CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 164

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Detective office,

"ater Police Station.

LEUNG HU, 41 years,

Master of Junk No.T.1754H

Of TẠI PING Market, TUNG KUN Vistrict,

States:-

I sailed from TAI PING Market, TUNG KUN on the

26th March, 1940, bound for Hong Kong. On the 27th March,

1940, when we were sailing off TAI CHAN Custom Station

(Chinese Territory) we sighted a Japanese warship No.17 at

about 17.00 hours. This warship called to us to stop and

opened fire with mac ine guns we let go our anchor, this

warship then sent a motor boat over to us and we were towed

over to the warship.

de were detained by this ship three days during

this three days our cargo was taken from us it consisted

of 150 piculs of rattan string Valued $450.00, 200 piculs

of ratt n mats Valued $6000.00, 500 picula of preserved

vegetables Valued $7500.00, 500 piculs seaweeds Valued

$3000.00, 50 jars of preserved turnips Valued $500.00, piculs of ginger Valued 120.00, TOTAL VALUE $17,570.00.

were released on the 30th March, 1940, and we sailed to

Hong Kong arriving on the 3rd April, 1940.

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On board my junk at the time of the seizure were

30 owners of the cargo.

(Signed) T. Nolan

Police Sergeant A. 8.

3rd April, 1940.