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NAME.

HOI PAU (

CHING KONG

(Previous name)

(Present name)

(Chinese written name)

Note:- Name changed from Hoi Pau to Ching Kong in June, 1939

by order of the Central Government.

CLASS OF VESSEL

LOCATION

ARMAMENT

APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS

ENGINES

REMARKS

Small Chinese River Gunboat.

Anchored at Cheung Sha Wan inside reclamation break- water.

One Chinese Naval Rifle with 100 rounds of ammunition.

No guns on board.

- Length 130 feet. Breadth

Loaded draught about 7 feet.

Single screw motor vessel.

18 feet.

Vessel came from Canton to Hong Kong for repairs prior to the Sino-Japanese hostilities and has remained here ever since.

NAME.

CLASS OF VESSEL

LOCATION

Yung Fu "YING FUR

WING FOOK

(Romanised version of Mandarin Name)

"}

*1

"Cantonese

(Chinese written name)

Chinese Naval Transport.

>

-

Anchored at Kowloon Bay Dangerous Goods Anchorage.

ARMAMENT

(Caution)

2 7.9 m. m. Machine guns manufactured at the Kwong- tung Arsenal.

949

Correction).

DIMENSIONS

ENGINES

TONNAGE

CARGO STORED ON BOARD

REMARKS

4 pcs 7.9 m. m. Chinese Army Rifles with 10,000 rounds of ammunition.

3 pcs Mauser pistols and 980 rounds of ammunition.

Length 306 feet. Breadth 45% feet.

Loaded draught 21 feet.

Single screw steamer, triple expansion engines.

Nett 2,330, Gross 2820.

2 c/s Rifles.

2 c/s Mines.

7 c/s Accessories for mines. 2,500 c/s Rifle ammunition. 40 c/s Revolver ammunition.

This vessel came from Canton to Hong Kong prior to the Sino-Japanese hostilities and has been here ever since.

(sa) John Dickson.

Boarding Officer.

16.11.39.

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