CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 352

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STEAM SHIP "TAI ON"

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We have no doubt that the Foreign Office will be good

enough to make further enquiries into this case as it is

clearly evident that some really effective measures must

be taken to suppress piracy in Chinese Waters.

I am &c.,

(Signed) T.W. Moore.

Secretary.

Dear Sir:-

HONG KONG, Brat 11 NOV 131

12th October, 1913.

I beg to report to the Guild another attempt

at piracy which has been made on the Steam Ship "Tai

On" under my command. We left cur terminal port Kan

Kong at 2 p.m. on the 10th instant, arriving at Kong-

moon at 3.30 p.m. and made fast to the Railway Wharf.

At 5.30 p.m., the Chinese Customs officials while search-

ing the ship for contraband tea came across three women

passengers who, when they saw the officers, got up from

their chairs and walked away; the Customs officer

thought this looked suspicious and took hold of their

baggage comprising three Japanese travelling baskets,

and when opened was found to contain a small arsenal,

consisting of three Mauser pistols, two automatic

pistols and six ordinary revolvers all fully loaded,

and spare ammunition attached to each one, and no

personal effects whatsoever inside. There were also

fourteen male passengers travelling without any baggage

and

7. Moore, Esq.,

Secretary,

pe Imperial Merchant Service Guild.

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