The Archive · 1928

The Anking Piracy

Part of Loot Recovered and Suspects Arrested Canton, Oct. 16.

Part of the loot carried off from the Taikoo str, Anking by pirat-s some time ago has been discovered as a result of a raid made by ton naval forees in the Pingchinghsiang district near Wutou Mountain, which is in the neighbourhood of Honghai Bay.

More than 10 suspects were arrested and taken to Canton under escort—Kuo Min.

A large and distinguished gathering was present in St. John's Cathedral Hongkong on October 5 for the memorial service for the victims of the Anking piracy, Mr. H. Thomson (chief engineer), Mr. D. C. Jones (chief officer) and Cheang Shun-tak (quarter-master), The service was in the nature of an offering of thanks for the courage and devotion-shown Ly those who lost their lives. The Bishop- of Victoria (Rt. Rev. C. R, Duppuy), the Dean of St. John's (Very Rev. 'A. Swann) and lay members of the Charch Body were in the congregation. The service was conducted by the Rev H. V. Keep, the Rev.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account