CO129-578-12 Sino-Japanese War- attacks on shipping 10-1-1939 - 17-11-1939 — Page 36

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I visited the complainant's junk at CHING SHAN KEUK

山

A) at about 15.00 hours same day (25th October,

On my

1939). On boarding complainant's junk CHAN LAU the steersman

handed me the part of a core of a nickel bullet which he said

he had found outside the door of the forward cabin on the star-

board side of the junk at 07.00 hours that morning.

examination of the junk I found a bullet hole on the starboard

side of the junk. I traced the course of the bullet and found

that after striking the starboard side of the junk the bullet

penetrated a wooden partition which divides the forward and

stern cabins.

The bullet then struck the baulk head and on

rebounding struck complainant's sister named PANG WO in the

right buttock.

I examined the two rifles which showed recent signs of

firing and smelt strongly of cordite. The cannon also showed

recent signs of having been fired.

At 10.00 hours on the 30th October, 1939, I handed the

core of the bullet given to me by CHAN LAU over to Sergeant Perkins Police Armourer (statement attached) for his report

on same.

At about 18.30 hours same evening (25th October, 1939)

I visited the scene of the incident aboard No.11 Motor Boat

together with the master and steersman who pointed out to me

the spot the incident is alleged to have taken place.

It was

roughly about one mile or so off LAU FAU SHAN. We then went

alongside No.4 Police Launch which was anchored off WAN HA (T) (Chinese territory) as the water was too shallow

for No.4 to visit the scene. The Officer in Charge, Police Sergeant A.38 Hudson took a 3 point bearing and judged the

position to be approximately 1 miles N.42 W. of SHA KONG MIU.

(梁勝

LEUNG SHING CHAU () (statement attached) the

master of Fishing Junk No.2246 H.D. reported to Lance Sergeant

A.101 White, the officer in Charge No.11 Motor Boat that he had