CHINESE PIRATES
HOLD UP A BRITISH STEAMER. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. HONGKONG, April 28. (Received April 29, at 8.25 a,m.) Pirates at Macao held up and burned the British steamer '^lion. Tho chief officer (Mr F. Evans) and 180 others are missing. Several were wounded, including some of the pirates. Incoming steamers rescued Captain Weatheriil, the chief engineer, and 157 of the passengers and crew. 200 MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. PIRATES DISGUISED AS PASSENGERS. HONGKONG, April 28. (Received April 29, at, 9 a.ra.) There were no Europeans among the Taion’s passengers. It is feared that'2oo have perished. The pirates shipped as passengers, and then overpowered the deck hands. A fierce struggle followed with the officers. The engines were stopped, the steering gear disabled, and the steamer set on fire. (Received April 29, at 9.45 a.m.) The scene of the murderous outbreak was near Diau, in North-west Macao, an island off the Chinese coast, near Hongkong.
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Evening Star, Issue 15479, 29 April 1914, Page 8
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154CHINESE PIRATES Evening Star, Issue 15479, 29 April 1914, Page 8
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