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returned to the Tug at 11.40 hours, leaving Colonel Wong Fuk Chi ashore, who expected his troops to return to Hachung at 17.00hours when he would bring them off to the ship in Junks.
There was no sign of him till midnight, when he returned with two junks and some 40 -50 soldiers, and told us that the remainder of his men were following in four more junks.
It was then bitterly cold with astrong wind (blowing force 4 - 3) and a choppy sea. The troops came on board and sat on deck where they were given hot tea to drink.They all sat down in rows, and were extremely orderly and very well disciplined. The remaining four junks arrived about 02.00 houre 19th January 1925.
Colonel Wong Fuk Chi then told us his plan of operations which were as follows:-
(1) Six junks containing his troops, estimated at about 120 men, to leave H..Tug "St.Monance" at 04.00 hours
on 19th January,1925, and land at daylight at the under- mentioned villages and raid same.
(2)
(1) Kwai Chau, (2) Hai Chau (3) Nim Shan.
To cut off the retreat by land (1.e.any pirates trying to escape from Nim Shan Village, Fan Lo Kong Village, Hai Chai Village and Kwai Chau Village) by placing picquets on the hill paths to the north of these villages. For this purpose, he had sent 50 men on foot from Ha Chung Village to picquet the hill paths to the north of these villages.
(3) H.M.Tug "St.Honance" to move at daylight and anchor in Fan Lo Kong Harbour, as close to Fan Lo Kong Village as possible. A junk was to meet us and convey Wong Fuk Chi and us to the shore.
(4)
To raid Fan Lo Kong Village and other villages after
dealing
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