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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1927.
YET ANOTHER PIRACY.
THE THIRD WITHIN THREE DAYS.
S.S. "KOCHOW" SEIZED AND LOOTED.
CHIEF ENGINEER SHOT AND THROWN OVERBOARD.
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PIRATES COMPLAIN OF POOR HAUL."
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OFFICERS AND CREW NARRATE EXPERIENCES.
The third piracy within the last three days was carried out by eight robbers on Thursday evening. The latest victim was the 5.3. "Kochow," a steamer on the Hong Kong and Wuchow run. She was seized and thoroughly loated between Samshu and Talping. The Chiel Engineer, Mr. R. Black, was shot in his cabin and his body was subsequently thrown overboard.
The pirates told the crew that they had spent over $10,000 to bring of this "coup." They had travelled on the "Kochow" over ten times, but opportunity did not come their way. The robbers left the ship quite dissatisfied saying that the haul made was not enough to recompense them for the trouble and expense they had gone to.
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Describing the hold up, the Chief Officer aid I and the Captain were sitting having dinner about seven o'clock when two men, armed with revolvers 'came in. Mr. R. Black, the Chief Engineer, had not then come into dinner. I think he was sitting in his cabin read- ing. What really happened,. I de not know. We heard, a shot, and when we saw him with his head lying out of the doorway, as if he had fallen off the setted; ha seemed to be dead. Later, they threw his body overboard.
"The captain' and myself were pushed into the bold and kept there until two clock the following morning (yesterday). We did not hear any more shots fired
When we arrived at Sam Shu we found that the Moorhen had received a report from the Shun Ou and Swaning, which had passed
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THE SECOND ENGINEER'S
STORY.
The pirates boasted that they were the men who had pirated the 8.5. Solviken." The robbers left the ship at Taiping with all the cargo, and took away thirteen men with them for ransom,
The second-engineer, Mr. Ip Within two days of the pirating On the news reaching the Colony Yung, interviewed by a Daily Press of the Indo-China Steamer Tat yesterday afternoon that another representative said that he was in his cabin talking with a friend Shing comes the news of another piracy had been rumoured, the when two pirates came into his pirncy. It concerns Chinese police took immediate steps to in-room. The men were not armed, owned stanmer, the sa Eochew, a vestigate matters. A police launch but nevertheless, they seized him
and his friend and drove them tans net, left here shortly after seven o'clock out of the cabin. Once outside, the carrying only three European last evening to meet, the Eochow pirates struck him and his friend officers and a crew of 35, includ- and escort her in, Detective In- on the chest. The pirates then caught hold of them by the throat, ing Chinese engineers, etc., which spector Dorling being in charge.
when the Chief Engineer, Mr. plies between, Hong Kong and Meanwhile, a strong force of Black, came to their rescue. Mr. Wuchow, calling at porte en route Europesa and Chinese palice Black's cabin was only two rooma away from the second engineer's. and for which the local agenta are officers and detectives were mar He made an attempt to get his the Chuen Lee S.S. Co., 0, oshalled at the Central Police Sta-pistol, but meantime a few armed Shing Street.
The Kochow left here at 5:30 p.m. op Wednesday, with about 100 pas sengers, in addition to the crew. The steamer can carry 504 passen-
gera.
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At Sam Shu approximately 100 passengera disembarked, and a similar number taken on board. The vessel then left on her trip to Wuchow.
tion, and a number of them kept vigil for several hours on the wharf at West Point waiting for the vessel's arrival.
The Kochow was at first expect- ed to reached here at 9 p.m., but time dragged on, and there was still no sign of her appearing. Eventually, at 19.35 she came along- side the wharf.
It was between Sam Shu and Almost immediately afterwards Mr. Booth (A.D.C.I.) arrived with Shu Hing that the piracy occur.
Chief Detective Laspector Rey red. The pirates, assumed connolds and other police officers from trol of the vessel, after getting past the Central, Joining the police the Indian Guards and the piracy oficers already in waiting on the grilles. They held up the officers, shooting, and later throwing ever board, the Chief Engineer, Mr. R Black.
They then proceeded to ransack the ship, robbing passengers and officers of all their effects, ransack
ed everything upside down in order to make a complete haul..
It is impossible to estimate the value of the booty, as the Com-
wharf.
pirates came on the scene, and they shot him dowa before he could get „hold of bis “gun.”
"I lost everything. The pirates were about the worst bunch I have ever heard of. They even took the few cash I had in my drawer. I
had $150 in cash and about two hundred copper cents. These the pirates took and also all my clothing.
PIRATES NOT CONTENTED.
In conversation with the crew, was told that the our reporter pirates left the ship quite discon- tented at the poor baul made. The Kuchow was not carrying valuable All she had was Chinese medicinal herbs and foodstuffs: These the robbers loaded into their junks and went away with them There was a consignment of alt fish which the thievea did not touch. One of the crew observed that the pirates said that they bad Captain D. Morgan, who has been spent over $10,000 in bringing off many years on the China Coast, this coup, and had travelled on the
The police remained on board practically all night taking exhaus tive statements from the officers and members of the crew.
CAPTAIN'S STORY.
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ed their cabins, and literally turn.was approached by a Daily Prestochow over ten times waiting for reporter. He was still feeling the good opportunity. Each time shock of the piracy, and with they were on board the ship, they having had to give police state found that the haul was too mente. He was therefore unable and was not worth their while. They could not wait any longer. to give a full story last night.
and therefore had to attack the Our representative found him debris of the late Chief Engineer's cabin." The Boor was littered with empty tins, papers and rubbish, indicating the thoroughness with which the cabin bad been ransack-
pradore and the whole of his staff sitting among the wreckage of vessel this time. They also boasted
who work the cargo, et, wera taken away by the pirates, who also detained about 100
passengers, leaving behind only a few passen- gers who had nothing worth taked. ing, and sufficient sailors and fire- men to work the ship.
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tain was sitting in the mess room.
the skipper,
that they were the same gang that pirated the s.s. Solviken.
· EVERYTHING OF THE
BEST" FOR THE PIRATES.
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INDIAN GUARDS OVER- POWERED.
We
The captain narrated how the ship left Hong Kong, discharged
Another member of the crew said passengers at Sam Shu and ALL THE CARGO STOLEN. taken more on. He said that he feat he had ever met. They wanted the pirates were about the greed- was certain the pirates, who only The haul must be considerable. numbered eight, had boarded the everything of the best and they The whole of the cargo has gone, ship at Sam Shu Nothing un- could eat and drink a lot. and all passengers have lost every toward. was suspected. The Cap were tired out through serving them with lemonade and opium. thing.
The Captain and Chief Office which is next door to the bridge, Auy lack of attention on our part estimate their losses at anything with the Chiel Oficer, when they meant a punch or, a kick." betweea 8600 and $1,000. Their † were held up at the point of the money, jewellery and watches were revolver and robbed. taken. One officer, alone lost $250 Asked what he lost the Captain is money.
replied: ***Everything practically." The late Chief Engineer's cabin Clothes, personal effects and morey, There were two Indian guarda presented a scent of indescribable all had gone one fine looking other four guarde, who were not. "I saw," remarked on duty near the grilles. The ravage.
Trunka. were turned upside pirate wearing шу binoculars on duty, were having their meals down, everything was topey turvy around his neck. All the ship's in the cabin. It was also stated and anything of the slightest value arms were taken, aix revolvers and that the guards were terrified and was taken.
six rifes, as well as the officers opened the grille for the pirates to The Kochow left Sam Shu at 6.30 personal weapons.
enter into the top deck. p.in. on Thursday, and it was I think the Chief Engineer," about two and a half to three hours poor fellow, was sitting in, his later that the pirates made their cabin on the settee, as I am now, appearance. The Captain and the remarked the Captain, "when the Chief Officer were then at dinner pirates came. I should imagine in the mess room, while the Chief that he tried to reach for his re- Engineer was in his cabin.
volver and was shot in doing so. On arrival at Tai Ping Shan the The next thing we knew was that pirates left the ship, ampans his body had gone overboard. coming off from the shore for them. On the bridge, at the time the The cargo was loaded into these officers were having their evening craft, and the pirates, following meal, was the No. 1 Pilot. the ransacking of the officers effects, and the robbing of the passengers and crew, which they had carried out most systematically, left the ship with their hostages (the com- pradore and his staff) together with several passnegers.
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THE CHIEF OFFICER.
THIRTEEN KIDNAPPED. The pirates took thirteen pris. oders, according to the crów. Among the prisoners were the Chief Compradore, Mr. Chung Ming Sam and a friend of the steward. "Three others were from the crew and the rest passengers. The pirates scom- ed to know who were worth taking, Those whom they thought had nothing with which to pay ransom we're left unmolested.
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POLO.
THE MEADOW BROOK INTER NATIONAL MATCHES.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN „BERVICE 1/
MEADOW BROOK, New York,
September 2nd The first of the three inter- national polo matches between the LowDox, Sept. Stad.
Army of India Team (representing As a result of Glamorgan aur Great Britain) and the United prisingly defeating Notts by States for the Westchester Cup bas
When seen in his cabin, Chief Officer. E. T. Evans, was endes-
lanings and 81 ruas, Notta has vouring to review the losses. He gave it up as a bad job, I can arrested at Saroshy. These were failed to win the County Cham not tell you," he said, "what the merely aspects and whether they pionship, which is still held by Phaul amounts to. It must be had taken part in the piracy-was-Lancashire.
lot. All the cargo has gone, the not known. compradore has gone too, and pre- sumably his money as well. I do not know what he had in the safe
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been postponed from ath till the 9th inst, as heavy rains have unfitted the Meadow Brook field for play.
OBITUARY.
Notis scored 233, of which Gunn and Payton collected 68 and 50, respectively: Ryan-had-5 for a ME. FRANK LYNN JENKINS.
“KOCHOW" RETURNS. The Kochow then turned around, instead of proceeding to Wuchow, and made her way back to Sam Sha: By this time H.M.S. Moorhen, and I cannot estimate the value of The Kochou officers have been HONG KONG HANSARD-RE which was there had been inform the cargo, which was general in on the China Court, or some year
PORTS of the MEETINGed that something out of the character. I know the officers lost Captain Morgan is a well known
Glamorgan totalled 375, of which of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ordinary had happened, ships pass everything, including most of their local skipper. The late Chief En- for the Bession (1996.
ing the Kochow reporting having clothes. I have lost at least 8600, gineer, Mr. R. Black, was a mat- Bate made 193 and Bell 67, Rich- noticed something unusual taking and the Captain must have lost, ried man, and leaves a wife and too 5 for 102. ---- place.
about the same. What the poor children, it is understood, in New The Kochow then made her way Chief Engineer had I cannot York, He was about 74 years of back to Hong Kong as detailed estimate. It appears to be allage Mr Evans, the Chief Officer, elsewhere.
gone.
fis-also-well-known locally,
-flevised by Manbawa,
IRICE
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Notts, on a difficult wicket-in-the morning were dismissed for 61 Mercer had 6 for 31 and Ryan 4 for
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NEW YOEK, Sept. 2nd The death is announced of Mr.