CHINESE PIRATES
SHIP EASILY CAPTURED. [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received July 23, 11.30 a.m.) HONG KONG, July 22. .The steamer Hilikon, flying the British flag, Captain Anderson in command, with three other British officers, left Hong Kong on Sunday morning for Saigon. Early on Monday, pirates, disguised at passengers, quickly seized control of the vessel compelling the Captain to proceed to Bias Bay, where tiiey took ashore a cargo worth seven thousand dollars, and fourteen Chinese passengers, for ransom. Although the pirates freely brandished revolvers and knives, not a single shot was fired. The wireless officer was compelled to dismantle the apparatus. The funnel was painted a different colour, and the ship’s name changed. The vessel has now reached Hong Kong. < . -A
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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 July 1930, Page 5
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