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(陳留
CHAN LAU ((), age 53 years, steersman of Fishing Junk
No.2323 H.D., residing on board, native of TAI PING ( Village, PO ON (# ), states:-
POON (寶安
太平
I am the steersman employed on board the above junk.
At about 15.00 hours on 24th October, 1939, we left
CHING SHAN KEUK (
JAF) to go fishing in Deep Bay. We
arrived at Deep Bay at about 18.00 hours same day (24th
October, 1939) and commenced fishing in the vicinity of LAU FAU
SHAN ( 流浮山).
At about 03.00 hours the next morning (25th October,
1939) I together with WONG MUK were fishing on the
deck from the starboard side of my junk when WONG MUK drew my
attention to a motor boat which was approaching my junk from
about 60 feet astern. The motor boat had no port or starboard
navigation lights, only one white light at the bow. On seeing
the motor boat approaching WONG MUK shouted out "A motor boat
is approaching". PANG FUT (
), my master, together with
彭
佛
several other members of the crew then came up on deck.
The
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crew of the motor boat then opened fire with a machine gun.
My master then shouted down to the cabin and said "Hand up the
arms and ammunition". My master took one rifle and PANG FUK
(b), another fokie also took a rifle and between them
they fired four shots at the approaching motor boat. My master
then put down his rifle and went over to the cannon on the
port side of my junk and fired the cannon at the motor boat.
The motor boat then circled around my junk and steamed away
1715 in the direction of LIN TIN (
) (Chinese territory).
I noticed the motor boat was flying the Japanese flag. The
flag was white with a red circle in the centre. I could see
the flag quite plainly as there was a moon. I could not see
any of the crew of the motor boat as it was covered around
with armoured plating.
Whilst PANG WO (
彭窩
) was handing
up the rifles to my master from the cabin she received a bullet