Hongkong, Feb, 11.
The French steamer Jade was Pirated on Tuesday Whilst on its way from Kuongehauwan to Hong-Kong.
Seven armed passengers held up the captain and crew at the point of the revolver and forced the eaptain to steer the vessel to Bias Bay, where bullion to the value of $80, 000 was transferred to sampans, after which the pirates' decamped, The crew and passengers were not molested—Reuier's Pacific Service, The following, from the "Hongkong Telegraph" of February 11, supplements the information regard: ing the piracy of the str, Jade already sent by Reuter:
The small French steamer Jade, trading between Hongkong and Haiphong, is the latest vessel to be pelted by Chinese pirates from Bias ws of the outrage was brought on the return of the Jade Previous to considerable apprehension had been caused to the loci the delay in the a1 steamer. It was stated that other vessels which left Haiphong after the Jade, came into Hongkong be-Sore her, reporting that they did not see any sign of the Jade; and the worst fears were realized whoa] ren tually arrived in the harbour at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, with the report that] pirates who boarded her at Kwangchowwan had seized the ship and made a haul of bullion from the strong room, vho value of this being over $80,000, Pirates as Passengers Leaving Haiphong on Saturday, the Jade, according to schedule, put in at Kwangshowwan to take on shipment of livestock and bullion of the total value of $82,000, When she left the French port at 6 o'clock on Monday morning, she had, in addition to the number taken on board in Haiphong, seme 10] other passengers for the steerage, These latter had the appearance of being the type of passer usually taken on at this port, and were, in fact, assumed to include number of supercargoes whose in the case of shipments livestock has been to ship along with the cargo in order to feed and look after the cattle on the voyage to Hongkong.—There was consequently no cause to pay much more attention to these men than to others who Uhdarded the Jade at Kwangchowwan, and it was not unt the vessel had been out at sea that seven of these men reveal ed their true identity. " Signalled a couple of shots fired from a revolver, the gang in an instant ip, completely surprising sth French captain and his crew. While a number of the gang went on to the bridge, others entered the engine r20m, and the Jade was soon under the effective control of the pirates.
From the foregoing, iv will be seen that this coup was carried out on very much the same ines as in previous cases.
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