Robert Dollar's Machine-guns It may be remembered that some weeks ago the str. Robert Dollar LI was boarded by pirates on the river between Ichang and Chungking, and those aboard were only rescued from an awkward situa tion by the timely appearance ut the U. S. gunboat Palos, whose commander, Captain Gillespie, gave the bandits five minutes which to'clear off the vessel.
Warned by this experience and the increasing boldness of river pirates in this region, the str Robert. Dollar LI, coming down from Ichang to Chungking a few days ago, took the useful precaution of borrowing from the gunboat Wilmington a couple of marines and some machine-guns. A warm reception was thus given to a band of pirates who attacked the vessel from the river bank and from sampans, a few hours out from Ichang. The robbers were easily driven off, with some casualties in killed and wounded—exactly how many the American Captain did not stop to ascertain, Incidents of this character are becoming frequent, and drastic measures will have to be applied. Another example of the pirates' work is that of an attack on a junk near Ichang. on board of which was a party of missionaries, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and children, and Dr. and Mrs. Lindsay, of the Chengtu University. Fortunately they escaped injury, but were forced to remain for five days in a neighbouring village until an escort arrived.
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