Hong Kong Sunday Herald -
1938.
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22nd May,
Sinking of Japanese Aircraft Carrier near Macao.
Explanation of Japanese
Atrocities.
An extraordinary explanation of the Japanese
atrocities against Junkpeople in South Chinese waters
is furnished to the "Sunday Herald" by an officer of the
Portuguese Air Force station in Macao.
According to information received in Macao, the trouble
began when a Chinese "Mosquito" motor-bost, armed with two
torpedoes, advanced on a Japanese aircraft carrier lying
at anchor to the south of Macao, using the cover of three
junks.
When within a short distance of its objective, the
"mosquito" craft broke cover and, with its powerful engines
roaring, raced up to the aircraft carrier and before its crew
realised that anything was amiss had loosed off both torpedoes,
at least one of which is known to have found a mark.
Carrier Sunk.
The aircraft carrier limped out to sea, and, our
informant subsequently learned, sank. The daring Chinese
who made the raid, nowever, did not succeed in making good
their escape. Tackled at once by a destroyer escorting the
carrier