DECORE OF FULLKORAM
From..............C-in-C, China.
To........Admiralty.
Dato....16.11.19£38
Rood........2:49
610.
1.4.3. 'BLUEBELL' proceeded to Butterfield and Swires $.8. Kunning' on fire in position 163 degrees 11 miles Chilang Light at 0730 today Tu aday. hip had been pirated and set on fire about 0400. Chief Engineer seriously grounded. Majority of pirates had left in ship's boats carrying off two European omen. Armed guard from H.M.. BLU BELL" captured nine pirates who ere still in ship and later picked up one boat with ten Chinese and stolen property. One Chinese jumped overboard from boat and was dro..ned. Steamer RAVKKFTELL' { Ravnefjell · - this nam evidently intended) picked up three Offloors, two warter Lasters and one lady passenger, Steamer "Kaying' is endevour-
VINDICT I
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HERIF H.K., BLU BELL' and H.M.'. "HOLLYHOCK' are in vicinity with Hong kong olice Officials and interpretores on board. I have
Banctioned parties being landed in Chinese territory if necessary and omsidor in view of fre uent use of Bins Bay
as base for Piracies including French teamer 'HANOI” on
necessary 1 th November that action may be taken to destroy irate
Village in Bias Bay (a) if women not recovered and Hong
Kong olice Officials recom and it as the only course to
enforce their being surrendered, or (b) if it can be proved
from "irates already caught that pirates belong to ane
special village.
ing to tow "unning' to Hong Kong, H.
H.. ‘DESPATH', H.M..
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1947/16.
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