CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 333

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盧金喜

LO KAM HI, age 62 years, master of Fishing Junk No.701 H.A

太 平

東莞

native of TAI PING Village, TUNG KUN, states:-

箸箕湾

At about 18.00 hours on 23rd December, 1939, I left

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Shaukiwan Harbour on board the above junk to go fishing in Chinese

Waters together with a crew of 8.

海

At about 04.00 hours on 9th January, 1940 my junk was at

碣 石

anchor about 11⁄2 miles from the shore at KIT SHEK Village in HÓI

丰

FUNG District when I was awakened by Gun fire. I came up on deck

and saw a Japanese motor boat approaching my junk.

I and my crew

About 15 minutes

at once lowered our sampan and rowed ashore.

later I saw the Japanese board and set fire to my junk. They then

boarded their motor boat and steamed away towards the West and set

fire to a number of other junks anchored in the vicinity.

After the Japanese motor boat had left I and my crew

returned to our junk and extinguished the flames.

The damage

caused by fire to my junk is about $3,000.00 H.K. currency.

$1,000.00 H. K. currency and $1,500.00 Chinese currency, all in

notes, which was in a wooden box in the after cabin were burnt. One

rifle v. $25,00 and clothing to value of $100.00 were also burnt.

碣

I left KIT SHEK for Hong Kong at 08.00 hours on 15th

January, 1940 and arrived in Hong Kong at 12.00 hours on 16th

January, 1940.

List of Persons on Fishing Junk No.701 H.A.

東 莞

62 years, native of TUNG KUN

盧金喜

1.

LO KAM HI,

盧媽好

2. LO MA HO,

35 years,

盧牛