CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 26

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Long 113° 43′ 15′′ E. Lat 22° 10′ N.) about one mile away. I do

not know if these people reached XI O Island. My capsized boat

started to drift. During the afternoon abother two left the

wreck and swam towards CHỨNG CHAU SI which was about one mile

away.

About one hour later I started to swin towards CHUNG

CHAU SI with one of my fokis WU CHAI. ky master MOK KAM we

left clinging to the wrecked boat. We had been swimming in

the water for about one hour when the S.5.KAU TUNG en route

from Hong Kong to Macau picked us up. I reported to the Captair

that my master was still clinging to the capsized boat.

looked round the horizon through a telescope but could not see

him and the wreck. The $.5.KAU TUNG arrived at kacau at about

19.30 hours. I was conveyed back to Hong Kong on the S.§.KAU

TUNG leaving laomi at 03.00 hours on 28.9.40 and arrived in

Hong Kong at 07.15 hours on 28.9.40.

07.15

Police with WU GMI at 09.00 hours.

Value of boat. $200.00

*

cargo unknown.

I was handed over to the

ad.H.T.Matches.

Lance Sergeant A.87,

28.9.40.

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