The Archive · 1935

A Pirate at 16

The Chinese Pirate Queen is aged [31 years, and she was born in the Waiyang district, where many of the Kwangtung buccaneers established their airs. In her girlhood, she had remarkable physical development Jand preferred adventurous under~ takings to schooling. Running away: from home when only 14 years, sh joined a pirate gang operating en the nigh seas. Later, she became the wife Jota pirate leader, Hsiao Lung, and, when he was killed by his gang, she married his successor, Lu Ying.

In 1029, she was apprehended with Jother desperadoes by garrison troops Jat Walyang, but managed to escape Jand re-establish herself at Blas Bay. Vigorous efforts were made to re Jcapture her, but she proved very elusive. Tt was known that she lived disguise in Hongkong for a period, Jand big rewards were offered by the Hongkong police for her apprehension, but she remained at large until she made a trip to her native town, where she finally was tracked down by secret agents attached to the Piracy Suppression Bureau. Under' Jan armed escort, she was taken to [Canton for trial and now has been Jsent back to Weiyang prison—Reuter.

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