Bias Bay Gang at Work from Shanghai Foochow, Aug. 30.
'The China Merchants' steam [Hsin Chi was pirated while en route Foochow from Shanghai on August 25.
The pirates, who were travelling og passengers, seized control of the vessel when she was one day's journey from Shanghai, They foreed the crew to paint out the vessel's name and repaint her funnels. Thus disguised the Hsin Chi passed Eng-Tish and French gunboats and rived at Bias Bay on Saturday evening.
The pirates went ashore with six cases of treasure, one of silk and 'a quantity of other cargo.
The compradore and one Chinese passenger were taken as hostages.
'The Hsin Chi left Piny Bay on' the same evening and on entering the Min River was fired on from the forts as she was not recognized. planation was given, however, she was allowed to proceed to Pagoda Anchorage, There was one foreign lady passenger on board, Miss Ward, but she was not molested by the pirates,—Reuter.
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