PIRATE CAPTURED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22030, 9 February 1935, Page 14

PIRATE CAPTURED

TUNCiCHOW OUTRAGE COMBATING THE MENACE (Received February 9, 12.25 a.m.) HONGKONG, Feb. 8 The naval authorities announce that one of the pirates concerned in tho Tungchow outrage lif..s been captured. British and Chinese officials in Canton aro discussing ways and means of combating the piracy menace. QUESTIONS IN COMMONS GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE British Wireless RUGBY, Feb. 7 The Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Anthony Eden, was questioned in tho House of Commons to-day about the recent seizure by Chinese pirates of the British steamship Tungchow, with 70 children on board. In reply, he said the British Consul-General at Shanghai would conduct a full inquiry into the circumstances with the co-operation of the naval authorities and municipal police.

Asked whether the Government intended to make representations to the Chinese Government that the pirates should be traced to their lair and punished, the Minister said close practical co-operation for the suppression of piracy in China existed between the British and Chinese navies, and the action suggested would not serve any useful purpose at the moment. The general question of piracy, however, was being carefully considered. No measure calculated to improve the situation would be neglected.