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CHAN LAU (
), age 53 years, steersman of
Fishing Junk No. 2328 H.D., residing on board, native
of TAI PING {
states:
} Village, PO ON (
).
I am the steersman employed on board the above
Junk.
At about 15.00 hours on 24th October, 1939,
) to go fishing in
we left OHINO SHAN KXUK (
Deep Bay. Ve arrived at Deep Bay at about 18.00 hours
same day (24th (ctober, 1939) and commenced fishing in
the vicinity of LAI FAU SHAN (
}
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At about 03.00 hours the next morning (25th
October, 1939; I together with YONG MUK (
}
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were fishing on the deck from the starboard side of my
junk when WLNG MUE drew my attention to a motor boat which
was approaching my junk from about 60 feet astern.
The motor boat had no port or starboard navigation lights,
only one white light at the bow. in seeing the motor
boat approaching WỀ NG MUK shouted out "A motor boat is
approaching". PANG FUT (
), my master, together
with several other members of the crew then came up on
deck. The crew of the motor boat then opened fire with
a machine gun. My master then shouted down to the cabin
and said "Hand up the arms and ammunition".
took one rifle and FANG FUX (
My master
/, another fokie
also took a rifle and between them they fired four shots
at the approaching motor boat. My master then put down
his rifle and went over to the cannon on the port side of
my jund and fired the cannon at the motor boat. The
motor boat then circled around my junk and steamed away
in the direction of LIN TIN (
) (Chinese territory).
I noticed the motor boat was flying the Japanese flag.
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