PIRACY OUTRAGE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22373, 21 September 1934, Page 9

PIRACY OUTRAGE

MUTINY OF GUARDS RUTHLESS SHOOTING (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SHANGHAI, September 19. Another piracy outrage is reported from Tientsin, involving piracy and the looting of a passenger vessel on the Sungari River. Mancbnkuo guards employed aboard the steamer Yuaukinng suddenly mutinied, ovorpo.wercd ihe oflicers and crew, and instituted a reign of terror, ruthlessly shooting passengers and clubbing others offering resistance. They took control of the vessel, whica they commenced to loot thoroughly while compelling the officers at pistol point to manoeuvre the ship towards the shore, where sampans were waiting to remove the loot. Five Japanese passengers were killed and their bodies thrown overboard. Two Koreans and one Chinese woman shar'd the same fate. An ironical feature of the outrage is that the guards were specially carried to prevent piracies. ANOTHER CASE REPORTED SHANGHAI, September 20. (Received Sept. 20, at 5.5 p.m.) Another piracy outrage has been yeported from Tientsin, where 40 brigands disguised as passengers seized’ control of a Chinese riverboat, looted the vessel, abducted 56 Chinese passengers, ran the vessel aground, and then disappeared inland. Troops were despatched to the scene, but thus far have failed to locate the bandits.