Reuter's reported from Hongkong. that IMS, Suffolk left promptly for the north, and H.M.S, Hermes des patched aircraft to search the Swe Yow area, in the belief that, if the had been pirated, she would have been taken south.
At the same time, Admiral Shen Hung-lich, Mayor of Tsingtao, gave instructions for. the ard. Chinese Naval Suqadron to patrol the Shan tung const in an endeavour to find the missing vessel.
About 8 pin. the terse message, "tungchow located," came from the wireless-room of a British warship, bringing the eagerly-awalted news that the naval vessels sent to scour the seas for the missing ship had succeeded in tracing her.
As suspected, the Tu.gchow had been pirated, but it was not before the Russian guards shoord had put up a gallant fight that the desperadoes managed to seize control ut the vessel. One of the guards, Sergeant Tikhomiroff was shot deed, and the Second Engineer, Mr, Kenneth MacDonald, who "comes from Slomoway, was wounded. None of the children was injured or molested in any way.
The pirates, evidently knowing that warships were on their trail, abandoned ship, making for the coast in! junks believed to have been manned by. confederates.
"under the escort of aval vessels which reached her after the pirates had decamped, the Tungchow headed for Jenk Bay, near the notorious pirate lair, Bias Bay, and was due to Tarrive there at about 1 o'clock on Friday night, Meanwhile, the naval authorities In Hongkong made prepara~ tions to afford all possible help to the pass@heers and crew on their arrival. Police launches from Hong-Kong. Faced ut full speed to Junk Bay to convey the passengers to the Colony.
The Passenger List The latest account of the piracy as revealed on the ship's arrival in Hongkong is told on ago 206.
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