Wrong information which transformed thirty cases of joss-paper Jdollars into silver currency estimat, fed at abut $300,000 led 2 gang of fifteen buccaneers to raid the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company s. Poo An last Saturday after-/noom, Jan. 18, when she was twenty miles north of Shaw Wei Shan, out side Woosung, en route to Tsingtao, wen evened on Thursday, the arrival of the vessel from the [Chaoan Bay, to the north of Swatow, where the pirates disembarked with nine passengers they held for ransom anda handsome booty.
Describing his first experience with pirates in his 32 years at sea, Capt. L. Raks, commander of the vessel, said the piracy was very well organised. For two days and two nights after the vessel hed been raided, there was very little excitement or confusion on board. The Pirates did not molest anybody and the. accidental discharge of two shots was the only firing that happened.
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