CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 203

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available for anything at any tina. "his state hai

continued until now.

zo hark back. When the shooting started

there was a wild rush of non-combatants to thefront Band.

Our motor boats, American boats and Japanas boată, were

fully occupied for an hour and more in taking these

people off to their own ships or Henam. In our case none

were brought altard gunboats, but were taken to anywhere

also they wnted to go to.

on the 24th, there was an alaru at noon

owing to a suspicious rush for oever on the part of the

ooolies ate. down at our corner. Te went to Stations for

about ten mimtes and then fell out an nothing happened.

From 1400 to 1600 we again stood to and I raised steem in

all gunboats on a strong rumour of a violent attack being

No thing happened.

imminent.

On the afternoon of the 26th it esme on to

blow hard and as I had very little clearance from a low

and an enemy shore (about 40 yards) I proceeded and anchored

of Hanam Epit for the night, beving arranged with the

Japanese Destroyer to put his searchlight on the corner in

the event of an alarm.

Returned to my place on Saturday.

I should like to place on record my thanks

to the American ships for their unfailing courtesy má

assistancë. V.5.8. "ASHVILLE” suṛplied twelve stokara to

the "HONA?" without which she could not have sailed with

refugees.

"ASHVILLE" also supplied our gunboaté with

100 lbw. of bread a day when we were temporarily out off

from supplies. U.8.8. "HILIMA" were very good in the

natter....

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