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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MAY 29th, 1928.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE STEAMER PIRATED.

DARING ATTACK ON S.S. "TEAN

IN HOIHOW HARBOUR.

SECOND OFFICER'S ORDEAL.

BRITISH AND CUSTOMS CRUISERS TO THE RESCUE.

PIRATES TORTURE THEIR CAPTIVES.

Bias Bay pirates on Sunday morning carried out a daring attack on the Butterfeld and Swire steamer Tean while she was lying in the harbour at Holbow. They successfully seized the ship and took her to Bias Bay.

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During the voyage to the pirates, lair, the second officer of the Tran, Mr. J. G. Forster, wait through a gruelling ordeal. He very pluckily fought his captor and directly caused the pirates to fire at one of their own men, who was shot through the heart and died instantaneously.

Mr. Forster was taken ashore at Bias Bay by the pirates, who intended to kill him out of revenge. Ho was fired at once at close range, but fortunately for him the pistol mis-fired. He then broke free and climbed onto a boulder and another pirate, who was about 40 or 50 yards away from him, hired at him several times. The shots all went wide, but Mr. Forster who showed the greatest coolness dropped into the water just as if he were were shot and swam to safety.

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Among the pirates taking part in the attack, one man bosated. of having taken part in the Sunning and Hong Peng' piracies. From a description given of this man by the third engineer, Mr. J. J. Thompson, he resembles one of the men who were acquitted here.

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A very pathetic story was told to a Daily Press reprezen tative by M. J. J. Thompson of a Chinese passenger who met his death by being thrown over a cliff some three hundred feet high. The Chinese steward of the ill-fated vessel was tortured for four. hours. His hands were tied behind his back and it is also under- stood that he was beaten.

One peculiar point in conneétion with this piratical attack was that after the free-booters had left the ship, the holds were found to have been fumigated with zome acid. The whole of the paint work had turned black and some silver dollars which the deck passengers had thrown into the holds were found to be discoloured. It is believed that the pirates used some kind of acid to smoke out anyone who might be hiding, there.

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One peculiar thing happened at this stage which alarmed the officers considerably. They saw that the pirates ordered the crew to bring out a coffia which the vessel always carried in case of a death on board { during a voyage. It later appear ed that the coffin was brought ou for a pirate who was accidentally shot by the gang.

The captured officers went about the watebes as usual and while Mr. Thompson and the chief engineer were resting in their own cabins, their guard asked them to produce whatever money they had with them. This was done and, after the money had been produced, the pirate gave it back to their respec tive" owners. Instructions given by the chief pirate not to rob the personal property of the off- cers, and this order was carried, cut. All the pirates had from the oficors was cigarettes, and these they consumed freely.

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A Commered Man. Reverting to the story of the man who was eventually killed by fall- ing off a cliff at Bias Bay, Mr. Thompson said that the man was

a returned emigrant-from-Aus- tralia. Evidently he was marked down by the pirates from the very beginning, but somehow he man. aged to elude the robbers. He made himself known to Mr. Thomp- while the latter was on watch

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at the engine room, Mr. Thomp- son said that the man sudden- ly cate outirom stokehold and offered 81,000 if Mr. Thomp- son could hide him and bring him to Hong Kong safely..

Mr. Thompson while feeling') prry for the man, dared not do anything as he knew that pirates were watching him from different points and once they knew that he was aiding a passenger, he would probably, he shot. He therefore told the man "No avvy." The hunted emigrant returned to the stokahold.

The Tean left Haiphong on Buent English and he assented to Thursday last and arrived

Mr. Thompson went off duty and at the chief engineer's request. From Hoihow on Saturday. this port that the pirates embarked to go about their duties-under cabin door.

It was at that time, the officers were allowed while he was in his cabin, he again saw this man passing outside his passengers. The vessel was guard. They had breakfast and looked very pathetic.

The cornered man scheduled to leave Hoihow on Sun- permission was also obtained to

My heart day morning at 5 a.m., but the. feed the three European passengers able to save him," Mr. Thompson went out to him, but I was not free-booters did not wait till then on board. but attacked the officers and cap-

said. That was the last time he tured the ship at about 4.15 am.

saw the man alive. They held the officers up with their weapons and ordered the ship to be taken to Bias Boy.

In an interview a Daily Press representative had with Mr. J. J. Thompson, third engineer of the ill-fated vessel, Д most graphic story was gathered. It appeared that Mr. Thompson was sleeping on the poop with the other officers who all sleep up on deck during the summer when the steamer is in port. He was suddenly and roughly awakened by the second mate, Mr. Forster, who said Get PP, the ship is pirated"

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Mr. Thompson started up and on looking forward he saw the Indian guards, all disarmed. He asked them what had happened and the Indians told him that there had been a fight. Mr. Thompson was naturally rather hazy at the time but he saw that the second mate was in a very excited state.

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He ran to the boat deck, closely followed by Mr. Forster. At the boat deck, Mr. Thompson was seiz ed from behind by three armed men, one of them stuck - a against his stomach. Almost at the same time--Mr.Forster was also seized. They were taken back to Mr. Forster's cabin, where the pirates ordered them to surrender their arms. Having no alternative, they told the pirates where the ship's armament were kept. They were led out of the cabin and while passing the chief officer's door, the fatter also came out and was seized and taken away by the pirates.

Mr. Thompson and the second officer were led past the captain's cabin and there they saw the skip per with his hands up, and a pirate keeping guard over him. At that time the second engineer was sup posed to be on watch at the engine room, but Mr. Thompson, also found him in the meas room s prisoner.

A commotion then broke out in the Chief Engineer's (Mr. J. Robert's) cabin. Mr. Thompson shouted a warning to him not to come out as the ship was in the hands of the robbers. M. Roberts however, came out and was also seized.

At this stage, all the European officers having been accounted for, the pirates were in a hurry to get of. They shouted out to make steam and the second engineer was ordered down to start the en- gine

THE CAPTAIN'S STORY. The police were in charge of the vesacl from the time of her arrival and nobody was allowed on board. However, later the Captain (Mr. E. H. Histed). unded and very kindly gave his story to our repre sentative. They were at anchor in Hoihow Harbour on Sunday morn. ing, when at about 4 a.m. the Captain was aroused by the sound of shooting and general pande monium. He rushed out of his cabin, but was confronted by a pirate who levelled his revolver at him.

The Officers' Plans.

I must also tell you this. The very day the pirates captured the ship, they asked for kerosene oil and they got it. We did not like this because we feared that they might act fire to the ship," Mr. Thompson said.

and the pirates had expressly told The Tean was bearing Bins Bay the officers that they would fire the ship and shoot everyone on board if they should

British gunboat come

across

The officers then planned to keep Soon after other pirates watch throughout the night. The came along, and also covered him Captain, mate and second officer cabin, and later he met the other and Mr. Thompson took up his with revolvers. They looted his decided to remain on the bridge deck officers who were also prison watch in the mess room. He was ers under cover. They were sent to the bridge, while the engineers thing untoward happened. They to warn they engine room if any. were kept prisoners in the engine would then go down below, where room. Resistance was imposible, they could get a better chance to and although treated civilly they put up a fight as the ladder leading regain possession of the vessel only were warned thas any attempt to to the engine room could would result in their being shot im-time, so that if the pirates were admit опе man at a mediately. The No. 1 pirate spoke to come down, those down below very good English. His orders could account for each one of the were to take the vessel to Bins Bay robbers as they came alone. No- and Captain Histed said that he thing, however, happened. But the was closely watched during the officers who were down below had whole of the voyage.

taken the precaution to arm them- selves with bolts and oute

At Blas Bay.

"We were very surprised" he continued to see, HAI.8. Summe ying at anchor just outside Bias Bay, and when the pirate chief saw

The Tear then arrived at Bias or he immediately turned the Bay and the pirates ordered two vessel around and made for the life-boats to be lowered. They also nearest land- little cove between took a number of the crew to row Bluff Point and Lok Siu Point, the boats and placed the chief We had another surprise when we in one and the second officer in saw the Tueng Shing overtaking other. While the two officers, us. The pirates, lowered two life pirates, crew and some of the Pis boats, and taking seven passengers, sengers captured for ransom were the first and second officers (Messrs. being rowed ashore, the remaining Mills, and J. G. Firster) and officers and the passengers went up" their loot they made for the shore. to the bridge to watch for develop- It was rough at the time, and one of the lifeboats was dashed on the They then saw H.M.S. Somme, rocks. The pirates were pursued who, scenting that something was. by armed parties from H.M.S. wrong, steamed up to the Tean. Somme and the Chinese Customs The Somme came alongside and a launch They were fallowed for lieutenant and some men boarded. about four miles inland and one the Team. At the same time the, of the captives was pushed over the Customs cruiser Yung Shing also cliff. We, were treated alright, but hove into sight. When the situa our revolvers were taken from ustion was explained to them, the I believe the passengers were badly Fuig Shing at once despatched a treated. I heard that they hung pursuit party after the Beeing several up by their wriste and bent robbers.

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them so as to extort money from The pursuers returned after some them. They ransacked every cabin time with the chief and second and where they could not steal, they officers, a Chinese passenger who wilfully broke the furniture. They had been taken for ransom, the Mi. Thompson and the chief en-broke open all the cargo, and took crew taken by the pirates to man gineer were imprisoned in the two pigs, killed and fried them, the boats and a corpse. This was latter's cabin while an armed man and made merry, The Tean will Inter identified to be the man who kapt guard over them. Later the leave, Holt's Wharf at 10 a.m. this had offered Mr. Thompson 81,000 to chief engineer asked the No. 1 morning and will tie up to a buoy hide him. The poor man's head pirate to allow them to carry out in mid-stream, concluded the was battered beyond recognition. their usual routine, explaining to Captain, ⠀⠀ him that it would be hard to make

Coming back to Hong Kong, the Team met with H.M.9. Wanderer who escorted the pirated vessel back here.

Captain Histed has been in com-

000 man do all the watches.mand of the sa. Tean for over a The chief pirate appeared to be years, and this is his first experi a very reasonable man who spoke ence of pirates

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