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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, OCTOBER

STORIES OF IRENE PIRACY.

11

1927.

board the Irene that they were they had decided to take us along YOU NEED A PIANO? not alone in Blas Bay. They re with them when they left the bont. ceived a signi from a nearby sub One of my companions, I knew to marine to stop immediately." be the compradore of the boat, but

PASSENGER ESCAPES THROUGH HOLE This was ignored and presently he other man was a stranger to

IN THE SHIP'S SIDE.

AN ENGINEER'S NARROW ESCAPE.

The officers of the ill-fated Irene were interviewed in the King Edward Hotel yesterday afternoon when they told graphic stories of their experiences at the hands of the pirates and of the sensational intervention of His Majesty's submarine L4. During the time they had control of the vessel the pirates show- ed consideration to the officers, some of them freely conversing in English. They were panic-stricken, however, when the sub- marine appeared on the scene,

When the engine room was struck a pirate held a revolver to the second engineer's head and only the shell prevented the pirate from firing. The missile also went through a passenger cabin where severnl Chinese were detained ready for being taken ushore and held for ransom. One of the men escaped through the hole in the ship's slde and was rescued. The officers paid warm tribute to the work of the Naval men who accomplished rescues against very adverse" conditions,

Several Vessels Sighted. One of the first things the six]

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searchlights were turned on theme. vessel. Despite these warnings, the Irone proceeded on her way and the submarine fired a blank shot across her bows.

seems

The Escape,

room,

At about nine p.m. on Thursday evening, we saw searchlights and later heard the firing of guns. One of the shells struck lour making a hole in the side of it. From this hole we climbed out, and while I was endeavouring to get to the upper deck, my leg was injured.

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that

Officer's Life Saved. At this, the Captain actually telegraphed to the engine room to stop the engines and the pirates getting panicky ordered the chief engineer out of the engine room. The second engineer was then put

"Upon the deck, I saw in control and a loaded revolver was held to his head by one of the the pirates were in a panic, run- pirates. The pirates were by this ning in all directions to make their tine terrorised and it is

escape. Some of them went down certain that the man who held the to the steerage, while others tried revolver to the second engineer's to lower a boat. A number seized head would have fired had not the lifebelts and jumped into the shell from the submarine entered water. I believe that some of them the engine room at this time and must have been perished in the killed, the pirate outright. The water... shell struck the boller of the ship.

The Rescue. The second engineer managed

All the passengers were in a tense to climb on to the deck and noticed some

condition that the ship was in flames. It very distressed

and was seen that the Captain and the panic reigned when they saw the chie: officer were towards the fire start. Most of them jumped stern of the burning vessel, cut into the water to escape. off from the rest by the flames. unable to jump owing to my in- The two men were seen to jump injured leg. I lay on the deck until to the water and swim for the sub the British submarine came along- marine,

side. I crept to the side of the There was a great scene of Irene and was later rescued confusion in other parts of the taken to the submarine." ship and this was described by one of the officers as a sight which he had never before seen in his life. The pirates attacked the

press representative also interviewed at the Govern- European officers and made an effort to gain one of the ship's ment Civil Hospital the steward, boat, but they were unsuccessful chest. He was lying in bed in a who Was injured in the The chief engineer bore marks on his face to show the effect of weak condition. The steward, the last struggle with the pirates. named Yan An, speaking the Shanghal dialect, declared that he Navy's Gallantry Proised. heard two shots when the pirates

officers of the Irene did yesterday Continuing the story, the officers was to fit themselves out with new said' there were clothing, Some arrived in Hong-moments en bourd when at about kong or board the submarine dres-4 pm. on Wednesday, they passed sed only in vests and trousers, President iner. On Thursday, garments being thrown off when the Irene passed a China Naviga- they jumped into the sea to save tion Company's steamer as well as their lives.

one of the Indo-China Steam Na- Piloted by Detective Sergeant vigation Company's vessels. They Eaker the officers visited Messrs. later passed a German ship but the Lahe, Crawford's at noon yoster-officers were unable to give the day when the necessary new out-name of the steamers which they

bought. The gentle-passed. man's outting department was The pirates were considerate taxed to its utmost for a time and allowed the officers to go up while the officers' wants were be- and down to the bridge without ing supplied and their new belong-hindrance. The officers had to ings packed up. Several of them eat in their own cabins as the who bought new suits changed on saloon was commandeered by the the spot, appearing different men pirates for their headquarters, to those who had gone in the shop where they also took their meals. a few moment's earlier.'

Such things as cigarettes and They were loath to discuss their drinks of lemonades were handed harrowing experiences with Press-out from time to time to the men at this time and mentioned officers and the pirate chief gave the fact that they had not slept an assurance that no personal for forty-eight hours.

belongings would be interfered with.

After their complete outfits had had been bought the officers went to the King Edward Hotel where rooms had been reserved for them, all announcing their intention of getting much needed rest at the earliest opportunity. Out of con- sideration for the officers, police detectives did not take statements from them until some time later.

From the story told jointly by them the Irene left Shanghai on Monday for Amoy with 157 pas- sengers, six European officers, a crew of twenty sailors and fifteen firemen, together with ♫ com- pradore staff of 54 men, -

The first two days of the journey was uneventful. At 8 a.m. on Wednesday at a point known as the Hok Siu Light (near Aunoy) the pirates got control of the ship At that time the Chief Officer was on the bridge. The Captain, second officer, and second engineer were having breakfast in the saloon. and the chief engineer was in the

engine room.

The First Attack

A

Steward's Story.

I was

and

on the

Many of the crew and passen-first made their attack gers by this time had jumped from steamer. He was in the steerage the burning boat and were swim- then. He ran up to the upper deck, ming in the water. All the Euro- and at the stairs was met by a "The pirates although con-

pean officers except the chief pirate, who fired at him with a re- siderate, always kept an eye openofficer also followed this course, and there was practically no The chief officer, it is learned, chance of the officers turning the gallantly handed out life-belts to tables on the freebooters.

the women and children who did not dare to jump into the sea.

Four or five pirates spoke Eng- lish fluently and had no difficulty in holding conversation with the officers. Their dress could be best [described as being semi-European

in character. ·

Irene.

volver. The bullet struck him in the chest and he fell to the ground. He fainted and knew nothing of what happened afterwards, until he was rescued Hongkong.

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and brought to BETTER THAN POWDER AND The submarine L4 was seen to be picking up the survivors and

ROUGE later went alongside the

The Compradore's Story. The captain and Naval men then Interview by

for the complexion, Pinkettes give a press repre- the clear skin and bright eye of went on board and the anchor was sentative the assistant compra- health by ensuring daily regular- | dropped.

dore, Chan Rang-lin states A Warship Appears.

The officers were unanimous in that the pirates first

Taken when needed they fired, ity. A thorough search was made of their praise for the bravery and three shots near the first class

banish sick headache and billous the passergera' belongings and gallantry shown by some of the cabins of the vessel. Apparently not attacks, gently stimulate the liver, anything of value which they crew of the submarine. L.4. Many all: the, pirates possessed revolvers, clear the tongue, purify the breath. could lay their hande on was taken of these men actually dived into Most of them spoke very good Your chemist sells Pinketten, or one poat free, 60 cents the vial, from away. Some of the passengers, the water to assist those who were Cantonese and at least however, were of so poor a class in dificulty in the water.

thema man supposed to be the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 60, that their baggage wäs ́ ignored altogether. The pirates during this brought the officers and refugeer lish. The compradore of the boat,

At three a.m. the submarine second pirate chief, spoke Eng- Kiangee Road, Shanghai. time treated the passengers with to the Naval Yard. Here the Hau Hai-shee, was not in the ves as much consideration as they had Benevolent Society had dry clothsel at the time, his place being shown to the officers of the vessel.ing and shoes ready for the officers. taken by His

At 4 p.m. on Thursday the Irone Their work was warmly appreciat- passed a warship which the ed and in the words of the chief officers could not exactly place, engineer, "they were very, very but which they believed to be the kind and thoughtful." H. M. S. Foxglove. The Warship Captain Jahnsen has been ten hoisted the signal "E. C." (What years on the China Coast before It was a simple matter for the ship is that?) and the pirates he had his first experience of pirates to capture the bridge ae compelled the chief officer to China Coast pirates in this affair, the chief officer was not armed.hoist the Irene's number and at He told a reporter that he had When they got on the bridge the the same time dip the flag as a been without sleep for forty-eight pirates fired a few shots at ran-mark of respect to the battleship. hours... dom but no one was injured. The These instructions were carried chief oflicer was told to alter the out and the Irene proceeded on her ship's course and steer for Swatow southward journey. instead of Amoy.

had

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Injured Passenger's Story.

A Shanghai merchant named Che Ting-chow, whose leg was injured in an attempt to escape

of

the

brother Hau Yick-shee, who is reported missing. Chan Pang-lin says there

were 155 passengera and about 100 Chinese seamen, in- cluding men belonging to compradore department, on board the vessel. It is believed that about nine persons are missing, one of them the acting compra- dore, the remainder being three members of the compradore's, department, four cabins boys, one fireman and a shroff.

Searching for the Compradore.

the

a' press representative at the Government Civil Hospital. There over the vessel. They asked one were. in all, he said, some of the cabin. boys about him but, twenty pirates, dressed in the boy answered that he knew ordinary Chinese clothing ans nothing. The pirates persisted in armed with revolvers, daggers and asking and eventually became knives. He was one of the first angry and punched; him several class passengers and was one of times to make him tell. They the first to be searched, being re-then approached the cook who lieved of some "big" coins and an also kept silent and who also was exchange draft for $150. None of struck several times. It is said the passengers resisted and no that the acting compradore hid in force was used by the pirates in the coal room. conducting the search.

All the passengers' and the sea-|

Meanwhile eight or ten of the Bias Ray Approached, pirates entered the saloon where Up to this time the pirates had from the ill-fated ship whilst she the attack they asked for

When the pirates first started the Captain and other European not troubled themselves about go-was on fire, was Interviewed by compratore and looked for him all officers were having breakfast anding into the engine room but as Immediately fred several shots, a they sensed the fact that they were Chinese steward being shot nearing Bins Bay several of them through the chest under his left entered the engine room. and bung. Fortunately no one else within the next few hours the was struck by the bullets. Up to speed of the vessel was charged this time, the pirates

not several times. placed a guard in the engine room The ship arrived at Bins Bay at although they took care to let 8.15 pm, and the lights on deck those down below know that they were put out there being lights were minsters of the situation. only in the engine room. It would The Captain's room was then seem that the pirates wanted to systematically searched and after leave the steamer at this point they had been through most of the and ordered the Captain to lower things in the cabin and removed the vessel's boats. The ollicere After searching all the par- men's belongings were ransacked all the arms they could lay their however, advised the that the sengers," he proceeded,' the by the pirates. Silver coins and hands on, they ordered the Captain sea was very cough and that there pirates declared that they were bank notes were taken but the cop up to the bridge and directed him was too much swell and that the not satisfied with the boaty and pers cents and amall silver coins to steer for Hongkong. Captain boats would be unsafe. The added that they would have to were left untouched. Mr. Chan Jahnsen mentioned something pirates allowed themselves to be kidnap some for ransom. Some adds that even if the pirates had about Blas Bay and the pirates persuaded by the officers."

ten passengers were chosen. I succeeded in getting away with the told him not to bother about that It was about this time that the was to be one of the unlucky ones. booty it would have amounted but to go to Hongkong,

first intimation reached those on With two other men I was confined only to about $3,000...

to a cabin.

The pirates adid (Continued, on Paye 16;)

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