Hongkong, July 21.
The Norwegian steamer Solviken which left Hongkong for Saigon on July 19 was pirated yesterday morning. The Solviken is a ship of 2,398 tors.
The pirates were on board ]passengers and surprised the affeers /and shot down and seriously wounded the master, Captain. Rickard] Gentoft.
The second officer, Mr. Johnson, rappled with two pirates but was shot through the arm and overpowered, The leader of the pirate gang, speaking in fluent' English, ordered the Chief Officer, Mr. Know, to steer a course for Bias Bay, threatening to kill all the white officers if his orders were not carried cut, When the ship arrived in Bias Bay last night two sampans went alongside the Solviken and the loot was transferred to them. This consisted of two Boxes of gold bars ued at $20,000, and the passengers belongings.
The ship's compradore was carried off by the pirates, who said to the Chief Officer "You can tell them to send their aeroplanes but they won't find us."—Reuter.
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