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Enclosure No.2 to letter from Commodore,

Hongkong, dated 22/5/31, No.0860.

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7th April, 1931.

Some time in November last, we received your letter

informing us of the piracy case on the Norwegian ship HIŘUNIO

in which one of the crew was wounded by the pirates, and two

compradores Zong shiu Hing and Chan Houng Nigam were kidnapped

together with a quantity of cargo valued at about $5,000.00.

looted and that you asked for our co-operation in the matter

for this we deapatohed a letter to the Admiral of our No.4

Fleet.

A reply has just been received from our No.é Flect stating

that on receipt of our letter, instructions huë at once been

given to the Special Squads in Bias Bay and, ing Hoi Day as well

as Councillor Tsoi 2ng Fai who was specially detailed there to

trace the where-abouts of the pirates and the kidnapped persons.

A report has been received from Councillor Tsol Tăng Fai which

reads as follows

Acting upon information that the two kidnapped compradores

of the F.5. HIKUMO were concealed in the valley in Leung Fa

Wai Yeung District, we despatched our troops to proceed to the

mentioned place on 26,12.30, but on our arrival we found that the

pirates had moved away. On secount of the occurrence of the

piracy case on d.5. lisin Mâng we had to divide our troops into

several squads and sent them to various places to trace the

piratea. Plain clothes datectives were also sent out to make

enquiries about their movements and on the 14.12.30 we received

information that the pirates had removed their captives to the

valley opposite the Lad Kwong Leng village so on the morning of

the 15th, we detailed the chief of No.2 Brigade named Chan H in Y

with his troops to proceed to the valley in order to round

them up, but the pirates dared to offer resistence and a battle

between the pirates and the soldiers lasted for half an hour

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