CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 357

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TAORTANT

571. t 1600 on January 21 British registered

launch KONG HING was seized by Japanese Trawler Y BAI HARU

while toxing a Junk inside territorial waters off Tai Long Schu

Bay 62°24′ North A 114°25′

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ast and towed to 3a Hun Island

twenty tw degrees 3 minutes north 11 degroes last. Srew vers

beaten up and one received slight bayonet sound. british lag

hauled down and painted Union Jacks and name acvered over with

fter search and interrogationalon side unidentified

estroyer Launch Coxswain was forced to thumb print chit

that launch had only been searched to verify nationality and that

there had been no trouble. Launch released at 2030 and return

lion; Kong.

canvas.

Japanese

In addition steamship 10 JANG detained and searched

by Japanese estroyer off Poochov for eleven hours Janusry *3rd

to January Pith. Details not yet available.

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