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To haunt big game in Cholapore

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The Elephant and Crocodile Hoved after him with happy saile

The Bison and the Kangaroo.. Took Fright, and disappeared firm view

Hine miles awka(oegmaybe burt) Alger, couchant in his deri

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Up-held his hose, and sniffed arre And subtle fragrance in the air.

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THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1928.

OFFICER'S LUCKY ESCAPE.

steam ahead to Bold Bluff Point.

INCIDENT OF "TEAN" PIRACY,

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An Interesting account of how the piracy started on the Toan and of a remarkable... escápo from death, was told to a Press reproinntative yesterday by Mr. J. R. Forster, the Second

mediately a pante on board and COMMUNIST INTRIGUE. tho Captain was directed to go full

Then ensued the following con- |POLICE UNEARTH FORMOSAN. vorsation between the Captain änd one of the pirates:, ..

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Pirate: "More better you run

Tokyo, May 80. ship ashoro."

The news embargo has been lift- Captain: "I will do nothing of ed on the so-called Formosan the sort."

Communist intrigue. Details are Pirate: "Can do; if can feb-scares, but it seems the police chee-more near."

recently unearthed a plot of·cer- tain Formosan, Korean and

The ship was taken as close as possible to the Point and bonis

were lowered.

Avenging Brother's Death.

Japanese Communists to establish Officer of the vessel. It was

the independence of Formosa, whilst the pirates were chas ing Mr. Forster round the deck

A few leaders were arrested, but that the No. 1 pirate's brother was

the remainder escaped to Shang killed owing to a misunderstand- During the voyage the No. 1 hat, where they are reported to be fing, and in order to avenge his pirate was very much concerned workine in concert with Japanese brother's death the chief ordered about the death of his brother, and Communists who escaped to that that the Second Officer should be although he did not actually city at the time of the Communist shot immediately the party arthreaten Mr. Forster, the latter round-n la Wanali Router. rived at Bias Bay. He was taken gained the impression that the chief ashore with the pirates and the was of the opinion that he was in- man who was responsible for the directly the cause of his death, a blood-thirsty, look on his face as death of the No. 1's brother was Later, Mr. Forster was told that if enjoying the task he had been detailed to carry out the threat. the chief intended to avenge his ordered, he raised his rifle, took How he attempted to do so and brother's death and that he would dollberate aim and fired. He the daring rise that saved Mr. meet the same fate. Mr. Forater missed. Forster's life, is recorded in the was placed in a boat containing Second Officer's own words below. 25 pirates, six Chinese passengers

"Pretending to be shot, I fell

On the morning the piracy ocwho were being held for ramson, backwards into the water and then and five members of the crew. started to swim out to the ship. curred, whilst the ship was lying There was some trouble in gotting While swimming, I discovered a at anchor at Holhow, Mr. Forster the boat away, and one of the landing place where I could not was awakened by his boy at 3.45 pirates flourished a revolver and be disturbed by the pirates ex- in order to go on watch at four told them to hurry up. The reat copt from the water. I swam to o'clock. Ho was partially dress-

ed and was taking a eup of tea, of the story is told in Mr. Forster's rock, but being so exhausted I was unable to cling to it and was when he suddenly heard shota be own words:

washed backwards and forwards

low. Putting on the rest of his, "When we were fifty yards from clothes, he proceeded to investi-the ship and I was steering, the against it, cutting my arms, hands, gate and just as he was about to No. 2 pirate told me that the No. body and legs. The sailors in the go out a man appeared at the 1 had given him instructions to boat seeing the position I was in threw several lifebells overboard, door of his cabin wildly waving shoot me when I got ashore. He but these were washed back. a revolver in front of him. also told me that if I did not pull Eventually, by floating on my

"My first impression," said Mr. an oar he would open fire im-back, I was washed ashore."

mediately. I then pulled for a Forster, was that the man, who considerable way, and on nearing

Crew Detained. eventually turned out to be the the beach began to form a plan in

No. 1 pirate was mad. I went my own mind as to how I was to By this time the Customs launch for him, niaking two kicks at his get out of this mess. In order to had come up. Mr. Forster great- revolver, attempting to kick the be in a better position and to face ly praised the conduct of the Cus- weapon out of his hand. I mange the pirates, I said I was tired and toms men and said they did every ed to kick him in the buttock and asked to be allowed to resume thing they possibly could under the steering, to which the No. 2 con- circumstances. They sent a land- ing party ashore and then proceed-

he fell back. He then fired point point blank at me twice, but the revolver did not go off. He had apparently emptied it of all am- munition down below. I stepped out and grabbed hold of him, and just at that moment another pirate came up the ladder, which is just outside my room, and fired at me.

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ed to rescue the Chinese hostages A Shot that Missed.

who had been left behind and the "All this time. I was being Chief Officer who was in the other covered by three revolvers by a boat. Then the Somme appeared man who had actually shot then the scene with another landing and who party and he was taken on board pirate chief's brother

and later transferred to his own had been detailed to shoot mo. An Exciting Chase. He had two automatics in his left ship.

hand, the barrel of one pointing Four members of the crew of "By this time I had released the towards me and the other towards the s.8. Tean who were suspected first man and he immediately set himself, and a Smith and Wesson of being in collusion with the to reloading his automatic in the other. Ho did not seem to pirates, have now been released, ran, with the two in pursuit, join appreciate the altuation, for had he ed immediately by a third. Dur pulled the trigger of the automatic As showing that it was the firm No. ing the chase they fired two more he would certainly have shot him-intention of the pirates to set fire shots at me. Passing the Cap self. We went as near the shore to the ship should they meet with tain's room I pulled out two rat-as we could, and then came a panic any interference, it is understood! tan chairs in order to stop their for fear we should be amashed that on sweeping the Captain's progress. From there I went up on the rocks. This saved me, cabin on Tuesday, the cabin bog to the front part of the boat for they forget to shoot me. They found a quantity of grease and pow deck and stood behind a door. all got out of the boat and the der which, on examination, proved The pirates temporarfly lost trace pirate who was detailed to do the to be of a highly inflammable na- of me, but thinking I had gone onderd swam from one boulder to lure. The Captain's cabin is the bridge, the three of them rush another. On reaching this, with situated just under the bridge. ed up and I heard a shot fired.

Subsequently, I discovered that it

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was this shot, which was meant for me, that killed the No. nirate's brother, who was on the bridge at the time."

Mr. Forster then made his way to the Chief OMeer's room, warn- od him that there were pirates about and urged him to get his gun londed. Next he made his way along the flying bridge of the ship to the poop and informed the third engineer (Mr. Thompson) titat pirates were attempting to gain control of the ship. He mention- ed that the pirates were very ex- cited and would shoot anybody at sight. In attempting to get back to his own cabin in order to secure ran his revolver, Mr. Forster right into the pirates, who took him to his room and disarmed him.

Guards Captured. t Later, Mr. Förster joined the Captain and the Chief Officer out- side the Captain's cabin, where he found the four guards of the ship sitting on a table in charge of the pirates. He was ordered. to go on the 'bridge and get the ship under way. The quarter- masters had disappeared and could not be found, and with no light to the compass, steering had to be done by guesswork only.

At first the pirates were very excited, but later they allowed the officers a little more freedom. They were directed to steer for Swatow, but all through the yo yage the pirates continually change- ed their minds. At one time they said they desired to go to Little Hongkong (Aberdeen), saying that the Chief and Second Officers would be taken ashord and later réleased provided the pirates were not chased. Then, as the Tean was passing Hongkong, the pirates decided to go to Sa Man Island. When off Hongkong, they throg tened that If the ship passed any-- where within twenty miles, of Gap Rock they would shoot everybody. On arrival at Sa Munthe pirates again changed their minde and wanted to go to Ping Hai.

Half-way across, noticing that, Bina Boy was apparently clear, they decided to disembark, there. On reaching the Bay a British war- ship, which eventually turned out to be H.M.S. Somme, was seen ly- |ing at anchor. There was im-

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ALPINI TO SEARCH.

Moscow, May 30. An icebreaker has already sail- ed from Archangel with a sex- plane aboard to begin the search for the "Italia."—Reuter,"

Still No NewB.

Kings Bay, May 30. There is still no news of the "Italia" The Citta di Milano has disembarked at Red Bay” two search parties composed of Italian Alpini, with two Norweglani guides

Tromso, May 30. Lieutenant Holm, with a mono- plane, has sailed aboard the Hobby for Spitzbergen-Router.'

FRONTIER BANDITS.

JAPANESE GUARDS TO TAKE ACTION.

Tokyo, May 80. Owing to increasing activities of Chinese bandits on the Korean frontier, the Commander of the Japanese Army in Kores, han ordered the frontier guards to take. steps to meet any emergency Reuter.

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