing"
communication to one another.
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