CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 255

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CHAN PU LEE, 27 yeare, of TAI owner of Fishing Junx

No.3870 H.. (914 pioula in capacity) residing on board

otaton

On the afternoon of the 12th

atober,1989, the

above junk was fighing at a point between FAN LAU and

A CHAU Island.

(1)

The following persons were on board:-

CHẤT CHẤP FAT, 5 year, or red a faki.

(B) CHAR LIN B, 32 years of TAI 0, roki.

(8) CHAN KUN KING, 25 years of "AI, faki,

all three being my relations.

At about 16.9 houre I

on board

some distance away in the dinghy fishing for POND PA when

I saw a Japanese trawler approaching from the direction

of LAP SA? "XI and ser it along side my junk and soon

afterwards one of the dinghys from the junk was lowered

into the sea and sŁY Z three fokis

dinghy. I then sew the Japanese sailors throwing over.

board various articles from the junk and afterwards saw sAY

the trawler leave the junk and in a few sites the Junk

buret into flames. After the Japanere left the vicinity

I went on board my junk and put out the fire and towed

the junk back to TAI and on the morning of the 15th

tation.

O

October, 1989, I made a report to TAI O Police

The junk was valued at $1,ww.07. Value of property

destroyed by fires- Nete to the value of "500.00

clothing of arow

$100.00

The junk was totally destroyed. No person injured.

("d.) Y. MEWET,

Lance argeant A.214

officer in Charge, Tai 3.

13th atober, 1939.

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