The Macao correspondent of the "B.C. M. Post" writing on August 27 states: A number of the Cheung-chou pirates, who attacked the police station and killed three Indian policemen on the 20th inst., have been detected and were arrested by the Macao police yesterday.
Tt appears that " junk, which' was anchored in the—Ribeiro Grands (Lappa Island), landed two} bodies on the island and buried them there. The fact came to the} knowledge of the Macao Secret Service, whose suspicions were at once aroused. A watch was kept on the junk, which quickly changed her moorings from Lappa Island to Pata Yesterday, about 5 o'clock in the morning, the police boarded the junk and captured five men and three women. A eum of money and various articles of value were also discovered. Of the three women who gave information concerning' the whereabouts of the other pirates.
ting on thie information, the succeeded in arresting four Pirates la a house in Baizo Monte, Another house, in which it was suspected that pirates were living, was raided, but the men had fled.
Tt also stated that the women gave information as to the place where the arms and ammunition of the gang were concealed, but up to the time of writing. these have not been discovered.
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