CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 256

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OHAN CHAU PAT, 85 years, of TAI 0, foki on board Fishing

Junk No.3879 1.0. states:-

At about 16.00 hours on the 18th Cotober, 1989, I

was in charge of the above junk. CHAN LIN SAU, 32 years

re also on board.

of TAI G. foki, and CHA XWUM CHINO, 03 yearn, of TAI 0.

C. IRUM

foki,

e were fishing at a point be-

tween FAN LAW ■nd A CHAU when

came from

the direction of LAP BAP NRI and fired several shorts at

us with rifles and shouted to us to lower the sails, which

ve did. The trawler than came along-side and six or seven

sailors dressed ia uniform came on board. They told us to

lowered our BETAA

After we left the ju

lower a sampan and leave the junk.

and rowed away towards the shore.

I saw the sailors throwing various articles belonging to

the junk into the seɛ.

saw the trawler leave the junk and a few minutes afterwards,

the junk burst into flames.

Then we were some distance sway I

After the Japanere trawler left

the vicinity we went back to the junk and put out the fire

at

and then towed the hk back to TAI 0. All the fishing

nets to the value of 500.00 and all our personal property

value of 1 10.0 were destroyed.

damaged beyond repair.

The junk we

No person was injured by the Japanese.

Ho

Statement corroborated by:-

CĦAX LI# 9JU, 38 years of TAI (roki) and

CHAN KYUN BHI40, 23 years of TAI O (Poki.

(sa. F. Rewer,

Lance Sergeant A.214.

officer in Charge, TAI 0.

18th October, 1989.