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# Table III.
PIRACIES REPORTED TO HONGKONG POLICE DURING 1925.
Date. Ship andName and Address of
Complainant. Place of Occurrence. Estimated No. of Pirates.
Dialect Spoken, Estimated Value of Property Stolen. No. of Persons Kidnapped. Remarks. 13th January,
1925. S.S. Hon Wah, Ho Hing Coy. Between
Singapore and Hongkong. 34, Hoklo and
Hakka. $53,360.00 Nil. Pirates embarked as passengers at
Singapore, and left with the loot at Bias Bay. 16th January,
1925. Trading Junk No. T4978H. Mirs Point, Chinese
Waters. 6 $1,044.40 Boarded from fishing boat. 17th March, 1925. Cargo lighter T620H, Sai Nam
$.S. Coy. Off Lap Sze Chung. 3 males. $550.00 Nil. Boarded from small boat. 2nd April, 1925, Trading Junk No. T1224H. Miu Wan, Chinese
Waters. 30 3rd May,
1925. S.S. Hui Hai of Hongkong. Ngon Shuen Kong, Chinese Waters. 4 males,
1 female. Boarded from 2 small craft
while at anchor. 8th May, 1925. S/L Chung Yuen and 2 lighters
Cheung Yuen Co. Tam Kon Tau, Chinese
Waters. 17 $10,000.00 2 males. Ships guard held up the ship, which was later boarded by the pirates from boats. 30th May,
1925. Cargo lighter towed by S/L Ngon Shuen Kong,
Kwong Mo. Kwong Mo.
Chinese Waters. 5 $471.00 3 males. Boarded from smail boats, 19th June, 1925. Fishing boat, Cheung Chan
dealer. Tung Ku,
Chinese Waters. 15 Not stated. Not Stated. 2nd July,
1925. Fishing boat H.A. 3859. Pak Fa Tau, Chinese
Waters. 13
90 3 males. Opened fire from small boats. 5
15
11 Fishing boat and crew taken towards Macao by the pirates. Opened fire from shore and then
boarded from small boats.