During Saturday night launch chartered by the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha from Chinese owners was attacked by pirates between Pinghu and Kashing. The launch bad left the former place, with three boats in tow on Saturday evening, and shortly before 9 p.m. the laodah was hailed from some passing junks and called upon to stop. He replied tothe summons by sccalerating the robber fading that beat train pat ashore, and Talowed it it up on the banks. They opened fire on the launch, fortunately without hitting anyone, and the Isodab, who seems to have shown great presence of mind, succeeded in running the gauntlet. The pirates soon found the pace too hot for them and had to give up the chase. The attempt to hold up the launch took place at s small village called Szupadong.
A few hours later the launch met a Chinese guard boat, to whose officer the affair was at once reported. The guard boat set out in the direction from which the launch had come with the' avowed object of seeking out the pirates. The launch arrived in Shanghai safely yesterday morning, and the Japanese Consul was informed of the occurrence. Accounts vary ax to the number of men who took part in the attempt to hold her up; according to one version there were four junk-loads of men while another version states that the pirates did not exceed a dozen. It is 's to be hoped that the guard best sought oat and captured the ruffians, though it in more probable that she anchored for the night as soon as the launch was out of sight in order to avoid a conflict with the pirates in the darkness.
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