CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 153

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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1

Type of Junk

peroder

No. of cases

No. of vessels involved

Fishing

55

35

3

SA

Hong Kong Registration

Cargo

26

1

Fishing

13

ลง

Unknown Registration

Cargo

7

1

Chinese Registration

Fishing

1

4.

3.

1.

2.

#

Cargo

1

Casualties

ATTACKS BY JAPANESE ON NATIVE CRAFT REPORTED TO POLICE FROM 1.10.39 to 31.3.40.

Death known

or presumed

Wounded

dead by

drowning

M.

F.

Chil- M. F. dren

Children

3

3

2

11

3

10

1

1

Estimated Losses,

Damage by destruction

Damage or loss of

to or loss of vessel

personal property

Damage to or loss of cargo

end gear

No. of cases estimate

given

No. of caɛes no estimate

20

Value

$59,500.00

16

No. of cases estimate given

No. of cases no estimate

Value

No. of cases

estimate given

No. of cases no estimate

$11,755.60

8

Value

153

Total value

$20,943.00

$92,198,60

10

1,705.00

8

948.00

19

48,156.00

50,809.00

15

11

18,215.00

1

4

1,360.00

4

8,235.00

27,810.00

co

6

1,290.00

2

53.90

6

8,565.00

9,908.90

1

2,500.00

1

45.00

1

10,000,00

1

83

7

17

6

4

1

49

-

93,210.00

29

Macau Licence.

to

Nil

2,545.00

17.00

1

6,660,00

16,677.00

14,179.50

38

92,559.00

Grand Total

$159,948.50

One Steam Launch towing Junk T1703H seized inside Territorial Waters and taken to SAM MUN (C.T.), later released, no damage. (Jun T1703H included in above).

One Steam Launch towing 2 lighters topped by Japanese in Chinese Waters and forced to bring cargo, taken from Cargo Boats 485Y and 265V, to Hong Kong, no damage. Later cargo returned to original owners (Cargo Boats 425Y and 265V included in above).

One case (not included in above) a Japanese trawler had a tow line on to a Junk in Chinese Waters but released it and steamed away when a British submarine appeared. Lowever, the junk master insisted he had asked the Japanese for a tow after being disabled by Chinese Robbers.

5.

In the case of one unlicensed cargo boat, four persons were taken away by a Japanese destroyer. under casualties.

Their fate is unknown, but they are not included

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