Vessel Held Up Between Singapore and Hongkong: Passengers Robbed of $10,000
Hongkong, Jan, 17.
A Chinese-owned vessel, the Honghwa, of 2,000 tons burden, ing the British flag, proceeding to Hongkong with several hundred Chinese passengers and a gene cargo. was pirated on January 13 five days after her departure from numbering oves embarked as passengers at Sin pore. They surprised the Cap! a whi nreakfust at the point of the revolver. They dismantled the wireless equipment, and for three days completely: controlled the vessel. Resistance was useless, The officers and crew were made to the ship, which was taken into las Bay yesterday morning, the Pirates escaping with their plunder, estimated at $10,000. There were no casualties among the passengers, fand the crew were unharmed.
The pirates claimed that. they were concerned in the Suian_at Hydrangea piracies-—Reuter's Pat fie Service. that the Government is alive to what is required. An official statement as to better rater pay, thus removing the temptation of corruption, would, however, be appreciated more than mere _announcements of increased persond.
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