boom was kopt at some distance from the rocks.
The500
firal attack was to have been made in the early morning
of the 1st February, but the weather was too rough and
nothing coule ba dons till the night of the 4th
boom and the mainland
3th.
The Japanese had alssevured however that there was water enough for their boata between the Southern and of the
At 2 R.M. on the 5th 10 torpedo
boets left Insanko bay in single colun, line ahead, and keeping along the coast entered ta harbour round The Chinese search light the south end of the boom. which was on about the highest point of Linkun-tao, near the Signal station, failed to disocyar the Japanesa
beets,
bul showed up some hinese boats on giaz, at the
The Japanese beata nad too openings of the boom.
orders to work by fairs, if one boat were in difficulty
In passing the bon
uns boat got ashore, and as her consort romanen with
har eonsert should assist her.
The se
har, only 8 boats went on inte the harbour” – fered line abreast and moved towards the Chinese ships very slowly. It was extremely difficult to distinguish one ship from another in the darkness. Torade bost arrived at about 300 metres from the Ting-
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yuon and discharged two torpedoes before the attack ras
The latter then opened a discovered by the hinese.
very heavy fire of rifles and machine guna and C.F. guns
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