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[9th witness Yeung Yat-hei.]
711. Were they very badly wounded? 712. Do you remember their names?
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Yes, they were all killed.
One was named Yeung Yat-ho, the second Cheung Lung-hau, and the third Ah Sam-I do not know his surname. 713. Well now, after you had got on to your sampan or the mainsail did
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19th October, 1937.
[10th witness Chan Yat-san.]
10 a.m.
Chan Yat-san, duly declared, states:--
notice
733. Tenth Witness.
734. Mr. Whyatt: How old are you? I am 21 years old. 735. What is your native place? Ping Hoi.
you the submarine going anywhere? No, I did not watch it; I did not notice where the submarine had gone.
or other arms? No arms at all.
but they were of no use.
714. Was your junk carrying any cannon 715. Any cannon? Yes, two small cannon, 716. Whereabouts were they? They were inside the hold.
717. When was the last occasion you ever used these cannon? Several tens of years ago, when they were last used. It is so long since they have been used that I think that they are practically useless now.
718. You were adrift on this sail with this sampan-how long were you drifting along
in that condition? About two hours.
719. What did you do after you had been adrift for two hours? We rowed over to
Chan Kau's junk.
720. What was Chan Kau's junk like? Chan Kau's junk was half sunk, a portion
was submerged and a portion was floating,
721. Did you get aboard Chan Kau's junk? Yes.
722. And how long did you remain on board his junk? About three days and
three nights.
723. How long were you on board his junk? About three days and three nights,
when that half-sinking junk had been adrift.
724. What happened to you after those three days and three nights? At the end of the three days and three nights a junk came and towed that half-sinking junk away. 725. Do you know the name of the master of the junk that towed you away? His
name is Cho Sam: I do not know his surname.
726. Where did he tow you to? He towed us to San Mei.
727. And how long did you stay at San Mei? For a long time I stayed in San Mei,
up to yesterday.
728. Then you came to Hong Kong yesterday? Yes, I came to Hong Kong yester-
day,
729. (Witness left witness box).
730. Chairman : This commission will now adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow
morning.
731. Mr. Whyatt: Mr. Chairman, do you desire all the witnesses who have attended
today to attend tomorrow?
732. Chairman: If it is convenient and practicable, it is desirable that they should
be within reach.
736. What is your father? A fisherman.
737. In September of this year were you working as a fisherman aboard your father's
junk? Yes.
738. What is the name of your father? Chan Kau. 739. Did you know the number of his junk? 4123.
740. Where is it licensed ? Both at Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.
741. Where is your father at the moment? He is in San Mei.
742. Do you remember going on a fishing expedition in September this year? Yes. 743. Where did you sail from? From Shaukiwan; then we went to Pak Sha Wu. 744. Where did you sail to from Pak Sha Wu? We went to Chelong near the light-
house.
745- What date did you sail from Pak Sha Wu to the lighthouse? On the 21st
September we sailed from Pak Sha Wu.
746. Were there any other junks with you? Yes, there were other fishing junks. We
left together and sailed together.
747. Could you remember how many? Besides our pair there were 10 other fishing
junks.
748. When did you start fishing? About 4 p.m. We started sailing on the 21st
September and early next morning we arranged our nets.
749. How far were you from the Chelong lighthouse when you started fishing next
morning? We could not see the lighthouse from where we were fishing. 750. Had you seen the light of the lighthouse during the night previous?
I could not see the light of the lighthouse.
751. Had you seen any reflection of the light in the sky during the previous night?
No.
752. What was the weather like that morning? Fine weather.
753. Whilst you were fishing that morning, did anything unusual happen?
except one steamer sailing towards us.
Nothing,
754. What did you notice about this vessel that you describe as a steamer? This vessel had the ends, the bow and the stern curved and pointed downwards towards the sea and there was a slight rising in the middle with a small castle.
755- About what time did you first notice this vessel ? Between 8 and 9 a.m.
756. How far was it away when you first noticed it? I could only just see it, it was
only just in sight.
757. After you first noticed it, did you notice whether it did anything?
fired at the fishing junks.
758. Did you notice which was the first fishing junk that it fired at?
junk was first shot.
This vessel
Lam Fuk-tai's
759. You remember how many shots were fired at Lam Fuk-tai's junk? Three shots. 760. What happened to Lam Fuk-tai's junk after these three shots had been fired ? What happened to that junk I cannot say because at that moment we were looking after our own business as we had to take care of ourselves.
761. Did you see anything happen to any other junks after Lam Fuk-tai's junk had
been shot at? Next Shek Kai-cheung's junk was also shot at.
762. Do you remember how many shots were fired at Shek Kai-cheung's junk? Three
shots.
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