PIRATES REPULSED
A DESPERATE FIGHT. DRAMA OF CHINESE SEA. EIGHTEEN FATALITIES IN ALL. (Per Press Association —Copy! ight ) (Received This Day, 12 noon.) SHANGHAI, January 18. Messages regarding the latest piracy in Chinese waters show that a despeiate fight was waged by the crew oi the steamer San Namhoi, who drove the invaders into the sea. The vessel, of 700 tons, was proceeding from Kongmoon to Kamchuk. When 15 miles from Kongmoon, pirates, w'ho were aboard as passengers, appeared with rifles and fired on the bridge. Braving a fusillade of shots from the pirates, the chief engineer (Mr Houghton) succeeded in closing the iron grilles and armoured. door, while Captain Sparkes continued to navigate the vessel. Captain Sparkes and Mr Houghton defended the bridge against 30 pirates for 20 minuted, firing through loopholes, while others were defending the after part of the ship. The defence resulted in the pirates t abandoning the attempt and jumping into the sea, where they were picked up by samA number were arrested on reaching the shore. . After the fight, it was discovered that the chief officer (Mr Conway) and two Indians, who were defending the after part of the dliip, had been lulled. Several others were wounded. Eleven pirates were killed.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 84, 19 January 1928, Page 5
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