in Shanghai Hua Alumni Association of Retun ed Students: Mr. Y. C. Chen, who gave a hotel address: Mr. S. L, Liu of 23 Seymour Road: Mr. C. Lin of the Chinese Navy, and Wang, the CM.S.N, Co's agent at Foochow.
'The Hsinming has a gross tonnage of 2,193 tons, 'The vessel, whose port' of registry is Shanghai, was built in Glasgow 23 years ago. Its length is 270 feet. The commander ig Captain J.S. Soden, and Chief] Engineer Archibald Sinclai Whether or not the pi formerly operated fro have moved to a new lair in Honghai Bay, just to the north of their former haunt appears an interesting point, in view of a minor piracy that occurred a few days ago.
The str. Hangsang, of the Indo-China S.N. Ca., was on its way from Hongkong to Tsingtao on January 4, as was the China Navi-ion Co's Soochow. Off the southern end of Honghai Hangsang sighted a small Chinese trading junk in full sail, hotly pursued by two other junk, from which rifle fire was being directed at the trader.
The Hangsang managed to overhaul the trio, and found that the trader had registry papers from! Hongkong. The Hangsang wirelessed for naval assistance, the call being picked up by HAS. Somme, which was patroling Mirs Bay, which is to the south of Bias Bay, The destroyer left at full speed for the scene of the piracy. Tu the meantime the Hangsang, with the aid of the Soochow which had appeared on the scene, managed fo round up the pirate junks and forced their crews to sur-vender. They were taken charge of by HAMS. Somme later, taken to Hongkong and handed over to the Police there.
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