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in rounding up many of the pirates and recovering most of the
silver bars stolen but the pirates were released on payment 340 of a large sum and the silver bars were appropriated by his
troops. However another expedition was later sent under the
orders of General HUNG SIU LUN with Commander WONG FCK CHI
in comaand, The latter corroborated the statement above
regarding YUNG TAI TING and further stated that the silver
had been melted down and made into silver coins. In February 1925, Commander WONG FX CHI succeeded in effecting the arrest
of one SUN MAU at TAI PUNG. This man admitted participation
in this piracy and stated that LAN TSOI SAU (a notorious pirate), a Hakka, a native of CG PAI village in FAN LO HONG district, was the leader in this piracy. He also gavė
the names of several of his confederates. His story was to
the effect that the pirates went to Shanghai via longkong in
a B & S steamer. He stayed with others at the NG ON Boarding
House in Hongkong before leaving for Shanghai (this statement
was verified and found to be true). The arms rere purchased
in Shanghai. 18 men accompanied him via SHA YU CHUNG to
Hongkong, his where of the loot was 40 pieces of silver, $40
in one dollar coins and some serge clothing. The pirates
known to him came from the Bias Bay area, There were several
other pirates, unknown to him, in this gang. This ship did not
came under the Hongkong Piracy Prevention Ordinance.
S.S. ONG ATA: HO HONG S.S. Coy of Singapore, running between
Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow and Anoy, was
pirated 6 days out from Singapore in Lat.14° 53'N; Long.
110-24 E., On 13th January 1923, at 8.40 a.m. while on a
voyage from Singapore to Hongkong. She was carrying 357
passengers. The pirates, numbering about 30 (armed with rev-
olvers) took the ship to TSANG CHAU Island, Bias Bay, and left
the ship in the ship's boats taking with them money, jewellery
end clothing to the value of $53,360. From information received
it would appear that the pirates came mostly from NIM SHAN
or FAN LO KONG and travelled to Singapore where they procured
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