Detectiv
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Water Police Sta.
CHẲNG CHAU YAU, 52 years, Master of Fishing Junk No.1822
0/0 WING FAT Fish Dealers, haukiwan, of Hong kong, states:-
I am the master of the above junk. On board I had
a crew of four.
On the 17th October, 1939, at 05.00 hours with another
two junks Nos. wknown, owned by my two brothers CHKNG CHAU
KIT and CHENG CILAU KWAI bound for HAK NGAAM KOK to fish. At
about 18.00 hours on the 18th October, 1989, I saw a Japanese
trawler come from the south-east. The trawler when approach-
ing fired shots at my junk. We all then jumped overboard and
waded ashore, The Japanese then set fire to my junk and
sailed towards another junk owned by CHENG CHAU KWAI. His
crew also jumped overboard and waded ashore. The Japanese
set his junk on fire. CHENG CHAU KIT sailed his junk to-
wards the shore and the Japanese fired after him. He and
his crew waded ashore and his junk was set on fire. A few
hours later a fishing junk No. unknown picked us up and con-
veyed us to NAM 0. The following morning at 06.00 hours the
junk sailed for Shaukiwan arriving at 11.00 hours. I came
with my two brothers to Water Police Station et 17.50 hours
and reported.
Value of Junk
#400.00
# Fishing gear
Total value
*150.00
$550.00
Names of crew on board.
(1) CHERO CHAU YAU
52 yrs. Junk mester, of Shaukiwan.
(2) CHENG SAP LUK
25
#
son,
#
(3) WONG TAI
25
wife of No.8.
*
#
(4) CHENG KUM SHUI
25
n
son of No. 1 "
(5) CHENG PI NG
#
20
1 "
(sd.) H.T. Watches
Lance Sergeant A.87.
19th October, 1939.