Presentation to Messrs. Hurst and Cormack Who Recaptured the Str, Sunning from Pirates 'A gathering of insurance and shipping men attended a presentation feeremony on 'Tuesday morning, inthe offices of Messre, Beck Swann, Ltd. 17 The Bund, when the Shanghai Marine Underwriters' 'Association showed its commendation of the heroic services of two mercan. file, marine officers, Mr. Jozeph Stewart Hurst and' Mr. George Gormack, who wrested the str. Sunning from pirates last November, Mr, Hurst, who was Second Officer of the Sunning, received a pair of Binoculars anda cheque for Tia. 807.73 and Mr. Cormack, Chief Engineer, received a gold watch and chain, the gifts being engraved from the Shanghai and Hongkong Marine Underwriters "In recognition of sum subscribed by Companies, members of the Hongkong and Shanghai Associations.
In singling these men out for honour and special recognition of their! bravery, Tam sure that you will agree with me when I express the! opinion that many of our seafaring men serving on the dangerous Chi Coast would have acted in a similar manner, in similar circumstances, if the opportunity to do so had present-fed itself, but it must be borne in mind that the, methods adopted by: these pirates on the coast are such'
make organized resistance dificult, if not impossible, and the ship once in their hands, I imagine the chance of her recapture very rarely arises.
Bravery by No Means Rare Photo by Kobsa]
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.