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THE DAILY FEE65 FILÐAT DRORNIMA

the United States were fountered of large numerous and have so far all got free with THE STEAMER "NAMOA" AT-

TACKED BY PIRATES. - eums of money. Accordingly, they assembled ther booty, and there might be difficulty

THE

LONGKONGRADING CO.. LD. in Force, same fifty in number, secured their, in identifying them, but it is possible HARTÍTY AND TWO OTHERS

(Late The Haft & Hours G.. Co, LTD.)

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Hongkong, th November. 1990,

WINES AND SPIRITS

whom were of course in the saloon, unsu

KETU, 1900-

799 by murder. Mr. PETERSON, who unluckily the use of the officers and European pa passenger, sing the afanil of arms at the top of Fast so he reached it. The three Europeans in in which they kept firing, I had begun to think would not bart us, and we were locked up in the

had declined to partake of tiffing was the first

doubt the murderers feared he might

ables on their persona, such as rings, watches, aronas suspicion. Chelenaly enough so we wont conducted them to the tresume room, wrATOÏ---

Bomers take from theta. In the man down to time, Mr. Wales, one of the passenger, var being pointed at him while he was doing made mme casoal remark about the stand of ear so but there was nothing in the ruin. The time the gangs in charge of the sugize rooms, bizes that are placed at the top of the cabin affair most baie bean wholly pre-ranged. and bridge warn omerying out their orders to the The captain replied smilingly that tibay wore a They soomed to have a signal among them. Intter. A quarterumator, a Malay, stationed on relig of the past, that they were frequently zelve when to commons-I think the lighting passages in the ordinary way, and, bocaling that some of the miscreants may le harted)

RILLED AND SIX WOUNDED.

deck was promptir shot through the bend and wanted years ago, but then was no use for them of cigar-and the la..no doubt they had their arms in their baggage, went on board down if the Kwangtung Government lake up

THE PIRATES IN CHARGE FOR his body rathisakly throw overhard, it is widow. Il remark samo back painfully soaringleader. He was in elderly man. -ast in a manner calculated not to arouse auspicion the parauit actively, and we trust they may

* EIGHT HOURS.........

before life was sætings Two other quarter. terwards to the maweries of those who I can't say if I were to see him again, bongd it. · Tifa háð only júst commenced when that I should be able to recognise him. The erap among the other passengers wrth do this even if it is only on behalf of the

Hongkong was startled yesterday morning by masters, also Malays, were ahist in their book the stagh began by the ring of shuts into pirate an far dealt honorably with disaste Chinese members of the crew. Arrange. uumerous Chinese subjects who have been mwita hnd of course been made na to the so ruthlessly plundered of their hardly the return of the Douglks ateamai Namos, which apparently out of mere want taste, as were two the saloon through the skylight.ge of the leave the ship at sight n'ofenk, I may say that not come down to tiffin, was the arst to be set.sery popular with us Aajous that the mɔww hour at which the attack would be made, and carmed savings, the fruit of years of pa- had left the previous day, with the story that of the ship's cooks, although neither of these passengers, Mr. Paternor, who was sick and bad Captain Poonok, whose death wo all regret, was. junka had been engaged to hover in the tient labour in a foreign land. Provon the bed been attacked by pirates, that her master, four were killed. One of the quartermester Four shots were fired at him, two lodging in the might be broken to Mrs: Ponek sa gently as vicjuity ready to receive the boots when the tion is better than vengeance, however, and one of the best known and most respected amp-ha, however, since died from the seats upper part of the head and tre in the lower. As possible, I at ones want to Hr; Bondfrld, whe The chief angiusor, Mr. song as the pirates began fring, we all rusbed to conveyed the and intelligence to the sorrowing Captain J. Q. Suudera, mariña suvaryor, of ressed was scited and stopped, while signals we have kid, this is not impracticable, tains in the Est, pesenger and one of her quar- of ble-wound,

will remained at the skylight, and immediately a were burned on the island of Ping-hot Thela the first place an Ordinance should be tarmaters had been shut in cold blood, several Mackintosh, was taking tin in hia, room our abies and bolted ourselves in. The pirates willow, tifin hour divided the Europeans, most of panned providing for the examination of the bar offers and crew wounded, and all money On hearing the shots fired he rushed ont acor opened, a shot was fired in that direction. Fooebon, atates We left at eight clok in the luggage and persons of all Chinese par and valuables zamoved from the ship. Anmade for the captain's cabin, several opt opening the door af intervals and trring morning. We were passing between Mend-za.. ning some hairbreadth oscapes homaged to 60 I was red at. Fortunately the bullets struck down into the saloon to time. About ten minstes- pinionely partaking of that creal. The attack sengora leaving the port by a Government examination of the circumstano connected shots being fired at him on route, but after run to see what was going in and every time I did and Sinoce Islan i aho at onse clock, when we went Tas a complete surprize, the jemne of whints officer, and any 'arus discovered should be with this terrible coeurrenas shows it to be one reach the cabin unhurt, and was not further In the woodwork round the door and although I later we heard the firing of pistol and fiendish

of the most deliberately planned solffectively

a thyen times I mategal to sarapo Aaliskpot taken by piratas." They then commenced firing could not be doubted. The possession of confiscated. This is done at other parts by carried out nats of piracy that bas bars known berfered with. The object of the pirates now, red, at as ly as i remember about half yells. I asolined, and God, the ship is firearms by the pirates gave them, quite here were Hongkong not a free port. This the tragedy has struck with the more force in recurs them there, and they donmediatalya at my sabia bocaine suffocating with the "Don't go, captain, but Captain Pocock d

the Customs officials, and would be done for many years in the China Bear The news of "ppears to have been to get all the European was then thrown at my door, which set fire to it, indiscriminately sad throwing linkpole into the board into the captain's enbin and but I managed to put it out Shortly afterwards.oon. They called out. Send the captain op, another, was thrown; and although I måsaged.to we won't hurt him Ths abief steward said, irrespective of superior punibers, the decisive would go far to draw the teeth of would-be samoh as the attacks of pirates on Europea therefore sat about getting the remainder the race from it. At the ses time, I could hear not take the advise, and on reaching the afrantags, and resistance, was not only use- lens but bopeless. Unfortunately the pirates

pirates, though it might not perhaps render ships, and especially attacks of such a blood-

bridge when the attack commenced, was fired at, head, and foaring they were going to make an throwing of stinkpots continued, and we sought HONGKONG TRADING Co., Ln. were not content with a display of over-piracy wholly impossible. The rest would have thiraly character and attended with sach direwia tint win Mr. Eddy, who was on the the pirates shopping away at the dook over may dock he was abst in the breast. The dring and whelming force; they sought to strike terror done by the steamship owners. A ro-resite, have coms to be lonked agon at things of and jumping from the bridge scaped to the entrance that way, I thought it was about time placed of safety. I went into the bathroom, ant liable stand of prins should be provided for the past. That this was so was startlingly evid-engine room, followed by a number of the pirates, to see if I could not get into under placa, same of the stars went late theis cabi. a. Abent. snand shortly before the affair took place. Aho fired on him, sho: striking him in the arm although by this time, seeing the determined way two o'clock they called an ap telling us they the enginn room-the third- mate, edad anit about all over with us. However, I made captain's room. The pirates appeared to nam- to fall, shot through the head. Nogers, and the Chinese steerage passengers The compazian, made some remark about it to ginest, Mr. Bamsey, and the third engineer, Tak for it and get from my dabin into the ber shout forty. They kept the real testing..

when at all peruus should be confined to the captain, who pled with a smile, "They are Jahid themselves under the boilers, bathroom, here I found Captain Bounders, about, and at nine o'clock dropped ancher ander We bolted ourselves sipcos Island, where several janke care along. give the alarm. Captain Pocook was the the tween desks Were these mensuras adopted a relie of the past years ago we used to want The pirates, therefore, sent the second mate to another of the passengers

wo barm would be does to them. The mon came deirs as out. · Wa wers not far from lang at the femur, draw the fires and having damegoð next victim, and his murder was a most attempts at pinay on buant foenig owned them, but we don't evet requien these now." So tell me that if they came up in dock in., and the pirates made several temple to side, in which the pirates left, baring frat made steamers would become so hazardous and he thought. Within an hour of speaking up sur after being srobed to me if they had any this time, and Captain Paunders and I agreed the windings so as to prevent the euchita's being wanton and atrocious act. Having en difficult that they would curse to be erea thoes words the unlocked fox had happened, arms wills them, were uncariad to the captain's that. If the pirsten sucosiderin getting got up. We slipped the anchor got up leam, We invite alloution to the following old landed that they required his prance while they thought of, uo matter how great and tempt and he was lying burdured in his cabir sabin which all the Europeans being now antely into the room wa wauld jump through the port and left about twenty minute part sio, Firanda, nil of which are exellent quality and plundered the passengers, they shot him in

Aa was more than ones remarked yesterday, placed therein, was nailed up by the means of and endeavour to win ashore. In the mean- Mr. C. E. Helts, of the firm of Reha & Co., ing the prize in view.

sparm, while a gemed of four men was placed time the pirates bad sat down one of the Amoy, informed our representative that riot the story of his terrible outrage sem.

round it, who by the occasional clicking of their ship's boy to tell. Captain Pocook that they feeling well he was lying down, in how bank The same being spooially selected by our the chest as he reached the desk. A

fed mure Beans of those we often hear of revolvers and mttling with their entlasses on the wanted the money and reinable of all those on when the outbreak took place. His that London House, and bought direct from the most Malay quartermaster was ales barbarously

the times whom the colony was yet in its infanor venetians reminded their prisoners what they board and they wanted him to corde en deck ides on hearing the noise was in the noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled murdered and flung overticard, and not until

ban in the present year of 1890, The moral had to expect if any anise ware made or scape and show thera where to get them. At first ship was no nail heat once sprang up

attempted. In this latest type of the black Captain Pocock refereed to some on deck. They and made for the deck. Besching the cur to be learned from the facts so clearly and awful hole" the Europeans remained prisoner foreight again sent down to him and promised if he panion he found it held by the pirates, and le ly thrust upon usare dealt with elsewhere, and wo hours, and their aufferings at that time, may he would come on desk and give up the valuables was shut at. Fortunately the bot sisend and shall therefore, without further preface, en gloed, na denazibed by one of the party, as nor he should not be touched. The captain the Mr. Moate retreated to his bin again, where

Orders through Loon Past or by Telegram and their leader was evidently a man used to

40 ordinary sized one, and into this were reach the top he was shot by one of the pirates went on deck and west oked in the ptain's as it has been possible to gain.

huddled, olevan persons, ong, the unfortunate in the right breast. He managed to get into cabin. As he came up his valuablan woro; takaŭ command. That they were angustomed to

The Namus left Hongkong, bound for the coast raplain, soon becoming ourpee. To the bin cabin, and throw himself on his bed.. Tàs from him.

The tragic occurrens formed the chief tople the sea is clear from the fact that they took At the Police Court posterday morning, hafora ports. at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning with wuxiety of mind eated by the reartainty of pirates then went down to us and promised that possession of the bridge and issued directions Mr. A. G. Wice, Wong Lon, married women, general cargo, and baving on board about 250 their fate and the dying agonies of their ill-if we came on deck and made no naise our lives of conversation throughout the colony vestar fated companion wereadded the physical sufferings would be spared. We accordingly same mat of day, and the greatest sympathy felt slides to the engine room in a manner showings sextereed to six months hard labour for Chinese passengers and dee Europeant on the wist of fresh air, the unfor one caldus, and, surrounded by the pirates who for Mr. Pocock, who is so sacarly Helt a

deceying a girl of 12 years into her bonne sad then doubtless baring served on board of selling hor. familiarity with steam navigation, many of keeping her there in a room with the intantion. The names of the European passengers were taste-primmers sint buing allowed to open beld their pistols levelled at our heads and swords widow, with the care of four young children, Captain Saunders. Mesars. E. K. Chandler, window even to allow of ventilation. Having pointed at us, we were marched into the captain's Captain Pocock had been in the service oĽ foreign siis either as silors or firemen An alarm of fire was raised about 7p.m. laat Poterson, G. B. eta, and Rev. G. M. Wales.thus med the Europeans, the Firsten drove cabis. Before ebutting us in they removed every the Douglas Steamship Company for over This is not the first occasion-un-lich night at hours No. 4 Lyndhurst Tarraco mong the Chinese passengers were the Chinese passengers into the fore and after thing of any value that we bed on us. They iftoon years, and was universally udwired an alcone and kept them there ander a strong took all my money, my watch and chain, stude respected alike by employers, officers, and à torsign, steamer has been succnfully the home and to the obimney had traits, and California with the savings of ship. Some of their number took command of the sengers were placed in the captain's cabis the arrived yesterday morning she was visited

Constable who was in the street at the time on amber of Chluamen returning frun the guard. The deeperadoen now took charge of the and even my pocket knife. Shortly after the pas all who knew him. After the ship ba seizen there waters by piates who bailaught fire, which was put out without any many years. From that has been learned tipee, bridge and wheels, while the fremen, were made officers and engineers were brought in there by by large number of persons, and expresnica D |shipped as passengers. The Spark tragedy damage being done

it appears that this kot most bars become known to perform their duties under threats of death the pirates also. The third ofloor, who was on regret at the namely death of the captain for Hisobedience. The ship was kept going the bridge when the attack, oocarred, bad been were to be met with on all heads. During the will still be freth- in the memories of uld| Q 119

The flags on the Government Buildings, and to a band of desperadoes, who made the arrange ahead till about 4.30pc., when she was turned shot in the arm while escaping to the angine afternoon, H., the Acting Governor risited the at the various Consolates were placed at halfments socordingly This baud, which it is right about from and brought back eloss, to room, and the second engineer bad also been ahotseland had along oversation with the officers. anat yesterday, to teken of respect to the messtimated numbered between by and sixty, Pingbol, tear a pond lis her position in the wrist. He was at tifs in the fore-saloon The funeral was to have taken plama yesterday ory of the late King William III of the went on board with the other passangers with when the attack commenced at 1-pm. The when the tattak sammered and was fred afternoon, but owing to the post-ren 42 Netherlands, whose funeral was fixad to take out arousing, the slightest suspicion.

sttack appears to have lasted for about an at through the skylight. He idiately amination unt bing completed, it was patanedi place that day at the Hagne.

About hour, by which time all the Europeaus and the raahed to the engine room, and although the patil this morning. This body will leave Mesra. 2 o'clock., that is, after storming about Ave Chiness passagers had a sound. The pirates fired on him they did not hit him Dongtas Laprak's at nire o'clock

H.M.8. Linnet is to leave this morning fur. The following is the agende for the meeting hours and when the ship would by about 40 to pirates then began their work of plunder, tor again. He had revolver with him and he frod

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residents, though it took place eo long back as the 22nd August, 1874. The steamer Spart was at that date running between Canton and Maeso, and the pirates then went on board as passengers, killed the

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captsiu, chief mate, and purar, wounded of the Sanitary Board to be held at 4.15 p30 miles from Hongkong, the passengers, sat which purpose they utilized the inbone of the and 1 believed killed one of the pirates. He was the scene of the attack, but it in ti be feared that otbere, and transferred thecurelves with their loty to junks after breaking the helm of Letter from Honourable Colonial Segrotare rapid down to lilin. They had been seated scarcely. The pirates contented themselves with the only one amongst us who had any arms at thers is small chance of bringing any of the wis patrolling the dark, sed sach with a couple of . The piston sized all those belonging to creants to justies. Those who the junka ura Bxtra Superior Old Fale

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the officers hors de combat, and having terOS PLATING HYNSKIE,

Major Hannay band. Although the attack on the four parts of anebor was let go, and the work of transferring unbearable, Captain Pocock, who was dying.

meeting of the Finance Cámaralitae if the Case For Berified the crew and passengers into submis-

Mr. Boyd Mr. Gruickshank the ship just nuosed appears to have been carried the loot from the ship to the junki.com-fast, was in great pain. He was passions till the

Legislative-own! was held yesterday afternoon. msned.1 his labor performed by the time he died, and although he l'ere un branded 12:08 TOPIC. stup sion, seized the opium on board-together-with

Capp Bobinson opt simvel simultanbonsly, the attack on the crew of the... 27 spa - ancisted Ly tho grew smulkusa ka manda quant pain-menī ka kalut12.

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an several times that he was enffering grostly. Atter Colonial Secretary, Chairman; Hon, E.. somewhat corian Another shooting affair onerred yesterday flowrs" and shgineers dourlers soems to hare of the junks

lars, lot of treable we managed to get the pirates Ackroyd, Acting Attorney-General; Hon. H. E. which came alongside to take them off. Some at soon in a coelie house at No. 8 Yon Or Lane commanood a Kittle indadvance of the olaers hour. It is years, so the steamer Bowen, when coming About ten minutes past twelve Chinaan Here the second engineer and the scoordseeing that they had the aip at their mercy to give as some water, but as 010 of the sailors Wodehouse, Acting Colonial Treasurer; Ifeb. 8. for such a length of thus, that no attempt told us the pirates her poisoned it ws were afraid Brown, Burrugor General; Ron, N. G. Mitobell up from Australia, chipped a number of with three others stored the house and offer. were at tifte. Fire was immediate was made to remare say of the parge. In addi- to drak it. I don't kng whether they really Innes, Acting Registrar-seal. Hon. P revolver to the ly opened on them from the skylight, and tion to the general cargo there ware come riglity had poisoned it or not. Captain Pocock remained Ryrie, Hos. C. P. Chater, Hon. J-J. Keswick, assengers at Bingapore, among whom were body of Tm à Os, a coolie, about 36 years stinkpots were thrown in lathes tasas. Onesuhosts of opdum.on board, but none of this awe alive for abant balf an hour after he was shot. Hon. Ho Kai, Hon. T. H. Whiteband, and soma who aroused suspicious, and a smrchs, age, who was seated with theen friends.

It was a terri. the bells It may be that the pirates thugh: it seed me to remember him to her. brenght to light a quantity of arms which The latter rushed out into the streetead of the shots struck the second engineer, Mr. touched the hatchts sever being even lifted off He spoke to me continually of his wife and ask Mr. F. A. Halaed, Acting Clerks of Connoile

raised an alarm, but in the meantime the Rautay, in the arm, and rushing out of the well to run no further risks coming that they had bly and scous. Through a small window we The CHAIRMAN-GerHumen, before we come were evidently intended to be used in an ate men had made good their caps. The injured mess-room hetek refage int haenginezo. The reste euch a good haal.The wount of lander could see title of what was going on. We could to the mato parpose for which we are met tempt to seize the abip. The timely discovery man wasatonoe suveyed to the Government Civil second officer, who keeps the key of the treasure they doared is variously estimated at from are the pirates having the passengers boxes this afternoon I have to inform the hou.mombera

Hospital, bat died ten winates after adinission. of the part however. ranged the captain to The asssuming, who is said to be about 4, room, was then taken prisoner by the pirates. $30,000 to 340,000, but from my made by turned out. The abip was kept steaming of this commitles, with satorenes to the question 8 0.75

one of the plates and overheard by war of the the whole time, but she was turned round a few of reduction of postage that was brought before take such precautions as effectually prevented has got sa yot, been arrested, but the police are who seemed throughout to have had a most seamen, it appears that the former emmat it bears after the attack began and breaght back the Fiannes Camille soma xwed from Buy attack, a number of the suspected men confitent of his arrest. The case of the crime through acquaintanes with the regulations and wearer the mark: Having completed their tran- to very nearly, the acan spot na we were at when a telegram has this morning bees received from 80 being placed tider serant, and, on arrival at is believed to have been jealousy.

routine of the rose. Having coured their man, shipment the piratas sted thesolves on the the attack was commenced. At one time I saw the Secretary of State, in which he mys Hongkong, charged with intention to commit The cricket match, Stay at Homos o. Singa. the pirates maroked him under guard to the deck regaled themselves with heavy spread them have a number of tins of keresine brought Reduced Portal rats generally approved. Com troskura room, which being opened they found. They then damaged the windlass so that theazaher on desk, and it strook me that after havingmencement here 1st January. Strongly yo piracy. Unfortunately they were not caught pors Toa, will be played on Friday and Satur

could not be lifted, knocked holes the life-plendered the ship they were going to sat her commended similar arrangements bomeward in the act, and, though-the circumstances day commencing af p.m. on Friday. The fol- mut to their okagris, to be completely empty boats, thee the sidelights weerband, and made on fre. If each was their intention, however, mall bearly as possible at same time. Telegraph

lowing are the teama :---

sotnewhat unusual occurrence, we understand the firemen draw the free. Flaring thus madall they must have changed their minds, for they reply. It will be remembered that we referred were suspicions, no actual proof beyond the

on these steamers, and one which, doubtless risk of their being followed well-digh-impossible did not set fire to ber. It was about even this atter to the Chamber of Commerce. The presence of the arms on board being forth

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the pirates were suprepared to End. While and rendered the escape of the ship extremely dif- o'clock when we got back to the spot from which papari were sont to the hainber of Commerce coring they escaped enaristion Another. W. Grafton, H.N.

this, such was being carried on the other out the band lef, after imving throws a hag we had started. It was close to a small island on the 4th November, but we have gaseived G. A. Woodenok

containing about $200 to the framar. A moon I noticed that a large are was burning on the no anewer yet. This is a very prossing_mat- attempt was frustrated more recently, a E. H. Herbert, R.N.

stisoke wero prógrowing in the various parts the pirates had left the ship, which was about island, which could be on for miles away and ter, sed in order, to put it into order I will G. Turner gang of men being discovered on the steator.

of the ship. Ons F. G. Young, B.E

of the passangere, Mr. 9 pm, the imprisoned Europeans were notified which no doubt served the piratan sagaidenbere as a matter of form move that the sum of Soochow in the possession of arms, and they E. P. Cardo, EN

Peterson, who wry apparently somewhat of the fact by sprue of the dromen. They barel to steer for. They had kept the firemen at work $5 000 by voted to allow this Colony to meet the were landed and brought up at the Police Lamore, R.N.

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open the cabin immediately, the offers and below, bet bad wavigated, the ship themsel expense incurred by the r duction of postage. I all, had not gone down to tils in the engineers at ones as to work to get the ships arriving close to the island-it world then bave given instructions that copies of the papers Court on a charge, which, however, also fell F. H. Walter, 2.N.

saloon with the other passengers, bat was taking ready for wa, the axobor wasalippod, and in be sbout seven o'clock-they put out the lights formerly brought before your untics ehoald be through from want of evidence of intention There will be tile on the ground on Saturday his time on doek. This trivial circumstape quarter of an hour the ably was singing towards and blew the whistle. This was the signal for put before you again, as although you will pro- doubtless sost him his life. Fearing, probably, Hongkong, where she arrived about eight number of junks to come alongside and take off bably remember the general principles you to use them, unlawfully. But there is ba

Stanley's Opera Compaor produced Gilbert that be, seeing all that is going on, might raise on board on her arrival, and the waarde: Toen was nearly nine o'clock when the pirates left the report of the Acting Assistant Potato

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down craftilyand warily apunan unsuspecting ang estisfactorily the music of Corcoran when with four bullets in his head. The pirates them saloon at tifu whet the attack commended, giter thu and made their plans accordingly Assion as benn, sprung epon us very suddenly by this Good Leeward Island 81.50 per Galioniing vessel and board under cover of the he did not allow his voice to take charge, red shote into Misaloon, marrying as can be easily the following account:-The first thing I ward be pirates loft the firemen came up and telegram, and I would throw it out as a matter LIQUEURS.

noxious smoke and fumes of stink-pets, for Ralph Back-traw is rather difoul part for a imagined the greatest consternation among of the affair was the ring of shots on the upper knocked at the dam of por cabin to at of ouanideration for the Council as to whather we Benedictine 'Maraschino

steamers have replaced the vessels propelled by lady to attempt, and Miss A. Stanley deserve the assembled passengers by this unexpected deck and hearing. Mr. Petersen fall I bardly na know. This at first gave us a fresh scars, could out agres to the postage next year being Hearing's Cherry Cordial

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know what was happening, and the next moment we thought it was the "pirates coming.de revan ceafs, as anfurtunately we have at As soon as we found pressat no one cant stamp and no six cout stamp. Chart Dr. Siegerta Angcaturn Bail bonitinquestionable whether the new form pled with it. As Jesephine, Miss Amy Childsteck. The leader, who spoke "pidgin" Engval of them fired through the skylight on to ngais to attack is

Bitters, def piracy will not prora equally dangerous did butter than usual in the musical part, bush, then lled out to Captain Poocok, telling the sinon, table, while anaher of thera rasund out hos matters stood we got out of the To make it fre cents would wan a dead less, and

and formidable, unless promptly checked.

bar soting was somewhat "wooden," Miss him that it was the intention of the haul to the top of the companion and fired into the cabin. Then we found that the piratabad kapok that suur is by no means the gaivalent of the D. Childs played Buttercup with a fair amount to rob all the passengers on board, and ophin from there. I washed to the skylight and holes in the bottoms of the boats thrown the Sgl that in the outward postage. If tried to abut it; and tour men opened are on me. Urbis overboard, and broken the windlass so that six cents be decided spon as the ultimate charge In what manner in this to be done? The of succes. 10-night the Company play Olivette-sking him to some on deek and make ar aried to pretept myself as well as I could, and we could not beare the anchor up Homever, we the die for the alamps will have to be made in answer is not very difficult. The Hung piece of which they gave very satisfactory

Croust when they previously played it leave, rangements with tham, promising that still so tinned in my endearonre to shut the slipped the anchor, and everything being got England, which will take some time, and there- Crespondenia are ragasofed to forward tu ir ale oog, Canton, and Macro Steamboat Cor• { and to-morrow night they produce the "Htreets he should escape nabzri. Captain. Pocock skylight. One of them then threw a stinkpot redy we started for, Hongkong shortly after tors T'thlok that fur possibly sir mouths wo

pay took the lesson taught by the piney of of London." goed old-fashioned melodrama, inurediately at up the nompanion, bat before at me. It just minerd my face, but I got the ame o'clock. On our way down we ran into might reduce the postage to

with plenty of exoiting incident.

he could reach the dock he weg shot through the smoke in my age which as you so are stilis junk, and so far si e old are unk the half-ounor, by which time the six cont precautionary measures to prevent similar

tinning wo all rushed into the ifterent cabins jucks that had taken of some of the plunder, affect a fortber reduction if necessary. I am attempts in the future. The Chinese are native paperA life thrown away for no me cablu, where he died at 2.30 p.m. On using the and shut ourselves in. The pirates got the bat as we had no lights of course that was pure very sorry indeed to have had to bring this quat kept rigidly and carefully below, and armed cash! Teople will hardly eredit that sob a thing captain shpt. the presengsta rushed to their stowed to come down to Captain Phock and conjecture. We could only hope it was. Watro auddenly before you, but as you see I am

oonid vocar, yet it is quite trao. The other day cabins, and shat live in. The pintes en toll bis on board, and that if he could cons on when Dr. Hell and one of the doctors from a received this morning, and I am not in a po

him that they wanted all the money and arrividiu Hongkong about 8 o'clock this tookning, shoply speaking in pofïsequense of a telegram Telepho No. 12. watchmen mount guard to prevent their at the Shanghel City Magistrate came out and 1 deavoured for some time to drive them out by dook and ranke arrangements with them they British man-of-war same off and attended to tion to tell you the opinion of the Chamber of

cess to the saloon deck during the passage. hold an inquest upon the body of an unfortunatering tate

Commerce for aufortunately they bars zet the land throwing stickpots would promise ho should not be hurt. Cupitain our wounded. Staude of arms are placed in the saloon and young man. 24 years of age, who forms the

central figure in this miserable story. Daring down, and almo, probably with a view to fighton Foccok then came out of the cabin he was iz and Bar, G. M. Wales, of the English Preabr replied to my deter of the 4th November. tarlau Mission, who was on his way to Ames, Therefore in order to bring the mattor up for of the steaïner Ramon, aged lö jours." The funeral

At ses, on the 10th instant, Capt. T. G. Pocot,l the officers are provided with arms: the tearing, it was elicited that the father them rather than with any fan of effecting an / want mp.the companion to his own orbin DE propssion will leave Moura doagins, Laprak & Possibly there is some relaxation of the vigi- of this dead youth was a fruit padding, and whilst entrance that way, by cutting partially through map Fred and Captain Pos co fell. He We were at tifta, and the second course, be entered on the satimates for one year to meet deck. Immediately he got there, howtour, state--I would be abeat ten minutes paste a diasumtion I more that the win of $5,000 be

· Co.'s offon at it a'alagk this morning, and will pas the Monument 0.5.

sance fratmaintained, but the precautions and he was paresing bis calling, a man bought some the deck over several of the cabins. Finding or not killed instantly, bot be died in ing serred. Captain Pocock sat down with the pro sble goat of a rednotion of pustage.

Hon. G. F. CRATER-I should-like to know fruit from him, tendering in payment four osal. of St. Gall, Switzerland. Deeply re- Dr. Emme are there and a piratical attack on a river Two sta god and one was parable, but the their efforts in get the passengers cat of their about an Loor afterwards. The pirates then air. Peterson, not feeling well, did not cares down

bout would be a difficult and dangerous utfcarib was only a small can which trades shine futile, the pirates sat down the second came into the saloon and drove every one to tiffo, but was being served on dook. The Brat what the loss would be supposing we were to The CHAIRMAN-With exchange at 3. seven dertaking at any time. No doubt it will be ren. generally rejes.. The old peddler remen-offour, whom they still detained as a prisoner, up on deck. I was the last to go up, over-intimation we got of anything usual going on reduce the rate to sten eents.

al of them guarding me on either side with by hearing shots fred into the officers' dered still muru perilousinthefuture. Onboard it for a better cash, when the man who had

strated with the purobaser, wanting to zob ng to tell the passagers that if they came out and six-sectors. They told that if ww.tonde ay quarters through the skylights. Almest simal este is equivalent to 2.53d. et S. 2d., 2.824 the coasting steamers, however, few if any both the git alleged that it also was bad, and went into the captain's sabia and remained noise they would shoot as but if we kept quite taneously stinkpots were fired and thrown into at 41, 281d; m 36. d. 94. 1 steps are adopted to prevent the occurrence of refused to change the coin. Thereupon a quietly there, they would be unmolested and the quiet they would not bustos. They took us into the saloon, and we then realised war position. 3. 74, 3.0td. (The hea. gentleman the were, guarded, and our read further extracte from the report of the the captain's cabin and mailed up the door, and The approsabes such attempte as that which proved so success to blow, in which the parchsser was worsteds the strength of this promiss the passengers loft in its till about. 6.80, pams at, which, fire and were quite in the girales hands. A these problems le monde (Hon. 4. quarrel followed, the parties erentially coming pirates would are the ship at 8 pm. Chains addition placed a gaurd patside it There they means of axit eat off. We would do nothing, Assistant Fostmaster General.) This is by-of ful on the Namon. The owners and the com. He then salle a few of his friends and wont to those cabins and preceded under a guard to the the last junk, loaded with look, left the ship. boy was sont down to ask the captain to come appose my hos frisgree with or that if any "TRE Audacious piracy of the Douglas steamer Underwof-then-craft-Lave been Inlled into a they commisroed to strike the old wan; the son captain' abin, where they were placed under As com as they bad gone we forced' éar way up. The captain sgroad to go, and was stopping H. Whitehead) 'will agree' with me that if any out of the plain's room, slipped the anchor, from the oupadion op to the deck when he ge- one knew what the rate of exchange was going Name on the high seas on the 10th instant, pleasant feeling of security by long immunity hastened to his father's resous, but during the charge of a sentry. They were treated in every pot the ship under way mod made for Hong wired a ballet through the right breast. Es to be for the coming year matter would be very within a few hours sirani of Hongkong, from danger afloat, and thengh west of there as the son was kicked in the lower part of the instance with bat seant courtesy, being bustled keng, where we strived this morning. The fell, and died an hour afterwards. The situation simple indeed, but as it is we have simply to han not only produced a most painful insels carry a small stand of arms it has always sent to the Shantang Road Hospital, but after into the cabin in the most summery way, white pirates did not use any violence to our party, became serious, and reah was ands to the alaalate chances and strike an average, and pression by reason of the foul marier heen regarded as more ornamental than use-lingering there a day the poor young fellow dipl. coma of the lead fortunate off and engineers beyond centianally threatening was to what exbins By this time is other offsets had been therefore taking exchange at 3. 7d., if we re- attending it, but it has served to dispel the ful It is a curious fact that one of the he who kickid bim has been committed who were brought to the ambis later, after the they would do if we made any coins. The segrod. About half-past one stager duce the rate of postage from ten cents to Boven

for trial.

piraten had route them from their various of loot they carried away le estimated shut down to my that if we agreed to beats the public will obtein sabatantial at about $20,000. They did not siteript to do looked up in the saptain's room and made no gain and the colony will certainly not sustin fancied eccurity from these maritime pests passengers on the hänen having playfully

| placon of refuge, were treated with every kind of any damage to the zip itself.

resistance we would be liberated at sight o'clock. a los exceeding $4,000, supposing Cachange dora which appears to have prevailed hero of tate directed Captain Pocoon's attention to the

contumely and abuse, their captors, not content . . . bandler, of eers Water Co.'s, when our captors would lure the ship. Berot take 2 extraenllory fall.. years. The circumstances of the case, a stand of arms, he jokingly alluded to it as

with earing at them and threatening them who was one of the passengers on board. favoured ing quite defecules, wa agroad to this Fe Hon.-C. P. CHAIR-How do you arrive at The Chairman-It is to provide against a detailed in another column, show that the relic of past times when things were very

striking them with the fit of their orde and us with the folientag socant--W led: Jongere marched in a body to our temporary prison, the oazclusion you will have to provide $5,000 P kong about eight o'cook on Wednesday morning and when juide were securely guarded.. Wapad captain and officers equally with the pas different and real dangers exited which he

spitting in their faces. There insulta were and up to the time of the stacks nothing was frightful time hare, we were packed so closely, pomible loss. I think I will ank you to agree to considered no longer threatened. How little sengers were totally unprepared for such an

aturally the moro.galling inasmuch as the noticed by any one to onate apicicu. It Through abiake in the cabin we could so far on my motion now, and in the next three days, be attack, and from the very outwit the pirates he thought that the danger was then so

victims were powerless to reseat that. The was the absence of any warning of what was what was going et. Dar boxsand tranka were fore the matter comes before the Legislativo pimtes in their well-planned sobom bad taken gir to coour that found us in such a shed open, and all money and valuables Cospeil, you will have time to study these papers had it all their own way. The hour chosen imminent, or that he would be the victim

the precaution, in the first instant of the attack, prepared stats and put us so much at their taken. Clothing was left anbaroked. There and Tully consider the master. It in mater of the wealthier that really conostas the Chamber of Commerco in-roy. Shortly before the attack one of the were a argo" number by the piraten for the attack gives evidence of a deed es cold-blooded and cruel as wha

PENY FOR PLEARANT WRITING-The Trustu saize the arms belonging to theship, which were officers noticed a rumber of China come on elan of

oa bourd, who wend fire aroffcini members of Council meok mere of carefully thought out coup de main. The ever perpetrated by the pirates who early in of acuites & Cameron are recommended by placed at the hand of the companion, and those ou deck with gars in their mouths. From what seturning from the Straite and clewbore than the Goveearurat, and in the nestine, bit ruffians laid their plans with great judg.the century were such a scourge in these East- 2,547 Newspapers

board were thus left without an arm of any wo bare since orned, there is no Roabt with their accumulated savings, and I here to fore the matter comes before the Council, the you will have an opportunity of form- ment. They had evidently'obtained fuformera Seas. It is almost too much to hope that Thay comissá, a boon and a biemming to me, kied with which to resist the dragerato attack | cigars were deed in some way as in 15eul. Al piratea. Then Chinees were robbed of alijing'your viven and expressing them...

that there were the pirates, and that stess doubt this must have been known to

Don. T. H. WHITEHEAD-There is a meeting 'ation that the passengers by the Namen thathors of that abominable crime will be

Bold by all streepers. Beware of imitations, mide on them. Before the passengers were thorph the lot at the time was action as on thay bad, sh the piraten, hear, have made hany of whom were returned emigrants from ought to justice for the piraten werAONITEN & GAMINON Bdinburg, Brotlend allow for be aptal's cabin all the vafarul, 1 silly ran the thought thought of too with at least 890,000. The second off of the mite the Chamber of Colors

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