DEACONS.
Solicitors and Notaries.
The Colonial Secretary,
Hong Kong
::ir,
90
1, Des Voeux Road Central,
6th June, 1939.
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We have the honour to write to you on behalf
of Ær. A.b. Sheth of No.31d. Syntham ctrest, Eơng Kong, a British subject, the owner of the above vesel which is
registered in Hong Kong.
The vessel is under charter to the ah ing Shipping Ces any of No.78 Connaught Road Central, first floer. The left Eong Long under the cousand of Capumin R. Farcou at 11 p.s., on the lat instant boun: fur leiou, Mankingss, Chungahan District, with a cargo of 3,820 tenus of kerosine oil. On arrival off Kelou on the following morning the ship anchored and about 9 s.m. was approached Several of the masters of by an armed Japanesemotorboat, the launch were seen to go on board and they rained on
The condi nees board about an hour when they departed. Whereupon went up to the ship in a lighter and were tole by the Captiia that the Japanese would sllow a period of
A further light six hours for the discharge of the cargo. was immiiately procured but after the lapse of some two hours when approximately 1,000 cases had been unleaded int the lighters, a Japanese molerboat appeared accor anied by two other armed motorboate with some soldiers on beard. insisted on the cargo being returned to the ship which WORL
in due course,
The ship resmåned at anchor until
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