CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 92

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Date of Incident

Type & No. of Junk

Owner or Master

Crew

Loss or Damage

Junx & Gear

Cargo

20.10.39

Cargo Junk Unlicensed

FONG CHOI of

PING HOI

5 males

$100.00 Damage

Salt $150.00

18.10.39

Fishing Junk No. unknown

Chinese Territory

YEUNG SAN CHOI of PING HOI Chinese Territory

4 msles

1 femele

2 children]

Nature of incident

92

$215.00 Burnt out Total lo88

Grass $3.000.00 Chinese

currency

Junk we boarded by Jep nese, from a motor boat near SAM MUN in Chinese wat era, damaged sails, rudder etc. and dumped the cargo of salt, No one injured.

Junk was boarded by Japanese from a motor boat in Chinese waters neer Mirs Point. The crew were thrown overboard end the junk burnt out. One. WONG LING is missing, remainder made land clinging to hatch covers.

Boarded off SAM MUN, Chinese waters, by Japanese from a destroyer, after being fired upon. Master and 3 occupante were taken on board the destroyer. The other two jumped over- board and after destroyer left, they returned and brought the boat to Hong Kong.

Boarded by Japanese from a motor boat near LIN TIN, Chinese waters, cargo of grass taken and licence. No one injured.

19.10.39

Cargo Junk Unlicensed

CHAU KUM CHEONG, foki, of WAI YEUNG Chinese Territory

5 male s

$120,00

29.9.39

Trading Junk

(reported on

T2498H

LO KIN of MAN KING SEA Chinese

6 males

Licence

24.10.39)

Territory