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Ommodore

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H.B.M.Consulate,

Sir,

Samshui, November 13th, 1899.

Lieut Commander Carr, of Her Majesty's Ship Sandpiper, being at present engaged in conveying to a place of safety certain salt junks which have been detained by pirates for the last three weeks at Tai-ping-chau, on the West River, some 15 miles below Samshui. I write to inform you that the river-steamer "Cheong Kong" owned by the Kwong-Wah Steamboat Company (a British Company registered in Hong Kong) but flying the Chinese flag, was pirated yesterday evening about 6 o'clock at a place between Kunchuk and Kongmoon, called Ho-tong, (5 miles above Chu Toi Shan, the notorious pirate haunt). The pirates having secured the Cheong-kong, no resistance as usual being made by the Chinese crew; used

F.. POWELL C. B.

J

H. M. S. "TAMAR,

HONG KONG

her

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Ommodore Enclosure C.0 33319 Rece REG? 20 VLC 19 415 COPY H.B.M.Consulate, Sir, Samshui, November 13th, 1899. Lieut Commander Carr, of Her Majesty's Ship Sandpiper, being at present engaged in conveying to a place of safety certain salt junks which have been detained by pirates for the last three weeks at Tai-ping-chau, on the West River, some 15 miles below Samshui. I write to inform you that the river-steamer "Cheong Kong" owned by the Kwong-Wah Steamboat Company (a British Company registered in Hong Kong) but flying the Chinese flag, was pirated yesterday evening about 6 o'clock at a place between Kunchuk and Kongmoon, called Ho-tong, (5 miles above Chu Toi Shan, the notorious pirate haunt). The pirates having secured the Cheong-kong, no resistance as usual being made by the Chinese crew; used F.. POWELL C. B. J H. M. S. "TAMAR, HONG KONG her
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17 Ommodore Enclosure. C.0 33319 Rece REG? 20 VLC 19 415 COPY.. H.B.M.Consulate, sir, Samshut, November, 13th.. 1899. Lieut Commander Carr, of Her Majesty's Ship Sandpiper, being at present engaged in conveying to a place of safety certain salt junks which have been detained by pirates for the last three weeks at Tai-ping-chau, on the West River, some 15 miles below Samshui I write to inform you that the river-steamer 1 Cheong Kong" ormed by the Kwong-Warr Steam: boat Company (a British Company registered in HongKong) but flying the Chinese flag, was pirated yesterday evening about 6 o'clock at a place between Eunchuk and Kongmoon, called Ho-tong, ( 5 miles above Chu Toi Shan, the notorious pirate haunt ) The pirates having secured the Cheong-kong, no resistance as usual being made by the Chinese crew; used F.. POWELL C. B. J H. M. 8. "T AMAR, HONG Y. ÔNG her す
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Ommodore

Enclosure.

C.0

33319

Rece

REG? 20 VLC 19

415

COPY..

H.B.M.Consulate,

sir,

Samshut,

November, 13th.. 1899.

Lieut Commander Carr, of Her Majesty's Ship

Sandpiper, being at present engaged in conveying to a place

of safety certain salt junks which have been detained by

pirates for the last three weeks at Tai-ping-chau, on the West

River, some 15 miles below Samshui I write to inform you that

the river-steamer

1

Cheong Kong" ormed by the Kwong-Warr

Steam: boat Company (a British Company registered in HongKong)

but flying the Chinese flag, was pirated yesterday evening

about 6 o'clock at a place between Eunchuk and Kongmoon,

called Ho-tong, ( 5 miles above Chu Toi Shan, the notorious

pirate haunt ) The pirates having secured the Cheong-kong,

no resistance as usual being made by the Chinese crew; used

F.. POWELL C. B.

J

H. M. 8. "T AMAR,

HONG Y. ÔNG

her

す

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