Piracy Outrage in China
Rewards Offered for Capture Of Gang’s Chief
STRENUOUS MEASURES FOR APPREHENSION United Press Association.—-By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 8.30 p.m. HONG-IvONG, Feb. 5. The Canton Government has offered a reward of 5000 dollars, and the owners of the Tungckow 2500 dollars, for the capture of the chief of t-ho group responsible for the recent piracy. The Canton authorities have sent a regiment of trpops to the Bias Bay area from Waichow, while troops from Canton aro also taking active, strenuus measures for the apprehension of the pirates. Special orders have been given to Magistrates and troops in the area. Meanwhile it is learned that H.M.S. Decoy, which returned here, landed a number of Chinese troops in the Swabue area.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19350206.2.60
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 31, 6 February 1935, Page 7
Word Count
123Piracy Outrage in China Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 31, 6 February 1935, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in