PIRATES HELD AT BAY
GALLANTRY OF BRITISH CAPTAIN DEADLY FIRE FROM BRIDGE Reed. 11 a.m. SHANGHAI, Monday. Further det. .Is of the pirates' attack on the steamer Hatching show that the bridge and superstructure is now a mass of twisted ironwork. The decks are strewn with baggage and blood. The death-roll is believed to be heavy. Captain Farrar gallantly gave the order to lower the lifeboats in order to save the women and children, meanwhile holding the pirates at bay, shooting at every opportunity. One lifeboat was rushed, and fell into the sea, drowning many. During the height of the fight, the pirates three times attempted to rush the .ridge, and were repulsed by a hail of lead. The capain’s aim was deadly. After firing the ship, the pirates tried to leave on a lifeboat, but a withering fire from the bridge wrought havoc, wounding and killing them. Today the British admiral and general visited the stricken vessel, complimenting the captain and his officers on their gallantry. The jnrates acted fiendishly, killing children in cold blood.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 842, 10 December 1929, Page 9
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