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kept well away from and past Biss Bay until Chilang Light was
sighted and then, turning back along the coast, skirted Honghai
Bay until approaching Ross Head, near where a landing was made.
This was a new manoeuvre and evidently for the purpose of
avoiding any patrol ship, which in any case would have had mich
difficulty in picking up "Anking" without lights, in the dark.
In consequence of this piracy, Hansfields at our request
have arranged for a military guard to travel on "Anhui " whi oh
left Singapore on 2nd October and we have asked them to do the
same for following sailings. The whole question of military
guards is the subject of a separate letter.
In accordance with your telegram we are formulating a
claim on the Chinese Authorities and have already approached
Kr. Brenan in regard to it.
Yours faithfully,
F.3.
Agentsi CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
We have omitted to state that we first heard of the
piracy through a wireless massage despatched from
the "Anking" at 3.45 a.m. and telephoned from the
radio office at 4.15 a.m. on 29th September, and we
awaited the vessel's arrival here before telegraph-
ing you in the afternoon of that day.