Detective office,

Water Police Station.

117

木威

ÎN XXX SING, 40 years,

Easter of unlicensed trading junk,

Residing on board,

$9

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of WONG KỐNG Village, YIU PLO District,

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I am the master of an unlieanned junk widich left OKOKNG

饒乎

CHAU Village, YIU PING District (not on shart) at 16.00 hours an

6.10.40. bound for Hong Kong. On board I had a crew of 17, 15

My cargo consisted of 150 piauls

passengers and 9 cargo-watchers.

preserved vegetables valiled $1,500.00, 184 cases ten valued $7,360.00,

200 logs valued $200.00, 28 piculs rough papar valued $600.00, 610

picals earthenware valued $900.00, 13 bags Chinese herbs valued

$130.00, Total Valus $10,690.00.

At shout 14.00 hours on 8.10.40. my junk was sailing 5

I saw a Japanese trawler

It was painted grey, one

re towed

miles southeast of Waglan, Chinese Watura.

sail towards my junk from the northeast.

funnel, the No.32 painted amidship, and flying a Japanese naval flag

at the stern, The trawler come alongside my junk and threw a rope

to us. The Japanese, about 20 in all and dressed in khaki uniforma,

remained on the trarler. They made signs to us to tie the rope and

nome of my fokis tied the rope to the bow of my junk.

towards the south. The tow rope brake several times, but each time

the repe was repaired. Abbut 19.00 hours we arrived at IKMA ISLAND

(Long. 1th degrees 19'10" z., Lat. 22 dagroan 4'X.). The trevler sama

alongside my junk and all of us were made to transfer the sargs to the

trawler. Part of the cargo was transferred by 22.00 hours. I wrote

characters on a piece of paper asking the Japanese to tow my jude to

Haar Kang They refunⱭÌ. The trawler sailed away tomrës tha vari

and I net sail for Hong Kong. My Juk narrived at Gonnaught Read Next

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