CO129-570-11 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attack on Chinese Maritime Customs cruiser- CHAHSING 19-1-1938 - 23-3-1938 — Page 13

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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 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.

15.

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 same

direction.

The destroyer and the cruiser were in "flashing"

communication to one another.

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