Meanwhile, the guard who was mounted on the boat deck noticed Chinese leaping up and was immediately shot at by them. There was xno time for him 'o reach and switch fen one of the alarm signals, which ring in the guard room on the bridge Jand in the officers' quarters and. the engine room, so he took cover behind a tank and opened fire, discharging in all nine shots which is the full capacity of his magazine. "He then made for the bridge while reloading jand was captured by' three Chinese Pirates. Meantime others had eaptur-Jed the wireless cabin.
At about the same time Sgt. Tikhomiroff and Guard A. I. Kuksin were coming up from the guard room to go on duty at € pin. and, on reaching the saloon deck Tikhomiroft towards the starboard and Kuksin towards the port side, Tikhomiroff encountered the pirates, opened fire and was. subsequently idled. /Kuksin, while walking along the port Side saw that people had been herded {Into the saloon 90 he returned to the! starboard side where he found Tikhomiroff Aghting hard He drew his pistol and pulled the trigger but the weapon missed fire and jambed.
During these incidents Mr. K. Mac-Donald, Second Engineer, who had lett the engine room to see what waa Jamiss, encountered pirates and 0a, grappling with them was shot and seriously wounded in the chest.
In the course of rll thie fighting! three pirates were wounded.
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