a pirate leader named TIN AH "FG the brother of IT O TAU 341
mentioned in connection with the SUMING Piracy. Another pirate leader, shot, was named PSA/G KONG. Several villagers who opposed the Military in the raids, in the districts mentioned,
were also shot and their houses were burned,
One of the
pirates shot, named LO KAM admitted participation in this piracy and gave the names of several of his confederates, he also
stated that the pirates were not all acquainted with each other
but were collected together by several sub-leaders.
His
particular sub-leaders were CHU CIRQRG, a native of SAT YU
He further
The arms used wers
and a man named CREUNG YAU SANG also of SAT VU.
stated that 39 mon took part in the piracy.
presumably smuggled on board in Hongkong.
Three revolvers used
in above piracy were recovered by Commander "ONG TUK CNY in
his operations and returned to the longkong Police. Later
Com ander TONG 7 CHI carried out a raid at FIG SIAN 23 Ε
result of which 5 men believed to be pirates were shot.
5.S. NING SIKJARA
Shanghai-Foochow run was pirated at approx;
3 P.. on the 3rd October, 1924, one day out of Shanghai while
on a voyage from Shanghai to Foochow. The ship was carrying
30 cases of silver bars consigned to the American Oriental
Fank, Focchow, value approx: 97,000 taels. 34 pirates boarded
the ship at Shanghai es passengers. About 250 Chinese passen-
cers were on board. One quartermaster was killed and one
sailor rounded. The ship was taken to a place off TREE POINT,
Fias Bay where sampans came alongside. The pirates then discharged
the silver and other cergo, together with the loot taken
from the passengers, into the sampans which then made for
SUN LIU. The pirates who were armed with revolvers presumably
amuggled their arms on board at Shanghai. They came from the
TI SHAN and FAN 10 KONG districte. Communication was at once
made with General IP LUI at Waichau who sent an expedition
to E! SHA under a commender named YUNG FAI TING. It was later
reported on fairly good authority that this commander succeeded
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