CO129-588-25 Sino-Japanese War- Attacks on shipping 14-11-1940 - 2-12-1941 — Page 85

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WONG H SHUN, 42 years, junk master and owner of Trading Junk No.T4355H,

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潮州

residing on board of TsẰNG HỎI, CHIU CHAU, STATES: -

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海惠

At about 15.00 hours on the 22-12-40, I sailed from TSÌNG HỐI, WAI 來

LOI, (Chinese Territory, not shown on chart) bound for Hong Kong with a

cargo of 50 piculs of Tangerine oranges valued $200.00 and a crew of 8

all told.

At about 14.00 hours on the 23-12-40, whilst sailing about 5 miles

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east of SAM MUN KWAN (Long.114° 39' East. Lat. 22° 26' North), a Japanese

warship, one funnel, two masts, flying the Japanese flag, approached us

from the South East. When the warship was near to us, they blew a

whistle and we lowered our sails. The warship then came alongside our

junk and about 14 sailors dressed in white uniform and armed with swords

and axes boarded my junk. The sailors out the riggings and removed my

cargo of oranges onto the warship. They then searched my junk and took

away my licence book and threw my rifle and 3 cannons overboard.

then knocked two holes in the bottom of the junk after which they mikut

reboarded the warship which sailed away in the Southerly direction.

then repaired the junk as best as we could and sailed to Hong Kong.

Valued of cargo stolen

$200.00

$100.00

They

3 cammons

1 rifle

$ 20.00

Damage to junk

$200.00

Total.

$520.00

(Signed) A. Bethell, Lance-Sergeant A.94,

26-12-40.