# Table II,-Continued.

PIRACIES REPORTED TO HONG KONG POLICE During 1928 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. April 16 7484W. Tsui Kan Fuk, Master Off Ninepins 5 Hakas. May 5 M.B. Tsing Shan, Leung Tung Cox'n. (A.P.C.). 4 miles W. of Fan Lau Pt. 2 Boatloads. $1,035.00 $3,514.00 June 10 T.J. 3418H, Leung Yau, Master The Brothers 20 $13,000.00 8 males. (crew). Fishing boat (No. unk.) Shek Yau Yiu, Master. Between Tap Mun and Sha Mun 4 $1,059.00 Sept. 7 Fishing boat 258W. Chim On Lee Master. Off Fan Lau Pt. Lantao 20 $417.00 Oct. 17 Fishing boat (No. unk.) Kwok Tsat I.ee Master. E. side of Chi Chau I. 11 $580.00 Dec. 4 Boat 3547. Lam Kam Yip Master Off Fan Lau Pt. $2,637.00 4 11 S.S. Wong Shek Kung, Capt. Nils Herring. 20 miles S.S.W. of Gap Rock 12 $5,000.00 33

SUMMARY :-

Total Cases for 1928, 18, Property Stolen Approx. $128,071.20, Persons Kidnapped 33. Total Cases for 1927, 32, Property Stolen Not Ascertained, Persons Kidnapped 191.

Cargo of Kerosene oil stolen and landed near Macao.

Pirates fled on approach of Ch. Gun-boat, taking prisoners and cargo. One of crew killed and one wounded.

2 of crew shot by Pirates.

All missing men and $705.00 of property recovered.

Ship taken to Sam Long Island.

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