A graphic desezip was given' to a. "Hongkong Telegraph"—representative by following morning, and it would ap pear that the pirates followed the ua} custom of boarding the boat ordinary passengers at that place Leaders Travel First-Class Mr. Beale had th "pleasure" of the company of the two pirate leaders, who booked as first-class Passengers. These men, he expl did not appear to belong to the lower class of Chinese, one wearing, European clothes, and both appearing to be entirely at their ease and Hf-possessed. One of them could only speak a few words of English.
After the boat left Kwang Chow Wan, Mr. Beale was not feeling very' well, owing to the sea being! choppy and went to lie down on his bunk, Later, he went for a walk: along the main deck, and, hearing' 4 seufle, he walked through a small ulieyway between the engine toon and the boiler house, and there he saw six or seven Chirese struggling. Thinking it was nothing serious he did not interfere, and he then went! to the top deck, when he heard two! shots. He than realized that somerious was happening; for he oon saw the pirates, who numbered between 20 and 25, starting to rush about with revolvers, some of them having two.
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