CO129-513-8 Attacks by Chinese pirates on shipping- awards for bravery 14-1-1929 - 21-12-1929 — Page 39

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Enclosure No. 1.

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Criminal Investigation Department,

Deputy Superintendent of Police,

(Kowloon).

later Police Station,

20th December, 1928.

Sir,

Not attached.

With reference to the attached I submit the

following report:-

The ship is a Chinese owned snip flying the Chinese

Flag, Canton is the port of registry, she is of 1044 net

tonnage and is owned by the Yong Hang Hing Steam Ship

Company, No.58A, Bonham Strand, Test. Ir. Nils Harring of

Sweden is the master and only European employed on board,

there are two Chinese deck officers and three Chinese engine

room officers, the crew comprises 44 Chinese which includes

the Compradore Staff.

The ship is on the Hong Kong Saigon run with no intermediate ports. On the outway voyage there is very

little cargo aboard the ship, on the inward voyage she is

generally full with rice. She has no passenger licence but is allowed to carry twelve passengers, she is not searched

by Police at Hong Kong. The Chinese deck and engine room

officers are not certified "Ocean going" navigators and

engineers but have certificates issued by the Hong Kong

Harbour Department for vessels under 60 tons.

At about 22.00 hours on the 10th December, 1928,

the ship left Hong Kong for Saigon with a cargo of about

200 tons comprising flour, fruit and vegetables. There was 11 passengers on board, at about 05.00 hours on the 11th

December when the ship was in a position Long: E.115.47

Lat: 21.42 being about 20 miles S.S.. of Gap Rock pirates

travelling