CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906 — Page 804

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Kee some seventeen miles from Canton under the following circumstances.

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The launch "Kwai Pin" left Canton on the 15th August with about one hundred passengers. As she was nearing Yung Kee, two sampans approached her and pirates who had come on board as passengers ordered the master of the launch to stop.

Resistance was offered and the master was shot through the thigh, and a fireman in the chest. The fireman died in the Hospital next day. The pirates in the sampans boarded the launch and after collecting all valuables on board, ran her aground on a sandbank and decamped. She was rescued later by a passing Government launch, the "Lee Yuan".

I am now engaged with Admiral Li and the Commissioner of Customs in formulating some regulations to be observed by foreign and Chinese owned launches alike with a view to preventing pirates from getting on board in the guise of passengers.

To do this with any effect, it will be necessary to limit the number of places at which passengers may be taken, but under the circumstances, I hope that you will sanction this as a provisional measure. The number of places where passengers may be taken will be a very liberal one and the launch owners will be...

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Kee some seventeen miles from Canton under the following circumstances. 793 The launch "Kwai Pin" left Canton on the 15th August with about one hundred passengers. As she was nearing Yung Kee, two sampans approached her and pirates who had come on board as passengers ordered the master of the launch to stop. Resistance was offered and the master was shot through the thigh, and a fireman in the chest. The fireman died in the Hospital next day. The pirates in the sampans boarded the launch and after collecting all valuables on board, ran her aground on a sandbank and decamped. She was rescued later by a passing Government launch, the "Lee Yuan". I am now engaged with Admiral Li and the Commissioner of Customs in formulating some regulations to be observed by foreign and Chinese owned launches alike with a view to preventing pirates from getting on board in the guise of passengers. To do this with any effect, it will be necessary to limit the number of places at which passengers may be taken, but under the circumstances, I hope that you will sanction this as a provisional measure. The number of places where passengers may be taken will be a very liberal one and the launch owners will be...

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Kee some seventeen miles from Canton under the following cir- -cumstances. 793 The launch "Kwai Pin' left Canton on the 15th August with about one hundred passengers. As she was nearing Yung Kee, two sampans approached her and pirates who had come on board as passengers ordered the master of the launch to stop. Resistance was offered and the master was shot through the thigh, and a fireman in the chest. The fireman died in the Hospital next day. The pirates in the sagans hoarded the launch and after collecting all valuables on board, ran her aground on a sandbank and decarped. She was rescued later by a passing Government launch the "Lee Yuan", I am now engaged with Admiral Li and the Commissioner of Customs in formulating some regulations to he observed hy foreign and Chinese owned launches alike with a view to prevent -ing piraten from getting on board in the guise of passengers. To do this with any effect it will be necessary to limit the number of places at which passengers may he taken, but under the circumstances I hope that you will sanction this as a provisional measure. The number of places where passengers may he taken will be a very liberal one and the launch owners will he T

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Kee some seventeen miles from Canton under the following cir-

-cumstances.

793

The launch "Kwai Pin' left Canton on the 15th August

with about one hundred passengers. As she was nearing Yung Kee,

two sampans approached her and pirates who had come on board

as passengers ordered the master of the launch to stop.

Resistance was offered and the master was shot through the

thigh, and a fireman in the chest. The fireman died in the

Hospital next day. The pirates in the sagans hoarded the

launch and after collecting all valuables on board, ran her

aground on a sandbank and decarped. She was rescued later by a

passing Government launch the "Lee Yuan",

I am now engaged with Admiral Li and the Commissioner of

Customs in formulating some regulations to he observed hy

foreign and Chinese owned launches alike with a view to prevent

-ing piraten from getting on board in the guise of passengers.

To do this with any effect it will be necessary to limit the

number of places at which passengers may he taken, but under

the circumstances I hope that you will sanction this as a

provisional measure. The number of places where passengers may

he taken will be a very liberal one and the launch owners will

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