CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12] — Page 415

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river in which the attacks have been most frequent. I have described in a former despatch the usual mode of procedure, where the robbers go on board the steamers as passengers and at a given moment overpower the crew by the show of revolvers and knives. In the case of the piracy in question, when the junk had been captured the launch was taken to a town on the right bank of the river, where three boats put off, removed the plunder to the shore, and sent the launch on her way.

closure. 13th Nov. 1899.

3. There is another system of piracy, or blackmail, practised, of which the detention of the salt junks mentioned in Mr. Fox's report to Commodore Powell, a copy of which I have the honour to enclose, is an instance. On the 17th instant, a steam launch, towing fifteen or sixteen junks down the river, was stopped near the town of Tosing, the pirates inquired as to the destination of the junks, one or two of which were for Hong Kong, the remainder laden with cattle for Canton, which had been sent from the province of Kwang Si, above Muchow. The launch was ordered to cast off the cattle junks and proceed with those destined for Hong Kong. The cattle junks were taken to the river bank and tied up, either

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412 river in which the attacks have been most frequent. I have described in a former despatch the usual mode of procedure, where the robbers go on board the steamers as passengers and at a given moment overpower the crew by the show of revolvers and knives. In the case of the piracy in question, when the junk had been captured the launch was taken to a town on the right bank of the river, where three boats put off, removed the plunder to the shore, and sent the launch on her way. closure. 13th Nov. 1899. 3. There is another system of piracy, or blackmail, practised, of which the detention of the salt junks mentioned in Mr. Fox's report to Commodore Powell, a copy of which I have the honour to enclose, is an instance. On the 17th instant, a steam launch, towing fifteen or sixteen junks down the river, was stopped near the town of Tosing, the pirates inquired as to the destination of the junks, one or two of which were for Hong Kong, the remainder laden with cattle for Canton, which had been sent from the province of Kwang Si, above Muchow. The launch was ordered to cast off the cattle junks and proceed with those destined for Hong Kong. The cattle junks were taken to the river bank and tied up, either

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412 river in which the attacks have been most frequent. I have des- cribed in a former despatch the usual mode of procedure, where the robbers go on board the steamers as passengers and at a given moment overpower the crew by the show of revolvers and knives.. In the case of the piracy in question,when the junk had been captured the launch was taken to a town on the right bank of the river, where three boats put off, re- moved the plunder to the shore, and sent the launch on her way.. closure. 13th Nov. 1899. 3. There is another system of piracy, or black mail,practised, of which the detention of the salt junks mentioned in Mr. Fox's report to Commodore Powell a copy of which I have the honour to enclose: is an instance.. On the 17th. instant a steam launch, towing fifteen or sixteen junks down the river was stopped near the town of Dosing, the pirates inquired as to the destination of the junks, one or two of which were for HongKong, the remainder laden with cattle for Canton,, which had been sent from the province of Evang Si, above Muchow.. The launch was ordered to cast off the cattle junks and proceed with those destined for HongKong. The cattle junks were taken to the river bank and tied up, either

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river in which the attacks have been most frequent. I have des-

cribed in a former despatch the usual mode of procedure,

where the robbers go on board the steamers as passengers and

at a given moment overpower the crew by the show of revolvers

and knives.. In the case of the piracy in question,when the

junk had been captured the launch was taken to a town on

the right bank of the river, where three boats put off, re-

moved the plunder to the shore, and sent the launch on her

way..

closure. 13th Nov. 1899.

3. There is another system of piracy, or

black mail,practised, of which the detention of the salt junks

mentioned in Mr. Fox's report to Commodore Powell a copy of

which I have the honour to enclose: is an instance.. On the

17th. instant a steam launch, towing fifteen or sixteen junks

down the river was stopped near the town of Dosing, the

pirates inquired as to the destination of the junks, one

or two of which were for HongKong, the remainder laden with

cattle for Canton,, which had been sent from the province of

Evang Si, above Muchow.. The launch was ordered to cast off

the cattle junks and proceed with those destined for HongKong.

The cattle junks were taken to the river bank and tied up,

either

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