CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 265

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Detective office.

Water Folice Station.

265

CHENG CHAU KWAI, 42 years, Master of Fishing Junk, mmber

unknown, e/o SZE HOP Fish Dealers, Shaukiwan, of Hong Kong,

statest-

I have a crew of four on board.

(1) WUNG CHO PAT, 32 years, wife, of Sahukiwan.

(2)

CHENG TAI,

W

SOIL,

(3) CHENG YUNG KAX, 22

#

foki, #

#

(4) CHENG SHING,

18

#

#

My junk left Shaukiwan at 05.00 hours on the 17th

October, 1939, with two other junks, numbers unknown, which

were owned by my two brothers CHẲNG CHAU YAU and CHENG CHAU

KIT, bound for HAK NGAAM KOK to fish.

I corroborate the statements made by my two brothers

regarding the attack by Japanese.

Value of Junk

$350.00

150.00

# N Fishing gear

Total value $500.00

(sd.) H. T.

H. T. "atches

Lance Sergeant A.87

19th October, 1939.