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Telegram from the Officer Administering the Government of
Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 29th May, 1928.
Received Colonial Office 2.1 p.m. 29th May, 1928.)
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Addressed to Secretary of State for the Colonies
repeated to Pekin Telegram No. 17. Steamship Tean Butterfield
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and Swike coasting vessel was seized by pirates in
Hoihow harbour at 4 a.m. May 27th and taken to Bias Bay
yesterday. One pirate accidentally killed by Pirates on
board one Chinese passenger either thrown by pirates or fell
over high cliff and killed after landing at Bias Bay. H.M.S.
Somme & Customs cruiser both closed ship while pirates were
landing at Bias Bay and enabled chief and second officer both
British and some passengers who were being taken, away by
pirates to escape. Landing parties followed pirates several
miles but pirates scattered and escaped. Loot partly recovered
loss estimated at 10,000 dollars Tean returned to harbour
undamaged.
by cantin
I am pressing through Consul General for action^authoritie
offering full co-operation and am consulting Minister at
Peking as to possibilities of further action if Canton takes
no satisfactory steps.