CO129-496 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 342

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to Bias Bay. A party of Police under Inspector Boulger embark-

ed on the gunboat to watch the proceedings. The troops landed

but made little effort to locate the pirates and no useful

resulta were obtained.

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5. S. SUNNING. River steamer, SHIU HING S.S. Coy, on Hongkong-

Kongmoon run, was pirated at 5.15 p., on 23rd October, 1923

off Castle Peak while on a voyage from Hongkong to Kongmoon.

She was carrying about 300 passengers. Firates numbered about

35 man. The ship was taken to TSANG CHAU Island, Bias Bay N.E.,

and the pirates left in the ship's boate, The Captain, Chief

Officer and one Indian Guard were wounded,

The Pirates spoke

Hakka, Heklo, landarin and Punti, and were armed with revolvers

Property, jewellery

It was

which they smuggled on board in Hongkong,

and money to the value of over $20,000 was stolen. later reported by General HUNG SHIU LUN that the pirates leader'o name was TIN O TAU a native of Waichau, An informer also report-

ed the names of several persons who were supposed to have taken

part. Most of the persons mentioned came from Walchau or

the FAN LO KONG and NIM SHAN districts.

The

(8) S.S. HYDRANGEA, On Hongkong-Swatow run was pirated at about

6.40 p.m. on 27th December 1923, off Single Island near Bias

Bay, while on a voyage from Hongkong to Swatow. She was

carrying about 500 passengers and was taken to Bias Bay.

pirates numbered approx: 45 and epoke Hakka and Hoklo dialecte.

They were armed with revolvers and rifles. Money, jewellery and

clothing to the value of $23,369,00 was stolen, also part of

the cargo i.e. 10 cases of piace goods to the value of $10,000.

The Pirates who came from FAN LO KONG and NIM SHAN districts

went ashore in the ship's boete, As a result of representations

made to the Chinese Authoritica Commander WONG FUK CHI under the

orders of Genoral CHAN KWING MING carried out two expeditions

against the pirates in the NIK SHAN, SHAN MI and PING HOI

districts, as a result of which 7 men believed to have taken

part in this piracy were subsequently shot. One of these was

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