Zau Fong-yui said he was No, 2 in charge of the Beaver Island light house and had served there for 22 years. The light was lit with kero scne cil. At 9.85 pan. on February, 18, said witness, he was having his meal. At 940 pam. a black, boat with two masts passed. When thd Hsin Dah Ming_was struck, it more than 600 fect from the eas bank of the river and when she sanky'
was about one Li, Witness heard one blast, then another and lated! three life blasts. He heard a terrific? noise and then many life blasts. The black boat came down shortly' afterwards.' Then another vessel came up with a searchlight and while afterwards another boat cama! up. The latter was the black boat, with two masts which had. passed previously. He heard no blasts fromd any ship other than the first on
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