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Amoy, Aug. 31 Some time ayo the steam launch, Soon Hin, was pirated and a num: ber of the passengers on the vessel were taken away on a sailing vessel. The villages in and round the Hin: hwa district has been combed by Meetives and the water police for these desperadoes and for the missing people, but no news of the latter has been procured. Two men, both belonging to Hinhwa, however, were arrested and brought to Amoy, Tt alleged that they were concerned in this piracy, One of the two admitted that ne was an unwilling participant while the other denied strenuously that he had anything whatever to do with the matter. 'The man who admits taking part states that "passengers. foods and money were taken ashore, that the money amounted to. $0,000 Including a cheque for $300, He of $00 as his share of the booty, a watch ud clothing. The clothing' he gave to his sister.
In extenuation, "he stated, that 2 friend called at his house and asked him to assist "him in the sailing vessel, but did not tell him the nature of the enterprise. He went with him out of pure friendliness, knows nothing of where. the victims are "being concealed. The country stil is being - vigorously searched "in an endeavour to find them.
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