CHINESE FIENDS.
* FEROCIOUS PIRATES. Children Killed In Cold Blood. ATTACK ON VESSEL. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 11 a.m.) SHANGHAI, December 9. Further details of the pirates' attack on the steamer Haiching show that the bridge, deck and superstructure are now a mass of twisted ironwork. The decks are strewn with baggage and blood. The death roll is believed to be heavy. Captain Farrar gallantly gave the order to lower the lifeboats in order to save the women and children, meanwhile holding the pirates at bay, shooting at every opportunity. One lifeboat was rushed and fell into the sea, drowning many. During the height of the fight the pirates three times attempted to rush the bridge but were repulsed by a had of lead. The captain's aim was deadly. After setting fire to the ship, the pirates tried to leave in ■ a lifeboat but the withering fire from the bridge wrought havoc, wounding and killing. To-day a British admiral and general visited the stricken vessel, complimentin" the captain and officers on their gallantry. The pirates acted fiendishly, killing children in cold blood.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 292, 10 December 1929, Page 7
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181CHINESE FIENDS. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 292, 10 December 1929, Page 7
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