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Table II,--Continued.
PIRACIES REPORTED TO HONG KONG POLICE DURING 1927 OTHER THAN BIAS BAY.
Date. Ship, Name and address of Complainant. Place of Occurrence. Estimated No. of Pirates. Dialect spoken. Estimated Value of Property Stolen. No. of Persons Kidnapped. Remarks. Sept. 3 S.S. Ko Chow (Capt. Morgan) Chinese Waters, between Shum Shui and Shiu Hing (W. River). 72 $1,500.00 9 113 Fishing Boat 2556 H.W. Chinese Waters, off Tau Tau, Ping Hoi Unknown. $14.40 19 Fishing Boat 2226 H.W. Fishing Boat 2617 H.W. " 28 Oct. 1 Cargo Boat T1638H.W. Chinese Waters, off Ping Hoi Chinese Waters, near Tai Shing Chun Ping Hoi 11 Punti, $5,840.00 14 S.S. Shing On Chinese Waters, near White Sand, West River 10 Not given. 21 28 29 Nov. 2 Cargo Junk No. unknown Chinese Waters, between Kit Shok und Hong Kong 6 $432.00 5 Fishing Junk 2603 H.W, Chinese Waters, 35 Miles S.W. of Waglan Hoklos. $945.00 Fishing Junk No. unknown Chinese Waters, between Hoi Mun and Hong Kong.... Chinese Waters, off lang Koo Choi, West River Unknown. $315.00 " 7 Fishing Junk 1809 H.W. Chinese Waters, off Tau Tau near San Mei 17 15 Hoklos. $970.00 Dec. 1 Cargo Boat Unlicenced Chinese Waters, off Sha U Chung near San Mei 12 12 passengers held up the ship and 50 others boarded later. Chief Engineer killed.Boarded from Hoklo Boat. One man killed.
Attack beaten off, 1 man wounded.
Boarded from boat.
Chinese officer and soldiers acting as escort turned pirates.
Held up by passenger-pirates. Again One man pirated in November.
Boarded from boat. wounded.
Boarded from boat.
Pirated twice on same voyage and left adrift without sailing gear. Fired on from shore. An attempt by one of the crew to stop the vessel failed. Previously pirated in October.
Bourded from boat.
One man killed. Attackers did not board.