Hongkong, Sept, 15.
The Governot-in-Council has made regulations in pursuance to tae wireless telegraph ordinance with respect, to licence. 'The grant of every licence: and these regulations }will be discretional and every licence granted may be-cancelled at~any time upon notice without compen-Jsation or return' of licence fee. A ship station licence will: be $25 for year; receiving station licence, $5 a year, and transfer of receiving station to' new address $1 a year, Ferry Piracy Another piracy occurred in British) waters when the ferry Jannch, Sai Kung, was pirated and two Indian guards were wounded, The maintained regular service between Hongkong and Saikung 40 miles away. It was on her last return trip that the piracy took place. Thb vessel carried 16 passengers, not including members of the crew, and three armed Indian guards, In the course of the journey to Hongkong, four pirates appeared on the lower deck and covered the crew and passengers with revolvers, Having gained control of the. vessel. they ordered the skipper to steer instead to Dragon Boat Bay. Two Indian guards put up a resistance, and one of them was shot and wounded by the pirates. The other iwas disarmed but later both were thrown into the water. They were. fortunate enough to be rescued by a small boat. One of the marauders rushed to the bridge and was engaged in a fight with the third guard stationed there. The latter was seriously injured in three places. The ship's safe was then opened and $500 was taken, includ-jing some personal effects of the passengers, One of them had $5,000 in banknotes with him. He wrapped up the money with a paper and placed it in the hold, thereby escaping the attention of the pirates and preventing the money from falling into their hands. Before the men had time, thoroughly to-search the passengers and their luggage, they noticed @ police launch preriching ang made good their es-The latter steamed to the} assistance of the Saikung. Escorted by the police launch, the pirated vessel continued her voyage to Hongkong. The wounded guards were immediately taken to the Kowloon Hospital for treatment, The poli are investigating the matter.
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