COPY.
CASE OF FIRACY CONGEN.
MENGHANT AMIPS.
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On January 26th, 1924 the Swedian steamer "salen" of
Gothenburg was captured in the Canton deita at a point near
Escape Reach, 5 miles east of Champoa light, by Chinese
pirates who looted the ship and stole property belonging to
the snip-owners to the value of 10,000 swedish Croma, and
to the Captain, the officers and the araw to the amount of
18,645 Swedian Croans.
The "balen" was carrying 160 chinese coolies from Hong❤
kong to Canton and back again to Hongkong. then the ship
left Canton eight armed pirates hidden amongst the coolies
suddenly began to fire, taking charge of the bridge and
forced the ship to run aground in Escape aench. Accomplices
let down the gangway and sailed by signals four sampans with
6) well-armed pirates, who were waiting in the vicinity, to
approach the steamer which was then looted.
The Chinese
pilot, two Chinese sailors and the chief coclie were made
prisoners and taken azanore. The pirates finally left the
steaner where it stood. M.B.M. gun-boat "Moorhen" arrived
later on the spot and kindly assisted the Swedish ship.
The Ghiness authorities at Canton reported to the
British Consul-üsneral, who was then in charge of Svedien
interesta in Canton, on the capture and execution of pirate: implicated in the "salen" piracy, including the pirate oklej
Mo
ao Kwei Wang Chung, as the result of operations undertaken
against the pirates by General Li Yu-iin.
Swedish Lagation, reking.
11th Jetoper, 1927.
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