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Enclosure No.8,

Ping Shan Police Station.

12th December, 1937.

Chung Wan, 65 years, widow, unnumbered matshed, Yung Long

Wan of Tung Long village, Yan Ping, San Wui,

States:-

years.

I have resided at the above address for 18 or 19

On the 11th December, 1937, at about 15.00 hours,

I am not sure of the time, I was taking some cakes to sell at the fishermen's mat sheds at Ngau Wan Fu on the North point of Yung Long Bay, and when near these matsheds, about 200 yards from my matshed, I saw a small dark coloured steamer going towards Deep Bay from Black Point. When it got just slightly ahead of me, and about 1/4 mile off Ngau Wan Fu, I heard a number of loud explosions. I thought it was a Japanese ship firing at our matsheds.

I hid myself among

the rocks at the foot of Ngau Wan Fu and stayed hidden there until the firing stopped. I then got up and ran round the Point on to the hillside into the adjoining bay.

I came back just after evening real time, took a cotton quilt and went back over the hill. I did not see any boats on the beach when I was there. At some time after 21.00 hours I

came back to my matshed and discovered that a chicken basket, 5 capons, 1 cockerel and 3 small hens were missing from my matshed. Their value is $16.00.

I was informed by my neighbours that some Japanese who had come ashore that afternoon had taken them a way. There is nothing else missing from my mat shed. My matshed was empty all afternoon and evening.

(SD) W. WILLIAMSON.

Police Sergeant A. 162.

Officer in Charge Ping Shan Police Station.