CHINESE PIRATES.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LI, Issue 37, 11 December 1929, Page 3

CHINESE PIRATES.

KILL CHILDREN IN COLD BLOOD. SHANGHAI, December 0. Further details of the attack by pirates on the steamer Haiching show that the bridge, deck, and superstructure are now a mass of twisted ironwork. The decks- arc strewn with baggage and blood. The death roll is believed to he heavy. Captain Farrar gallantly gave an order to lower the lifeboats in order to save the women and children. Meanwhile he held the pirates at bay by shooting at every opportunity. One lifeboat was rushed, and fell into the sea, many being drowned. During the height of the fight the pirates three times attempted to rush the bridge. They were repulsed by a hail of lead. The captain’s aim was deadly. After firing the ship the pirates tried to leave by a lifeboat, but a withering fire from the bridge wrought havoc, wounding.and killing. To-day the British admiral and general visited the stricken vessel, complimenting the captain and officers on their gallantry. The pirates acted fiendishly, killing children in cold blood.