CO129-563-17 Sino-Japanese War- attacks on shipping. For extracted photographs see CN 3-12 27-9-1937 - 17-1-1938 — Page 51

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speed towards BLACK POINT, where she was struck on the

starboard side below the bridge by a richochet shell.

9.

The cruiser then swung onto the beach at

YUNG LUNG WAN (British Territory), where the 2 anchors were

dropped and the crew abandoned the ship at 14.35 hours the

Captain taking with him the log book.

10.

The firing continued the whole time the cruiser

was manoeuvring, 4 or 5 shots being fired after the cruiser

had beached.

11.

After the beaching of the cruiser the destroyer

proceeded to close in and lay to about 1 1 miles from the beach.

12.

On shore the crew took to the hills, where

Captain COOK gave instructions to the 1st Officer, boatswain,

and two ratings to remain in the vicinity, while he and the

remaining party proceeded to the south of BLACK POINT, and

finally at 17.30 hours the Captain arrived at Castle Peak

Police station and phoned to the Commissioner of Customs.

13.

In all 15 or 20 shells were fired at the

cruiser from either a 4. or 4.7 gun, two unexploded shells

being found on the beach outside the NING YEUNG shop and

later taken away by Naval authorities after the vicinity

had been photographed by Police.

14.

From the hillside the 1st Officer, boatswain

and villagers saw the destroyer, lower two motor boats with

armed sailors who boarded the cruiser and also landed at

YUNG LUNG WAN.

15.

The sailors were then observed to enter the

shop and houses and the vicinity, and took away with them

a number of chickens belonging to an old woman named CHUNG WAN.

16.

At about 20.00 hours the Chief Officer saw

the Japanese destroyer steaming in a southerly direction

towards Ladrones and about 20 minutes later he also observed

the Customs Cruiser proceeding under her own steam in the