AnnualReport-1923

Table III. Continued.

PIRACIES, 1923,

Date. Ship and
Name and Address of Complainant. Place of Occurrence. Estimated No. of Pirates. Dialect Spoken. Estimated Value of Property Stolen. No. of Persons Kidnapped. Remarks. 25th September, 1923. Chan Yau, Coxswain Steam Launch "Tung On". 214 Reclamation Street, "Y". Chinese Waters off Shun Tak (Sai Ma Ling). 12. Dialect unknown. $40,000.00 Nil. Pirates boarded from two boats. 5th October, 1923. Tsang Ki-ming, Fishing Boat 4222 V. Chinese Waters off San Chai Kok. 7-8. Dialect unknown. $130.00 Nil. Pirates boarded from small boat. 25th October, 1923. John Campbell MacKechnie, Master of the s.s. "San Ning", Chinese Waters, Canton River. Unknown. Dialect Unknown. Nil. Nil. Pirates travelled as passengers. 11th November, 1923. Cheung Kai-chung, Master of Trading Junk, No. T4753H. Chinese Waters off Chi Lung. 30. Dialect unknown. $3,060.00 Nil. Master, Chinese Officer, and Indian Guard wounded. Pirates boarded from small boat. 29th December, 1923. Mr Brewer, Master of the s.s. "Hydraugea". Chinese Waters off Single Island. 40-50. Dialect unknown. Nil. Nil. Pirates travelled as passengers. No casualties. ...th December, 1923. Tang Yik, Master of Trading Junk, No. unknown. Chinese Waters off Lin Tin Island. 6. Dialect unknown. $177.00 Nil. Pirates boarded from small boat.