CO129-578-12 Sino-Japanese War- attacks on shipping 10-1-1939 - 17-11-1939 — Page 69

Date of

incident.

Type & No.

of Junk.

Owner or Master.

Crew

Loss or Damage Junk & Gear.

28.7.39 Trading Junk

T1737 H.

Ng Kwong Chau of Hong Kong

12 malos

6 females

Licenco

Nature of incident.

Cargo.

wood

Wolfram ore, oil. Value not given. Part takon & part thrown overboard,

Attacked by Japanese trawler off Sam lun, Chinese waters.

4.8.39

Trading Junk T2045 H.

Tam Shing of

Pun U,

7 males

Chinese

Territory.

7.8.39 Fishing Junk

3907 H.A.

Li Leung Wai of Tung Kun, Chinese

9 males

7 females

Licence. Property $15-

Arms $200-

10.8.39 Fishing Junk

1327 H.A.

11.8.39 Trading Junk

T636 H.

13.8.39 Trading Junk

T2557 H.

19.8.39 Trading Junk

T1254 H.

Territory.

Chan Hing Fat

25 males

of Hong Kong.

11 females

Arms and cash $37-

Wong Kan of

Tung Kun, Chin- 5 males ese Territory.

Tsang Ki of

3 males

Chung Sha, Chin- 2 females ese Territory.

Wong Yun Kau

of Tung Kun,

5 males

Chinese Territory,

Licence missing

I oar $5- Property $12-

By fire

$100-

Boarded by Japanese from travlor in Chinese waters, west of Chek Wan, Chinese Territory, after some machine gun fire. No injuries.

Scarched by Japanese from warship off A Chau, Chinese waters,

Boarded by Japanose from trawler No.41 off Kwo Chow Wan, Chinese vaters. Total persons on board 36. No violence.

Boarded by Japanese from trawler off shore at Man King Sha, Chinese Terri- tory. Junk towed away but later re- covered undamaged. Crew were ashoro when junk was scized. Reported to Police on 19.9.39.

Boarded off Tai Shan Customs, Chinese waters, after a number of shots had been fired. No injuries.

Junk set on fire by Japanese from trawler while fishing off Man King Sha Chinese Territory. Fire extinguisher by crew. Reported to Police on 29.8.39.

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