Pirates Aboard
A C.N.C. STEAMER. PASSENGERS’ THRILLING ' EXPERIENCE. Pekin, Dec. 22. The pirates who boarded the China Navigation Co.’s steamer Tung Chow, 200 miles south of Weihaiwei, made their headquarters in the first-class saloon, but did not interfere with the passengers, who dined and ocupied their cabins as usual. They were told that in the event of any interference everyone on board would be shot. The pirates insisted that a course be kept far out from the land and evinced murderous intentions every time another steamer hove in sight. The captain’s wound was dressed, and he was nursed by Mrs. Immott, a missionary. There were several anxious moments, notably at the end of the trip, when another steamer belonging to the same company passed close by, almost in sight of the pirates’ lair. Foreign passengers, on the advice of the officers, remained within their cabins while boats came from the shore to take off the loot, which included a considerable quantity of specie, some of the cargo, and all portables of the Chinese passengers. Foreigners were not molested. The steamer later sailed for Hongkong. The captain’s condition is hopeful. No one else was injured, though all are suffering severely from strain.— (A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 11, 24 December 1925, Page 5
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