CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 240

Date of incident.

10.1.39

Type & No.

of Junk

Owner oF Master.

Crew

Lose or Demare Junk & Gear

Kargo

Fishing Junk 565 H.A.

Lai Kan of Tap un, British

26

Gear $400-

13.1.39

Fishing Junk 976 H.K.

Territory

Lai Ming Yan

of Shaukiwan, British Territory.

4 males

8 females

Are *80-

1 child.

Nature of Incident.

240

Seized by Japanese trawler off Hirs Point, Chinese Territory. Returned after intervention by H.M.9. Thanet.

Stopped by Japanese trawler in Chinese waters, west of Bạm Mun, Chinese Ter- ritory. No damage.

19.1.59

Cargo Junk T1410 H.

28.1.39

1.2.39

3.2.39

Fishing Junk 2545 H.

Fishing Junk 4475 H.

Trading Junk T1600 H.

Li Xxai of Eu So, Po on, Chinese Territory.

Cheung Puk Hi of Sai Kung, British Territory

Kwok Hoi Lee of Shun Tak, Chinese Territory.

Ho Kan Chiu of Tung Kun Chinese Territory.

5 males

1 female

18 males

3 females

Junk 1,000- Gear 900-

11 males 7 females (missing)

14 males (10 miss-

ing)

Value not

given.

Not given $1,050-

Attacked by Japanese motor boat off Tai Shan Customs, Chinese Territory. 1 man wounded.

Attacked by Japanese "arship. Junk Pish $500 taken to Chuk Chau, Chinese Territay

near Ledrones and Burnt.

Sugar cane, potatoes a chestnuts Value not

given.

Attacked by Japanese Varship when fish- ing off Ling Ting, Chiese waters, and towed off. No further trace. Crew of 18 persons missing. Reported by uncle Kwok Lai Him.

Attacked by Japanese trawler off Ma Chau Island, Chinese Territory.

1 foki killed by machine gun fire.

Junk sunk. Master seen to drown.

8 persons left in dinghy wich was fired on by Japanese. Fate of remainder unknown.

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