CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 106

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Hong Kong Registration

Unknown

Registration

Chinese Registration

ATTACKS BY JAPANESE ON NATIVE CRAFT REN

TO POLICE PROM 1.10.39 to 31.3.40.

Type of Junk

Fishing

Cargo

26

Fishing

Cargo

*

Fishing

Cargo

83

38

No. of cases

reported

8198884 TO

PRATOANT

No.

Casualties

Death mown or presumed dead

by drowning

Wounded

Estimated Losses

tion to or loss of personal property

YesBel

Damage by destruc-Damage or loss of

Damage to or

Total

loss of cargo

Value

& gear

No of oasEB

estimate given.

No. of, cages no estimate

F. Ohil-

dren

M.

F.

Chil

drei

20

* 1.

Macau Licence

2.

One Steam Launch towing Junk T1703H seized inside Territorial waters

(Junk T17038 included in above)

Value

No. of cases

estimate giveng

No. of cases

no estimate

Value

Ho. of CASES

estimate given

No. of cases

no estimate

Velue

259,500,00 | 16

6 311,755.60

$20,943.00 192,198.60

10

1.705.00 8

948.00 19

48,156,00 50.809.00

11

18.215.00 1 4

1.360.00 4

LA

6

1,290.00 2

53.90

6

8.235.00 27.810.00

8.565.00 9,908.90

1

2,500.00 1

45.00

#11

2,545.00

10.000.00 1

17.00 1

6.660.00 16.677.00

49

93,210.00 29 9 14.179.50 38

92.559.00

Grad Total 8199.948.50

and taken to SAM MUN (C.T.), later released.

4. One case (not included in above), a Japanese trawler had a tow line

sway when a British submarine appeared. However, the junk master

disabled by Chinese robbers.

on to a Junk in Chinese waters but released it and steamed

insisted he had asked the Japenese for a tow after being

3. One Steam Launch towing £ lighters stopped by Japanese in Chinese waters and forced to bring aergo, teken from Cargo Bate

4257 and 265V, to Hong Kong, no damage. Later or go returned to origkel owners (Cargo Boats 425Y and 2657 included in above).

In the case of one unlicensed cargo boat, four persons were taken away by a Japanese destroyer. Their fate is unknown, but

5.

they are not included under casualties.

no demage.

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