The woman stamped her feet with rage.
"They have hearts of chickens! and are afraid," she said. "But we shall not fail now.
Waving an automatic in each hand, she commanded two of the ship's lifeboats to be lowered and selected ten Chinese sailors from. the crew to man them. Then she ordered the officers to be locked in the clfirthouse. Under her direc. ions, the loot was lowered into the boats and, shinning down the falls, the pirates left the ship with their Zour captives, "Ho hoang 1a," called the leadée mockingly a8 they showed off.
Nobody was waiting ashore to meet them. Paling and sailing, the trip to the beach took about an hour-and-half. When they landed, the pirates told the crews they were lucky to get away unhurt and ordered them to return to the ship Which was steaming round and round awaiting the return of the boats. They did not reach the ship until 12 o'clock by which time the ireless apparatus "had been pat to working order and help had been summoned, The Deli Maru was met by H.M. Sandwich which sent a party Diuejackets on board and escorted the steamer back to the Nine Pins where No, 4 Police Launch met them and took charge of her. At 430, the steamer anchored near Stonecutters Island in the anchorage for ships carrying dangerous cargo. Every remaining passenger and the crew were subjected to lengthy eross-examinations by the police who acted under the directions of Assistant Superintendent Murphy.
The three injured Indians were removed to hospital, the man who was shot in the head being evidently in a very serious condition. The passengers were told at 7.30 that they were free to go ashore in a Jaunch belonging to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, After her cargo is discharged, the Deli Mara will leave her present anchorage and will tie up other usual wharf near Blake Pier.
According to information in the hands of the police, with the excep~ tion of the "lieutenant," the pirates were all young men aged about 20 and from the Hoklo district, The wild and rugged nature of the country into which they caped makes their capture an ex. ceedingly doubtful prepetition but T understand that Canton has been informed and will provide as nee in endeavouring to trace the pirates.
This is the first occasion that Japanese ship has been involved a piracy in local waters,
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