CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 205

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Police office,

12th September, 1899.

203

Ngau I

—

he states: I am 54 years of age. I am a native of 田心鄉, Hoi Fung 海豐. I am proprietor of passage and cargo junk called the Wing Shun Fat 永順發. She has not got a Hongkong license. I trade between Cheung Sha 長沙 in the Hoi Fung District 海豐 and Hongkong 香港. I have a partner in the junk named Tsoi Ming 明. The junk is of 800 piculs capacity. A son of mine named Ngau Fuk Kwai 福貴 serves on board the junk as seaman. There are 6 others besides named Chan Yung 陳容, Chan Lam-ti 陳林娣, Cheung Kam 綱, Cheung Sai 葉林具, Hui Li 張錦張, and Yip Lam-hing 許品. They are all natives of Hoi Fung.

On the 5th of the 8th moon (9th September) I sailed with the above-mentioned men, 25 passengers, and a cargo of sugar, pigs, salt vegetables, and garlic from Cheung Sha near Shan Mei 汕尾 in the Hoi Fung District for Hongkong. The following day at about 4 p.m. when off Ping Hoi 平海, a fishing junk of about 100 piculs capacity, with one mast and sail and 3 or 4 oars, and about 15 men on board came within about 100 feet of my junk and opened fire with muskets or rifles. I and my crew returned the fire.

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Police office, 12th September, 1899. 203 Ngau I — he states: I am 54 years of age. I am a native of 田心鄉, Hoi Fung 海豐. I am proprietor of passage and cargo junk called the Wing Shun Fat 永順發. She has not got a Hongkong license. I trade between Cheung Sha 長沙 in the Hoi Fung District 海豐 and Hongkong 香港. I have a partner in the junk named Tsoi Ming 明. The junk is of 800 piculs capacity. A son of mine named Ngau Fuk Kwai 福貴 serves on board the junk as seaman. There are 6 others besides named Chan Yung 陳容, Chan Lam-ti 陳林娣, Cheung Kam 綱, Cheung Sai 葉林具, Hui Li 張錦張, and Yip Lam-hing 許品. They are all natives of Hoi Fung. On the 5th of the 8th moon (9th September) I sailed with the above-mentioned men, 25 passengers, and a cargo of sugar, pigs, salt vegetables, and garlic from Cheung Sha near Shan Mei 汕尾 in the Hoi Fung District for Hongkong. The following day at about 4 p.m. when off Ping Hoi 平海, a fishing junk of about 100 piculs capacity, with one mast and sail and 3 or 4 oars, and about 15 men on board came within about 100 feet of my junk and opened fire with muskets or rifles. I and my crew returned the fire.

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copy. Police office, 12th.September, 1899. 203 敖= 蝦 Ngau I - he states: I am 54 years of age. I am a native of 田心鄉海豐海漕 the Tin San Village near Hoi Fung City of Hoi Fung. I am pert 永順發 owner of passage and cargo junk called the Wing Shun Fat. 香港長 Cody She has not got a longkong license. I trade between Cheung Sha in the Boi Fung District and Hongkong. I have a partner in the 明 junk named Tsoi Ming. The junk is of 800 piculs crpacity. A 福贵 Son of mine named Ngau Fuk Kwai serves on board the junk as 陳容陳林娣 seaman. There are 6 fokies besides named Chan Yung, Chan Lem-ti 綱葉林具張錦張許品 Cheung Kam, Cheung Sai, Hui Li and Yip Lam-hing. They ere all nativer of Hoi Fung. On the 5th. of the 8th. moon (9th.September) I sailed with the above mentioned men, 25 passengers, and a cargo of 長沙 sugar pigs, salt vegetables, and garlic from Cheung Sha near 汕尾海豐 Shan Mi in the Hoi Fung District for Hongkong. The following 平 day at about 4 p.m. when off Ping Hoi a fishing junk of about 100 piouls capacity, with one mast and sail and 3 or 4 oars, and about 15 men on board came within about 100 feet of my junk and opened fire with muskets or rifles. I and my crew returned the

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Police office,

12th.September, 1899.

203

敖=

蝦

Ngau I

he states: I am 54 years of age. I am a native of

田心鄉

海豐

海漕

the Tin San Village near Hoi Fung City of Hoi Fung. I am pert

永順發 owner of passage and cargo junk called the Wing Shun Fat.

香港

長 Cody She has not got a longkong license. I trade between Cheung Sha

in the Boi Fung District and Hongkong. I have a partner in the

明

junk named Tsoi Ming. The junk is of 800 piculs crpacity. A

福贵

Son of mine named Ngau Fuk Kwai serves on board the junk as

陳容陳林娣

seaman. There are 6 fokies besides named Chan Yung, Chan Lem-ti

綱

葉林具

張錦張

許品

Cheung Kam, Cheung Sai, Hui Li and Yip Lam-hing. They ere all

nativer of Hoi Fung.

On the 5th. of the 8th. moon (9th.September) I sailed

with the above mentioned men, 25 passengers, and a cargo of

長沙

sugar pigs, salt vegetables, and garlic from Cheung Sha near 汕尾

海豐

Shan Mi in the Hoi Fung District for Hongkong. The following 平

day at about 4 p.m. when off Ping Hoi a fishing junk of about

100 piouls capacity, with one mast and sail and 3 or 4 oars,

and about 15 men on board came within about 100 feet of my junk

and opened fire with muskets or rifles. I and my crew returned

the

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