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RECEIVED:
From
DATE
C.in C. China.
25.1.40.
TIME
1745.356
INT RDEPARTIA ONTA CV KR BY JN.
Addressed
Neval Liaison ficer, Shanghai. 4dralty. epeated H.M. ambassador, Tokyo, Governor Hong Kong. C.0.1...Par st.Com olore in on
TAORTANT
571. t 1600 on January 21 British registered
launch KONG HING was seized by Japanese Trawler Y BAI HARU
while toxing a Junk inside territorial waters off Tai Long Schu
Bay 62°24′ North A 114°25′
II
ast and towed to 3a Hun Island
twenty tw degrees 3 minutes north 11 degroes last. Srew vers
beaten up and one received slight bayonet sound. british lag
hauled down and painted Union Jacks and name acvered over with
fter search and interrogationalon side unidentified
estroyer Launch Coxswain was forced to thumb print chit
that launch had only been searched to verify nationality and that
there had been no trouble. Launch released at 2030 and return
lion; Kong.
canvas.
Japanese
In addition steamship 10 JANG detained and searched
by Japanese estroyer off Poochov for eleven hours Janusry *3rd
to January Pith. Details not yet available.
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